King Kong is an American indie rock music project fronted by musician

Ethan Buckler Ethan Buckler is an American musician and songwriter best known as a founding member of the bands King Kong and Slint. He is currently living in Louisville, Kentucky. Life and career 1986–1987: Slint In 1986, Buckler formed Slint with Dav ...

. Buckler left his previous band,

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, in 1989 to start a new musical project. King Kong's first release, ''Movie Star'', featured the other three members of Slint,

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, and

Brian McMahan Brian McMahan (born January 26, 1969) is an American musician from Louisville, Kentucky. He was a guitarist and vocalist in the seminal rock bands Squirrel Bait and Slint. After the breakup of the latter in November 1990, he went on to play with ...

. King Kong would go on to feature an ever-changing lineup of performers including

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David Grubbs David Grubbs (born September 21, 1967) is an American composer, guitarist, pianist, and vocalist. He was a founding member of Squirrel Bait, Bastro, and Gastr del Sol. He has also played in Codeine, The Red Krayola, Bitch Magnet and The Wingdale ...

, and Peter Townsend. The song "Movie Star" was used in the end credits of the 2014 Slint documentary,

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. In 2018, King Kong released three singles: "60s Apartment Building Balcony", "Pawnshopolis", and "Pigeon Man". Each one was accompanied with a music video. On March 8, 2021,

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included ''Old Man On The Bridge'' in his "Do Not Play" segment on '' The Tonight Show.''

Discography

Studio albums

*''Old Man on The Bridge'' (1991,

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'' (1993, Drag City) *''Me Hungry'' (1995, Drag City) *''Kingdom of Kong'' (1997, Drag City) *''The Big Bang'' (2002, Drag City) *''Buncha Beans'' (2007, Drag City)

Compilations

*''Breeding Ground'' (2001, Sea Note)

Singles & EPs

*''Movie Star'' EP (1989, ''Self-released'') *"Bring It On" (1990, Trash Flow Records) *"Hot Dog Days" (1994, Drag City) *"60s Apartment Building Balcony" (2018, Drag City) *"Pawnshopolis" (2018, Drag City) *"Pigeon Man" (2018, Drag City)

References

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King Kong King Kong is a fictional giant monster resembling a gorilla, who has appeared in various media since 1933. He has been dubbed The Eighth Wonder of the World, a phrase commonly used within the franchise. His first appearance was in the novelizat ...

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