King Dalton is a Belgian rock band.

King Dalton's members hail from Aalst, Antwerp and Ghent, and had previously played in bands such as Laïs, Zita Swoon, A Brand, Think of One, and Aedo.[1] The group's sound is strongly influenced by American Delta blues and folk music, as well as the music of North Africa.[2] The group's first album was released in 2013, and they appeared at Pukkelpop in 2014. On August 31, 2015, they released their second full-length album, Thilda, which was followed by airplay on Radio 1 Belgium.[3]

Members edit

  • Pieter de Meester - vocals
  • Jonas de Meester
  • Jorunn Bauweraerts - vocals
  • Tomas de Smet
  • Frederick Heuvinck

Discography edit

  • King Dalton (Waste My Records, 2013) BEL (FL) #141[4]
  • Thilda (Waste My Records, 2015) BEL (FL) #42[4]
  • The Third (Waste My Records, 2018) BEL (FL) #181[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Door Kurt Blondeel, "King Dalton". Focus Knack, September 2, 2015. (photo)
  2. ^ Peter VanTyghem, "Folk en blues in trancesfeer". De Standaard, September 2, 2015, p. D8. (photo)
  3. ^ Op een kruispunt tussen Kalmthout, Mississippi en Mali: King Dalton Archived 2015-09-13 at the Wayback Machine. Radio 1 Belgium, September 5, 2015.
  4. ^ a b c Ultratop charts for King Dalton. Ultratop.be.