
King Khan announces first solo record and shares lead single "It's A Lie"
14 August 2017, 10:46
| Written by
Laurence Day
King Khan has announced his debut solo record Murder Burgers and unveiled storming garage-rock single "It's A Lie".
Khan - of King Khan and The Shrines and The King Khan & BBQ Show - recorded the LP in Oakland, California, with producer Greg Ashley and Gris Gris as his backing band.
"We made this album in about one week,” Khan says in a statement. "I got the Gris Gris to back me up and do a few shows in all the murder capitals of America. In Chicago we even had Andre Williams come and join us on stage for a song."
Tracklist:
- Discreate Disguise
- It’s Just Begun
- Run Doggy Run
- It’s A Lie
- Born In 77
- Desert Mile
- Too Hard Too Fast
- Teeth Are Shite
- Born To Die
- Winter Weather
Murder Burgers is released 13 October via Khannibalism/Ernest Jenning Record Co.
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