The King Of Nowhere‘ is the most boring
Deadlights song to date. That same rock riff they bring back, the fickle choruses, the lyrics discussing hating oneself for making poor choices, the overall structure: I never enjoyed it or clicked with it. Not as a pre-release individual single, nor in full context as the album’s third track. What doesn’t help matters is there’s such a gripping forward momentum to ‘
The Uncanny Valley‘ in the killer opening two songs that then just suddenly evaporates once ‘
King Of Nowhere‘ arrives. It’s really jarring. Of course,
Deadlights are one of the best-sounding live acts in the country, so maybe once I hear it in the flesh, I’ll come around to it? Perhaps. For now, this cops the skip button.