Idle No More

Description

The eccentric King Khan celebrates his arrival on Merge Records with Idle No More, his new album - 6 years after the release of What Is!?. On the program: sweat, frantic dancing, groove, psychedelia, guitar riffs reminiscent of the southern USA. With tracks about the state of the world we live in today and named in reference to an indigenous movement, Idle No More is perhaps the most serious album King Khan & The Shrines have released to date. Just listen to "Born to Die" which opens the album, in which King Khan delivers an apocalyptic ode to the war machine that is ruining our lives today. Often described as "the most insane shows ever seen", King Khan & The Shrines' concerts are real psychedelic performances. Imagine Roky Erickson playing with the Sun Ra Arkestra, or Wilson Pickett with the Velvet Underground, or some love child of Anubis and Kali; and you'll get an idea of the phenomenon that is King Khan & The Shrines.