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Kingsley Flood is a Boston and Washington, DC – based band with a “Billy Bragg-like folk-punk sound” (Washington Post) and “signature high energy” (Rolling Stone).  They have played the main stage at the Newport Folk Festival, have been featured on the History Channel, Lifetime Network and CNN, opened for Josh Ritter, Grace Potter, Lucius, Langhorne Slim and have been been covered by NPR, New York Times, Esquire Magazine, Wall Street Journal, American Songwriter, among others.  They released three EP’s in 2015 and their third full length, Another Other, was released in October 2016. Their fourth album, Neighbors and Strangers, will be released June 6, 2018.   

“One of those bands that matters” – PopMatters

“A band that seems to understand where inspiration can lead” – NPR

“The kind of hard-rocking folk-punk band that makes you want to dance with the person next to you and then punch them in the face. In a totally good way.” – Esquire

“Kingsley Flood’s live show could thrill Folsom prison in ’68. Or CBGB in ’76. Or the Cavern Club in ’57.” – Boston Herald

“In the marriage of loose garage rock energy, catchy melodies and meaningful songwriting.” – Music City Roots

Some coverage:

• Washington Post feature, diving deep into the inspiration behind Another Other.
• WBUR, Boston’s NPR News station, feature, describes Naseem grappling with identity. “The songs on Another Other are not so much a call to action as a mandate to look inward.”
• Boston Herald review of Another Other: “[Kingsley Flood] puts on such epic, intimate and unhinged live shows, people can overlook their albums. The deeply personal and introspective nature of their new LP, ‘Another Other,’ should change that.”
• Gatehouse Media calls Another Other “a mature work that rocks hard while at the same time tackling tough questions about what it means to be an American — it’s their ‘Darkness on the Edge of Town.'”
• PopMatters calls us “one of those bands that matter” and the new album “excellent.”
• Glide Magazine premieres the first video off Another Other, ‘To The Wolves.’
• Bullett Media premieres the first song off Another Other, ‘The Bridge.”