Artist description The Blind King is an ensemble of Boston musicians playing stark, beautiful music reminiscent of Tindersticks, Leonard Cohen and the Velvet Underground.

Music Style quiet indie pop with a cowboy tinge

Musical Influences Leonard Cohen, Scud Mtn Boys, Mojave 3, Velvet Underground

Similar Artists Ida, Scud Mtn Boys, Mojave 3, Velvet Underground, Tindersticks

Artist History Originally conceived as a solo recording project by singer/songwriter Josh Boughey, which produced the CD “the silent wheel,” The Blind King has since grown into a full-fledged performing act featuring a mix of seasoned local musicians and newcomers.

Group Members Josh Boughey on vocals/guitar Andrew Santospago on mandolin/lap steel/theramin/cello David Sakowski on bass Kevin Turbitt on guitar Beth Daly on backing vocals Eric Krauter on keyboards and trumpet

Instruments acoustic guitar, electric guitar, cello, mandolin, theramin, lap steel, trumpet, sometimes drums

Albums The Silent Wheel

Press Reviews Live review: THE BLIND KING (formerly Aqueduct), TIGER SAW, COWGIRL HANGOVER @ The Milky Way 2/6/03 ...The Blind King sets up six chairs across the front of the stage. Besides the bass, guitars, and voices, they make use of a cello and a muted trumpet. Both add a nice touch to Josh Boughey's easy-going simple songs. The male/female doubled vocals become the band's signature. Josh knows how to let his melodies breathe. His soft, pretty songs are usually underpinned with sadness. The cello gets traded for a lap steel to add some new sounds and the electric guitarist does a fine job with a lot of echo on "'Til You're Gone." The line "While all the leaves are falling down/ when all the kids come back to town" reminds us that Josh's sad love song is based in Boston. "Punk Rock Dream" expresses the need to say good-bye, or that we're forced to say good-bye, to the dreams of youth. The song could be a theme for Josh, who's played in many active rock bands in his time. (T Max) The Blind King Thesilentwheel 9 songs The Blind King is the studio project of Josh Boughey, singer for the currently napping Ultrabreakfast and according to the notes, the album evolved from acoustic snippets found on an old tape. The combination of Boughey and backing vocals by Janine Papp give this nine song album a Vaseline's feel - a bit of innocence, and a sadness at the same time. "Before Then," "New Strings," and "The Ballad of Tom Billings" are standouts, but the best track is "L.A." - a song about fading memories. Production-wise the album is pretty solid, nothing overdone, however, the one downfall is the use of a drum machine throughout. At times, it sounds like several songs were programmed with the same drum parts, which makes it feel cold next to the very warm sounding cellos and haunting backing vocals that make the disc what it is. All in all, I think this is a pretty great record, the melodies stick in your head, and if you're a fan of The Vaselines, recent Beck, or just a fan of mellow acoustic rock, you'll definitely like The Blind King. (T.Lo)

Additional Info We're currently recording our 2nd album, "Falling"

Location Watertown, MA - USA

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