The King Blues

The King Blues

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With a highly original style variously described as "soulful ska with raw folk and a punk rock attitude" and "conscious rude boy ska", The King Blues have evolved a unique take on reggae that brings it firmly into the 21st Century. Itch and Jamie Jazz originally got together as a duo playing ukulele and acoustic guitars in London squats, gradually adding extra members as they developed their homespun mix of punk and reggae. They recorded their debut album Under The Fog in their living room in 2006 and their single Mr Music Man was voted best punk song of the year by Radio 1. Second album Save The World, Get The Girl followed in 2008 as the band expanded their line-up and developed their reputation both for their sense of humour and a strong political conscience. Whilst picking up widespread airplay for their singles What If Punk Never Happened and Let's Hang The Landlord, they were also dogged by controversy as one of the members - Fruitbag - left claiming success had gone to their heads. In 2010 they worked on their third album Punk & Poetry.

Top tracks

05
Save The World, Get The Girl
The King Blues
Save The World, Get The Girl
03:05
Composers: Jonathan Fox - Dewan Soomary
02
I Got Love
The King Blues
Save The World, Get The Girl
03:10
Composers: Jonathan Fox
03
The Schemers, The Scroungers, And The Rats
The King Blues
Save The World, Get The Girl
03:40
Composers: Jonathan Fox
07
Pure Fucking Love
The King Blues
Off With Their Heads
03:39
07
The Streets Are Ours
The King Blues
Save The World, Get The Girl
03:34
Composers: Jonathan Fox
03
Poems & Songs
The King Blues
Off With Their Heads
02:44
02
Starting Fires
The King Blues
Off With Their Heads
03:16
04
Underneath This Lamppost Light
The King Blues
Save The World, Get The Girl
04:53
Composers: Jonathan Fox
11
What If Punk Never Happened
The King Blues
Save The World, Get The Girl
06:39
Composers: Jonathan Fox
01
What If Punk Never Happened, Pt. II
The King Blues
What If Punk Never Happened, Pt. II
05:54
Writer: The King Blues / Composers: The King Blues
01
My Boulder
The King Blues
Save The World, Get The Girl
03:21
Composers: Jonathan Fox
06
For You My Darling
The King Blues
Save The World, Get The Girl
05:10
Composers: Jonathan Fox

