Cargo Records

I Was A King

Hailing from the fjords of Norway, but with a tinge of Glasgow and California, I Was A King are the an intriguing blend of So-Cal 60's surf-pop fed through an early 90's indie fuzz filter. Opening with the spiralling reverb heavy Still and rattling through the sub 3 minute college-pop of Step Aside and Golden Years, frontman Frode Stømstad takes us on a romp through 15 snippets of nostalgia and hope.

The album features collaborations from Emil Nikolaisen (Serena Maneesh ), Sufjan Stevens, Daniel Smith (Danielson) and Gary Olson (Ladybug Transistor) . The album was recorded at Marlborough Farms (Brooklyn, NY) and mixed by Nick Terry (Primal Scream, The Libertines, Klaxons).