Kingswood is an Australian alternative rock group, formed in 2007 in Melbourne, Australia by Fergus Linacre, Alex Laska, Jeremy "Mango" Hunter and Justin Debrincat. The group has released three studio albums to date, Microscopic Wars, After Hours, Close to Dawn and Juveniles. As of 2020, the group is a duo, composed of Fergus Linacre and Alex Laska.
History
2007-2013: Formation and EPs
Kingswood formed in 2007 by Fergus Linacre, Alex Laska, Jeremy "Mango" Hunter and Justin Debrincat. In 2010, the group released a self-titled EP, limited to 500 copies on CD. Their debut single "Yeah Go Die" was released in February 2011 and received airplay on Triple J. "Medusa" was released in June 2012, followed by "She's My Baby"/"Wolf" in October 2012. "Ohio" was released in April 2013, alongside the deluxe re-release of the EP Change of Heart.
In December 2013, The group announced it had signed with Dew Process and confirmed the release of their debut album for February 2014. Microscopic Wars was recorded at Blackbird Studio, Nashville with three-time Grammy Award-winning producer/sound engineer Vance Powell. It debuted at number six on the ARIA Albums Chart in February 2014. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2014, the album was nominated for Best Rock Album In August 2014, the group released "ICFTYDLM" to positive reviews. In 2016, the spend time in Nashville USA, recording their second album in and in October 2016, released "Creepin'", the album's lead single. Principal songwriter Alex Laska said "Creepin' is a song about the darker and more lustful parts of one's mind, when longing for an object or person of desire. The idea being an attempt at reconciliation of the thought itself when the reality is an insatiable quest that ultimately transforms the protagonist entirely from something quite innocent and pure into a more sinister, powerful self through recognition of this transformation". In March 2017, Kingswood released their second album After Hours, Close to Dawn, which peaked at number 10 on the ARIA Charts. The album spawned two further singles, "Golden" and "Atmosphere". In September 2018, he group released the single "Messed It Up", which was described by AIRIT as "all sinewy synth-soul compulsion with a restless rock undertow". In 2019, "Say You Remember" and "You Make It So Easy" were released as the lead singles from their third studio alum, Juveniles, followed by "Bittersweet" in January 2020. Juveniles was released in March 2020 and peaked at number 14 on the ARIA Charts.