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  • Discography
Albums
1000 Monkeys, 1000 Typewriters
2026 Meatball Records/23rd Precinct Music Masters
29-05-2026
1000 Monkeys, 1000 Typewriters
01
Emergency, EMERGENCY!!!
The King Blues
1000 Monkeys, 1000 Typewriters
03:20
Composers: Jonathan Fox
02
Stuck in Samsara
The King Blues
1000 Monkeys, 1000 Typewriters
03:53
Composers: Jonathan Fox
03
What a Shit Hole
The King Blues
1000 Monkeys, 1000 Typewriters
02:44
Composers: Jonathan Fox - Tom Loffman - Sophie Bokor-Ingram
04
Arthur & Deirdre
The King Blues
1000 Monkeys, 1000 Typewriters
01:49
Composers: Jonathan Fox
You’ll Never Make A Monkey Out Of Me
2026 Meatball Records/23rd Precinct Music Masters
15-05-2026
You’ll Never Make A Monkey Out Of Me
01
Now Is the Time of Monsters
The King Blues
You’ll Never Make A Monkey Out Of Me
01:02
Writer: Jonny Itch Fox / Composers: Jonathan Fox - Jonny Itch Fox
02
The Stupidest Animal in the Zoo
The King Blues
You’ll Never Make A Monkey Out Of Me
01:53
Writer: Jonny Itch Fox / Composers: Jonathan Fox - Jonny Itch Fox
03
We'd Turn It into a Bomb
The King Blues
You’ll Never Make A Monkey Out Of Me
02:51
Writer: Jonny Itch Fox / Composers: Jonathan Fox - Jonny Itch Fox
04
Ten Gallon Alan
The King Blues
You’ll Never Make A Monkey Out Of Me
03:20
Writer: Jonny Itch Fox - Tom Loffman - Sophie Bokor-Ingram / Composers: Jonathan Fox - Jonny Itch Fox - Tom Loffman - Sophie Bokor-Ingram
38 Minutes
Meatball Records
01-07-2019
38 Minutes
01
Opening Scene
The King Blues
38 Minutes
01:27
Writer: Jonny Itch Fox / Composers: Jonny Itch Fox
02
Lost in Paradise
The King Blues
38 Minutes
04:01
Writer: Jonny Itch Fox / Composers: Jonny Itch Fox
03
This Is Not a Drill
The King Blues
38 Minutes
01:46
Writer: Jonny Itch Fox / Composers: Jonny Itch Fox
04
Get the Boat
The King Blues
38 Minutes
03:32
Writer: Jonny Itch Fox / Composers: Jonny Itch Fox
05
I Ain't Getting Out of Bed
The King Blues
38 Minutes
03:58
Writer: Jonny Itch Fox / Composers: Jonny Itch Fox
06
Boomer and the Severed Goat's Head
The King Blues
38 Minutes
05:17
Writer: Jonny Itch Fox / Composers: Jonny Itch Fox
07
Ray of Light
The King Blues
38 Minutes
03:37
Writer: Jonny Itch Fox / Composers: Jonny Itch Fox
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The Gospel Truth (Track by Track)
2017 The King Blues under exclusive licence to Cooking Vinyl Limited.
18-08-2017
The Gospel Truth (Track by Track)
01
The Truth, The Whole Truth (Commentary)
The King Blues
The Gospel Truth (Track by Track)
01:37
Writer: The King Blues / Composers: The King Blues
02
Heart Of A Lion (Commentary)
The King Blues
The Gospel Truth (Track by Track)
01:02
Writer: The King Blues / Composers: The King Blues
03
Not Another Love Song (Commentary)
The King Blues
The Gospel Truth (Track by Track)
01:06
Writer: The King Blues / Composers: The King Blues
04
The Bullingdon Boys (Commentary)
The King Blues
The Gospel Truth (Track by Track)
01:11
Writer: The King Blues / Composers: The King Blues
05
New Gods (Commentary)
The King Blues
The Gospel Truth (Track by Track)
01:07
Writer: The King Blues / Composers: The King Blues
06
The Truth Comes Out (Commentary)
The King Blues
The Gospel Truth (Track by Track)
01:08
Writer: The King Blues / Composers: The King Blues
07
Wish You Weren’t Here (Commentary)
The King Blues
The Gospel Truth (Track by Track)
01:06
Writer: The King Blues / Composers: The King Blues
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The Gospel Truth
2017 The King Blues under exclusive licence to Cooking Vinyl Limited.
14-04-2017
The Gospel Truth
01
The Truth, The Whole Truth
The King Blues
The Gospel Truth
02:37
Writer: Itch - Mike Moore / Composers: Itch - Mike Moore
02
Heart of a Lion
The King Blues
The Gospel Truth
02:47
Writer: Joe Killington - Pete Jolliffe Thomas - Mike Moore - Itch / Composers: Joe Killington - Pete Jolliffe Thomas - Mike Moore - Itch
03
Not Another Love Song
The King Blues
The Gospel Truth
02:49
Writer: Itch - Mike Moore - Pete Joliffe Thomas - Joe Killington - Rob Gentry / Composers: Itch - Mike Moore - Pete Joliffe Thomas - Joe Killington - Rob Gentry
04
The Bullingdon Boys
The King Blues
The Gospel Truth
03:13
Writer: Itch / Composers: Itch
05
New Gods
The King Blues
The Gospel Truth
02:20
