And the Flying Boombox

Wow! This album has it all... great grooves, smart lyrics, and makes you want to spontaneously dance.... Don't think twice about this purchase...grab it and enjoy!

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It's rare for an album to come out that both "pops" and "locks." Once this music burrowed deep inside my head (like a crazy break dancin' bunny), it didn't want to leave. Now I find myself walking down the road, poppin' and lockin' up in peoples' faces. I guess it's kind of like "Ratatouille," but instead of a rat on my head, pulling at my receding hair line, it's a funky bunny in my mind grapes. So in other words, buy this album!

"And The Flying Boombox" is a funky, fantastic follow-up to No More Kings 2007 masterpiece of pop culture references and infectious groves. While my first impression was one of disappointment, my opinion quickly changed with each listen. No More Kings has most certainly matured as artists, but they have also taken a stand on their style of music. They are a grove and funk band and they are not going to let you forget it. While the album as a whole may not live up to it's predecessor, "Boombox" delivers the goods on many of it's songs. "Critical Hit" will probably shake loose something on the underside of your vehicle from the deep pulsing bass, and I dare anyone to stand still while listening to "Obey The Grove". Two songs that seemed closer in style to the first album are "Circle Gets A Square" and "Robots Don't Cry". Both of these could have easily come from the writing sessions that formed the first album and are my personal favs. Don't let the first impression reviews make you hesitate in purchasing this fantastic album. Like anything truly "infectious", this CD grows on you and once inside your head only surgery would be able to remove it. God bless.

Pete rocks on this record! I love this one way better than the first! Great job guys...keep it up!

dudes impressed the World with their Debut albulm, but totally upped the stakes with this sophomore release! Killin' ladies with the soulful funky intro tracks, and Entice us to fall in love with the things we admired in the 1st album all over again with Circle Gets a Square, Cellphone, and Robots don't cry. Truly a great step in fringe music spriting toward mainstream! Homeboys know what they're doing.

I first heard No More Kings on WMMR (Preston & Steve ROCK!) and really loved their sound... and the new album does NOT disappoint. Standouts on this album (in my opinion) are "Dance Alone," "Critical Hit," and "Cellphone" - but get the whole album!!!!

After the clever originality that made the self-titled first album the great thing that it was, I was hoping that Pete Mitchell's second album would be just as clever and original. Unfortunately, this album doesn't even come close to the masterpiece that was titled No More Kings. Pete tries a little too hard to come up with clever lines, but just falls short of his intended goal. Most of the songs sound too much like other artists ("Obey the Groove" is a boring combination of Jamiroquai, Justin Timberlake, and Maroon 5 influences); some attempts at witty, catchy references to pop culture just seem contrived, such as the use of Johnny 5's '... no disassemble ...' in "Robots Don't Cry"; Mitchell even loses out with one of the classic blunders when he references MySpace's Top 8 feature in "Something to Hide": don't use a current reference if it's in danger of getting on the list of "What's Not" by the time your album drops. "King of Rock / Sucka MCs" is also a huge disappointment, not coming close to living up to its potential. The only really good track is the aptly named "Critical Hit". This single track sounds like it would have been the only song that Pete actually just let flow out of him, whereas all ten of the other tracks sound as if he sat down and tried to write songs that would be original sounding and better than those on his first album. Sorry, Pete, you failed on both counts.

No More Kings grabbed my attention early with their first album, wandering from crazy high energy to a softer, more meditative feel towards the end. But everything they did was sharp and polished, and just BARELY taking itself seriously. It's been on my playlist nearly continuously since I found it. And when I saw this, I was briefly unsure because of the adding of a HEFTY dose of Funk. And then I heard "Critical Hit", squealed with glee, and bought it. Geekiness aside, the album picks up with the same energy and power as the first one. The production values are just as tight and the songwriting is just as intelligent and funny, but it's a more even album. The sound is definitely a group of top-notch musicians looking to prove they're not a gimmick band. Adding a heavy dose of funk to the sound and not letting up on the energy makes it flow more evenly than the other one. It may not be quite as wild a swing as going from "Sweep the Leg" to "Girl in the Sea" from their debut... But if you're looking for sharp songwriting, intelligent lyrics, and a tight and polished rock/funk hybrid sound, this is the album for you.

No More Kings knows how to make some of the very best pop music around. This album does not disappoint. Highlights: Paper Airplane, Cellphone.