Capital Kings
{{Short description|Pop, EDM, Christian pop act}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Capital Kings
| origin = Washington, D.C.
| genre = {{flatlist|
}}
| years_active = 2010–2018, 2023–present
| label = Gotee
| website = {{URL|capitalkingsmusic.com}}
| current_members = * Cole "Saint X" Walowac
- Jon "Nevada" White
| past_members = Dylan Housewright
}}
Capital Kings is an American contemporary Christian music act.{{Cite web |title=Capital Kings Crowned New Face of Electronic Pop |url=http://jamthecity.com/capital-kings-crowned-new-face-of-electronic-pop/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130216083601/http://jamthecity.com/capital-kings-crowned-new-face-of-electronic-pop/ |archive-date=February 16, 2013 |access-date=January 10, 2013 |publisher=JamTheCity Radio}} The group went on hiatus on January 3, 2018{{Cite web |last=Longs |first=Herb |title=Capital Kings Announces Split |url=http://www.thechristianbeat.org/index.php/news/4373-capital-kings-announces-split |access-date=January 4, 2018 |website=thechristianbeat.org|date=January 4, 2018 }} before returning on July 7, 2023, with the single "Higher".{{Citation |title=Capital Kings, Evvie McKinney & Jesse Francis – Higher |url=https://genius.com/Capital-kings-evvie-mckinney-and-jesse-francis-higher-lyrics |access-date=2023-07-08}} The group consists of producer-rapper Cole "Saint X" Walowac and producer-singer Jonathan "Nevada" White who was briefly replaced by Dylan Housewright.{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Kiera |date=August 2, 2016 |title=Capital Kings Brought Christian EDM to Nashville's Ryman Auditorium |url=http://www.youredm.com/2016/08/02/capital-kings-brought-christian-edm-nashvilles-ryman-auditorium/ |access-date=August 3, 2016 |website=Your EDM}}
History
Jonathan White and Cole Walowac formed Capital Kings while still living in their hometown of Washington D.C. White stated that he met Cole in his church nursery and that they "started playing in the youth group band... Cole would play drums and I would sing and that's how we started making music."{{Cite web |title=Capital Kings Bio |url=http://trueartist.org/download/CapitalKingsBio.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214210846/http://trueartist.org/download/CapitalKingsBio.pdf |archive-date=December 14, 2013 |access-date=January 14, 2013 |publisher=True artist}}
Their debut album Capital Kings was released on January 8, 2013{{Cite web |title=Capital Kings Crowned New Face of Electronic Pop with Self-Titled Debut Album Out Today, January 8 |url=http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/news/2013/01/08.Capital%20Kings%20Crowned%20New%20Face%20of%20Electronic%20Pop%20with%20Self-Titled%20Debut%20Album%20Out%20Today,%20January%208.asp |access-date=January 14, 2013 |publisher=Jesusfreak Hideout}} and entered the Billboard Christian Albums Chart in the Top 5.{{Cite magazine |title=Capital Kings |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/capital-kings/ |access-date=2023-04-18 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}
They released a remix album, Remixd, on March 11, 2014, that included six remixed songs from their first album, and a new song, "Be a King".{{Cite web |title=Capital Kings Release Single 'Be A King' |url=https://umusicians.com/post/71876248339/capital-kings-release-single-be-a-king |access-date=June 11, 2020 |website=UMusicians}}
Their second album, II, was released on October 2, 2015.{{Cite web |title=Capital Kings Announce Sophomore LP 'II' is Releasing in October[VIDEO] |url=http://www.breathecast.com/articles/capital-kings-announces-sophmore-lp-ii-releasing-october-video-29778 |publisher=BreatheCAST}}
On February 23, 2016, during the Hits Deep Tour of which Capital Kings was a part, White announced he would be leaving the group to make solo music under the name Nevada,{{Cite web |title=Capital Kings |url=https://genius.com/artists/Capital-kings |access-date=August 1, 2016 |website=Genius}}{{Cite web |title=Nevada |url=https://www.facebook.com/nevadamusic/ |access-date=March 1, 2018 |website=facebook.com}}{{Cite web |title=Jon White Announces Departure from Capital Kings |url=https://www.newreleasetoday.com/news_detail.php?newsid=1373 |access-date=January 2, 2019 |website=newreleasetoday.com}} leaving Walowac as the only member.{{Cite web |title=Capital Kings on Facebook – Hey CK Fans and Family! Cole here to let you... |url=https://www.facebook.com/capitalkings/photos/a.501941043156680.132749.192212250796229/1261951400488970/ |access-date=March 16, 2016 |website=Facebook}} Within a few months, rumors began circulating that Dylan Housewright would be Nevada's replacement after he went on tour with Cole Walowac,{{Cite web |title=Instagram photo by C Δ P I T Δ L K I N G S • Apr 17, 2016 at 5:15pm UTC |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BETzQ3aGDob/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/BETzQ3aGDob |archive-date=December 24, 2021 |url-access=registration|access-date=August 1, 2016 |website=Instagram}}{{cbignore}}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} and soon he became the unannounced new replacement for Nevada after the release of their single "I Can't Quit" featuring Reconcile.{{Citation |title=Capital Kings (Ft. Reconcile) – I Can't Quit |url=https://genius.com/Capital-kings-i-cant-quit-lyrics |access-date=August 1, 2016}}
