We the Kings is an American rock band from Bradenton, Florida.  The band is made up of four friends, singer/guitarist Travis Clark, guitarist Hunter Thomsen, bassist Drew Thomsen, and drummer Danny Duncan. They began playing together before graduating from high school.

We The Kings

I mean with the songs that we’re playing now, a lot of people ask if we get sick of them. I don’t know, it’s just like a more entertaining thing, like we play a show and the kids hear the songs and it’s about entertaining them. It will be entertaining to play a show and throw some new stuff in: feel out each song and do each set differently.

Getting Started

We the Kings is an American rock band from Bradenton, Florida.  The band is made up of four friends, singer/guitarist Travis Clark, guitarist Hunter Thomsen, bassist Drew Thomsen, and drummer Danny Duncan. They began playing together before graduating from high school.  Once they had recorded a number of tracks, they placed them on the networking site, Purevolume, to begin to develop a fan base whilce pursuing a recording contract.

The signed with EMI Records on the S-Curve imprint.  They released their debut album, We the Kings, later in 2007.  The album peaked at #8 on Billboard’s Top Heatseekers chart and at #181 on the Billboard Top 200.  The single, Check Yes Juliet was featured as the iTunes Single of the Week in early 2008, boosting download sales.  Not all the reviews were positive, however.  The UK “Music Magazine” named the album “the Worst Album of the Week.

Gaining Momentum

Throughout 2007 and 2008, the band toured.  They took part in part in Tourzilla with headliners, Boys Like Girls and All Time Low.  They followed this with a tour to support the band, Cobra Starship; they went on to perform in all dates of the Warped Tour.  The band’s second album, Smile Kid, was released in 2009.  The album’s first single, Heaven Can Wait, peaked at #18 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart and at #30 on the Pop charts.  Demi Lovato appears on the track, We’ll Be a Dream.  Smile Kid was made available for streaming or for download through their MySpace page.  A nationwide tour commenced soon after the release of the album.  

In addition to recording music, the band is promoting their music and serving their fans through the use of regularly scheduled pod casts.  Their webisodes are entitled The King’s Carriage and chronicle their time in the recording studio and on the road.  

Present and Future

At this time, We the Kings are touring with There for Tomorrow and A Rocket to the Moon  on the Hot Topic Presents: Take Action Tour.  This will be followed by a tour of the UK supporting the band, You Me at Six.  Immediately following, the band will again embark on the Warped Tour.

We the Kings have worked very hard to promote themselves, appearing on various television shows, including CBS’s The Early Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live.  They have also appeared in Alternative Press Magazine, Substream Music Press, and the UK magazine, Black Velvet.

Did you know . . .

• We the Kings took their band name from their middle school mascot.

• Band member, Danny Duncan hopes someday to open a pizzeria who makes guacamole made fresh at the time of order.

• The single, Check Yes Juliet, has been featured on the television shows, The Hills and Psych.

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