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Quick Info Date: Feb. 15 Time: TBD Location: THUNDERGROUND Price: $10 General Admission, $5 with GCU Student ID Connect: Check out this concert on Facebook! |
Carrying a name that evokes substance and a sense of purpose, for KING & COUNTRY make their debut with music that more than lives up to their clever moniker. Enveloping their insightful lyrics in a sea of ear-grabbing melodies, brothers Joel and Luke have forged a distinctive sound that has earned them an enthusiastic fan base as well as the respect of industry professionals who keep tapping their music for use in high profile TV shows. Together, Joel and Luke ignite each other's individual passions to form a unique, distinctive voice that blends into simmering sibling harmony, unrivaled by any other collaborative group to date.
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Born in Sydney, Australia and relocating with their family to Nashville, TN, Joel and Luke remember music being a constant presence in their life. Growing up in a large family of seven kids, the siblings began their creative experimentation early on, soaking up life experiences that would influence their musical future. "Our father was a promoter in Australia and so we grew up as a musically-centered family. I remember going to these rock shows, sitting on his shoulders, plugging my ears. It was very influential at an early age and I saw the power of music and how a melody fused with a lyric can impact someone's life," recalls Joel. "Honestly, in a lot of ways I feel like music chose me and as I grew older, I made a clear decision to fully lean into it." The group's strengths are showcased not only through their voices, but their name as well. The name, ‘for KING & COUNTRY,' was decided on after several attempts to find a name that appropriately encompasses who they are as musicians as well as their passionate personalities. |
"While working on our debut record, I came up with the idea of calling us ‘All the Kings Men,' but it just didn't fit exactly with what we were looking for," said Luke. "We were in the studio with our producer and he said, ‘what about for king and country?' The history of that phrase is that back in the olden days, the British would go into battle shouting, chanting, ‘For King and Country,' sort of as an anthem of fighting for something that they believed wholeheartedly in. We all looked at each other in the studio and we just knew that was it."
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