In 2017, Capital Kings released a series of singles. "Love Is On Our Side" was released on June 2, 2017,{{Cite web |last=Longs |first=Herb |title=Capital Kings Releases New Single "Love Is On Our Side" |url=https://www.thechristianbeat.org/index.php/new-music/3575-capital-kings-releases-new-single-love-is-on-our-side |access-date=June 11, 2020 |website=TheChristianBeat.org |date=June 4, 2017 }} "Don't Wanna Wake Up" was released on August 4, 2017,{{Cite web |last=Longs |first=Herb |title=Capital Kings Drop New Single "Don't Wanna Wake Up" |url=https://www.thechristianbeat.org/index.php/new-music/3764-capital-kings-drop-new-single-don-t-wanna-wake-up |access-date=June 11, 2020 |website=TheChristianBeat.org |date=August 5, 2017 }} "All Good" was released on September 1, 2017{{Cite web |title=All Good ft. Hollyn – Single by Capital Kings |date=September 2017 |url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/all-good-single/id1275823716 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107031652/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/all-good-single/id1275823716 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |access-date=October 31, 2017 |publisher=iTunes Store}} and "Rip It Up" was released on October 6, 2017.{{Cite web |title=Rip It Up ft. Aaron Cole – Single by Capital Kings |url=https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/rip-it-up-feat-aaron-cole-single/id1286533041 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107012749/https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/rip-it-up-feat-aaron-cole-single/id1286533041 |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |access-date=October 31, 2017 |publisher=iTunes Store}} Following the release of these singles, Capital Kings announced they would be taking an indefinite hiatus due to the birth of Dylan Housewright's child.{{Cite web |title=Capital Kings Announces Disbandment |url=https://www.newreleasetoday.com/news_detail.php?newsid=2908 |access-date=June 11, 2020 |website=newreleasetoday.com}} Walowac went on to pursue a production career under the moniker "Saint X" and signed to Warner Chappell.{{Cite web |title=Saint X |url=https://genius.com/artists/Saint-x |access-date=April 15, 2022 |website=Genius |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Cole Walowac on Instagram: "Excited to be part of the @warnerchappellmusic family. Big things ahead!" |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BztHl_vAVfG/ |access-date=April 15, 2022 |website=Instagram |language=en}}
On July 7, 2023, Capital Kings marked its return to music with the single "Higher" featuring Evvie McKinney and Jesse Francis on vocals.
Critical response
Capital Kings has received mainly positive reception since the release of their debut album. The Houston Chronicle noted that while there has been little success for crossover electronic-pop acts, "the one finally to break away from the herd just might be Capital Kings."{{Cite web |title=Capital Kings CD gets listeners' hearts pounding |url=http://www.chron.com/life/houston-belief/article/Capital-Kings-CD-gets-listeners-hearts-pounding-4183708.php |access-date=January 10, 2013 |website=The Houston Chronicle|date=January 10, 2013 }} CCM Magazine said "There's a new sound in town thanks to Capital Kings, whose ingenious blend of electronic, hip hop, pop and even some dubstep has inspired everyone from TobyMac to Group 1 Crew and Mandisa…[Capital Kings] is quickly growing into a formidable force of their own thanks to the new self-titled long player on Gotee Records."{{Cite web |title=Capital Kings Crowned New Face of Electronic Pop |url=https://hmmagazine.com/capital-kings-crowned-new-face-of-electronic-pop/ |access-date=June 11, 2020 |website=HM Magazine |date=January 9, 2013 }}
Personnel
- Cole Edward Walowac (Saint X) {{Cite web |title=Songs by Writer :: Cole Edward Walowac |url=http://sesac.com/Repertory/SongsByWriter.aspx?affilNum=414027&writerAKAName=COLE_EDWARD_WALOWAC |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304190323/http://sesac.com/Repertory/SongsByWriter.aspx?affilNum=414027&writerAKAName=COLE_EDWARD_WALOWAC |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |access-date=October 19, 2015 |publisher=SESAC}} – rapper, DJ, producer, vocals (2010–present)
- Jonathan Dean White (Nevada){{Cite web |title=Songs by Writer :: Jonathan Dean White |url=http://sesac.com/Repertory/SongsByWriter.aspx?affilNum=414026&writerAKAName=JONATHAN_DEAN_WHITE |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304185827/http://sesac.com/Repertory/SongsByWriter.aspx?affilNum=414026&writerAKAName=JONATHAN_DEAN_WHITE |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |access-date=October 19, 2015 |publisher=SESAC}} – lead vocals, background vocals, DJ, producer (2010–2016, 2023–present)
- Dylan Housewright – lead vocals (2016–2018)
Discography
{{Main|Capital Kings discography}}
- 2013 – Capital Kings
- 2015 – II
Album appearances
= Features =
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Artist !Album !Song |
| 2013 |
| rowspan="2" |2014
|#STRONGER |
| Da' T.R.U.T.H.
|"Loud & Clear (featuring Tedashii and Jon White [of Capital Kings])"{{Cite news |title=Premiere: Da' T.R.U.T.H. – Loud and Clear ft. Tedashii & Capital Kings |work=Rapzilla |url=http://rapzilla.com/rz/music/7907-premiere-da-truth-loud-and-clear-ft-tedashii-a-capital-kings |access-date=December 30, 2016}} |
| 2015 |
= Remixes =
Awards
| class="wikitable"
! width="60" | Year ! Award ! Result |
| 2013
|New Artist of the Year |{{nom}} |
| 2015
|Rock/Contemporary Song of the Year ("Fireblazin") |{{nom}} |
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://capitalkingsmusic.com/}}
{{Capital Kings}}
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Category:2010 establishments in Washington, D.C.
Category:American Christian musical groups
Category:American dance-pop musicians
Category:American dubstep musicians
Category:American electronic dance music groups
Category:American electropop groups
Category:American house music groups
Category:Christian hip-hop groups
Category:Gotee Records artists
Category:Hip house music groups