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Singer/songmakerupper, Durham North Carolina.
The King Teen, ever the showman, balanced wit and sincerity with the swagger of a front-porch philosopher.
- Grit Diaries newsletter
"Us Ugly Guys Got Style feels like a biographical work stitched together like a quilt of worldly observation, reflections, and depreciations that pull the curtain back on a life well-lived and remembered ... I can’t recommend this EP enough; it’s one you’ll listen to and put in heavy rotation."
"Us Ugly Guys Got Style consists of 6 roots-rock/Americana tunes and a cover that fit comfortably in the same category as The Beat Farmers, Tearaways, Popravinas and a few other California bands. They’re relatable messages delivered with charm, tunefulness and a keen sense of humor. ... Us Ugly Guys Got Style is a wonderful surprise – highly enjoyable and well worth your time and money."
"Building blocks of folk-punk, power pop, alt-country, and garage rock form an acoustic foundation upon which highly entertaining, witty stories take center stage. ... It turns out to be very worthwhile."
"With song titles like “Dream Not Found” and “Us Ugly Guys” you quickly get the sense that The King Teen is some serious kind of lovable loser on his EP Us Ugly Guys Got Style. But he sharpens the critique on “Mediocre Man,” a bouncy acoustic guitar-led mediation about over-estimating your competence. Bonus points for including a rousing, updated version of Bertolt Brecht’s “United Front Song” appearing here as “Left Two Three.”"
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