July for Kings
July For Kings, or "JFK", is a Cincinnati, Ohio-based alternative rock band founded by Joe Hedges (vocals, guitar), Sam Dobrozsi (drums), Travis Delaney (guitar), Jason Morgan (bass), and T Miller (cello, guitar). The band was forged in Middletown, Ohio, a steel town between Dayton and Cincinnati, in 1997. July For Kings is known for its melodic guitar-heavy sound and Hedges' introspective, sometimes quirky lyrics. After several line-up changes that left him without two founding members, frontman Joe Hedges dropped the July For Kings name in April 2006, choosing to release the next album, Curvature, using his own moniker. In October 2007, Joe Hedges announced that July For Kings had reunited and that they were working on a new album. On June 23rd 2009 July For Kings released the full-length studio album entitled Monochrome. and on July 14th 2015 July For Kings released the full-length album Middletown.
Early Career (1997-2000)
July For Kings first public performances were at Caffiena's coffee house in 1997. Then known as Vice, friends Hedges, Dobrozsi, and Delaney, were students at Bishop Fenwick High School in Middletown Ohio. Their first recording was a 7-song cassette tape entitled Deeper, and included bassist Dave Murphy. This was followed by another demo release Gods, their first full-length recording. Gods featured re-workings of several tracks on Deeper, both recorded locally and selling only a few hundred copies. During the recording of Gods, T Miller and Jason Morgan began appearing with Vice at weekly Caffiena's performances, eventually becoming permanent members.
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ALBUMS
- Swim released: 2002
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Invincible
by: July For KingsI never thought any of this would break
It was a good dream
It's not easy trying to wake
I never thought we'd end up here this way
Then again, I don't think too much
About anything I say
About anything I say
Life was hard and the walk was far
It didn't matter then
Every wrong turn we made
And the price we paid
It didn't matter then
I know it's been hard to wait so long on a miracle
But wasn't it good to feel so strong and invincible
I never thought any of this would break
We built it so carefully
It would weather any quake
I don't know how far we'll fall
But anymore I don't know too much about anything at all
Anything at all
Life was hard and the walk was far
It didn't matter then
Every wrong turn we made
And the price we paid
It didn't matter then
I know it's been hard to wait so long on a miracle
But wasn't it good to feel so strong and invincible
Things are different now
And it's a wild world
Here's to waking up
When it was painful
Here's to living again
This isn't the way it was supposed to end
I couldn't blame you
For walking out now
I'm kinda tired, too
But I thought that somehow
We could hold up the sky
I guess this means
I never thought any of this would break
It was a good dream it's not easy trying to wake
Easy trying to wake
Life was hard and the walk was far
It didn't matter then
Every wrong turn we made
And the price we paid
It didn't matter then
I know it's been hard to wait so long on a miracle
But wasn't it good to feel so strong and invincible
Life was hard and the walk was far
It didn't matter then
Every wrong turn we made
And the price we paid
It didn't matter then
I know it's been hard to wait so long on a miracle