Writer: Itch - Pete Joliffe Thomas - Rob Gentry - Joe Killington / Composers: Itch - Pete Joliffe Thomas - Rob Gentry - Joe Killington
06
The Truth Comes Out
The King Blues
The Gospel Truth
03:24
Writer: Itch / Composers: Itch
07
Wish You Weren't Here
The King Blues
The Gospel Truth
02:28
Writer: Itch / Composers: Itch
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Save The World, Get The Girl
℗ 2008 Soundproof t/a Field Recordings
19-10-2008
Save The World, Get The Girl
01
My Boulder
The King Blues
Save The World, Get The Girl
03:21
Composers: Jonathan Fox
02
I Got Love
The King Blues
Save The World, Get The Girl
03:10
Composers: Jonathan Fox
03
The Schemers, The Scroungers, And The Rats
The King Blues
Save The World, Get The Girl
03:40
Composers: Jonathan Fox
04
Underneath This Lamppost Light
The King Blues
Save The World, Get The Girl
04:53
Composers: Jonathan Fox
05
Save The World, Get The Girl
The King Blues
Save The World, Get The Girl
03:05
Composers: Jonathan Fox - Dewan Soomary
06
For You My Darling
The King Blues
Save The World, Get The Girl
05:10
Composers: Jonathan Fox
07
The Streets Are Ours
The King Blues
Save The World, Get The Girl
03:34
Composers: Jonathan Fox
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Under The Fog
℗ 2007 Soundproof t/a Field Recordings
01-01-2007
Under The Fog
01
Intro
The King Blues
Under The Fog
02:42
Composers: Itch - Chris Goodman
02
Blood On My Hands
The King Blues
Under The Fog
03:18
Composers: Itch - Charlie Wilson
03
We Ain't Never Done
The King Blues
Under The Fog
03:38
Composers: Itch - Jamie Jazz
04
Mr Music Man
The King Blues
Under The Fog
02:29
Composers: Itch
05
Come Fi Di Youth
The King Blues
Under The Fog
04:31
Composers: Itch - Chris Goodman
06
The Sound Of Revolt
The King Blues
Under The Fog
02:45
Composers: Itch
07
If I Had A Coin...
The King Blues
Under The Fog
02:54
Composers: Itch
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EPs
Off With Their Heads
Meatball Records
12-02-2016
Off With Their Heads
01
Off With Their Heads
The King Blues
Off With Their Heads
02:42
02
Starting Fires
The King Blues
Off With Their Heads
03:16
03
Poems & Songs
The King Blues
Off With Their Heads
02:44
04
Opposable Thumbs
The King Blues
Off With Their Heads
02:51
05
Words
The King Blues
Off With Their Heads
04:08
06
Taxi Driver
The King Blues
Off With Their Heads
02:00
07
Pure Fucking Love
The King Blues
Off With Their Heads
03:39
Singles
Tory Is A 4 Letter Word Pt II
℗ 2024 Meatball Records
24-06-2024
Tory Is A 4 Letter Word Pt II
01
Tory Is A 4 Letter Word Pt II
The King Blues
Tory Is A 4 Letter Word Pt II
01:40
Writer: Jonny Fox - Tom Loffman - Sophie Bokor Ingram / Composers: Jonny Fox - Tom Loffman - Sophie Bokor Ingram
What If Punk Never Happened, Pt. II
℗ 2022 Marching Ghost Music
13-01-2023
What If Punk Never Happened, Pt. II
01
What If Punk Never Happened, Pt. II
The King Blues
What If Punk Never Happened, Pt. II
05:54
Writer: The King Blues / Composers: The King Blues
Tory Is a Four Letter Word
2017 The King Blues under exclusive licence to Cooking Vinyl Limited.
02-06-2017
Tory Is a Four Letter Word
01
Tory Is a Four Letter Word
The King Blues
Tory Is a Four Letter Word
01:52
Writer: Itch / Composers: Itch
Nike Town
2017 The King Blues under exclusive licence to Cooking Vinyl Limited
31-03-2017
Nike Town
01
Nike Town
The King Blues
Nike Town
04:37
Writer: The King Blues / Composers: The King Blues
Heart of a Lion
2017 The King Blues under exclusive licence to Cooking Vinyl Limited
27-01-2017
Heart of a Lion
01
Heart of a Lion
The King Blues
Heart of a Lion
02:47
Writer: Joe Killington - Pete Jolliffe Thomas - Mike Moore - Itch / Composers: Joe Killington - Pete Jolliffe Thomas - Mike Moore - Itch
The Bullingdon Boys
2017 The King Blues under exclusive licence to Cooking Vinyl Limited.
27-01-2017
The Bullingdon Boys
01
The Bullingdon Boys
The King Blues
The Bullingdon Boys
03:13
Writer: Itch / Composers: Itch
Featured in
Surrender - Single
(P) 2007 People Like You Records
16-07-2010
Surrender - Single
01
Surender (Radio version)
The Grit
Surrender - Single
02:29
Composers: Not Documented
02
Accosted
The Grit
Surrender - Single
04:00
Composers: Not Documented
03
A Geordies Song (feat. The King Blues) (Live)
The Grit
Surrender - Single
07:16
Composers: Not Documented