King Tuff @ Knitting Factory in 2011 (more by Jessica Amaya) King Tuff also have a new single out, “Screaming Skull,” that isn’t pulled from this year’s self-titled album on Sub Pop. You can stream it ...

King Tuff (aka Kyle Thomas) played in Ty Segall’s backing band, The Muggers, and a song Kyle wrote, “I’m Free,” ended up on Ty’s album Freedom’s Goblin. Digging through his archives, Kyle has now ...

Despite all the years of music lessons I took and all the wonderful instruction I received from a host of school music teachers, it was David Bowie, the Thin White Duke himself, who gave me the best ...

It used to be that you knew what you were getting with a band signed to Sub Pop Records. But things have changed at the label that brought us grunge. (Of course, once Death Cab for Cutie became their ...

“Girls and boys come from outer space and so does music too/I learned more workin’ at the record store than I ever did in high school.” Many pupils of Marc Bolan understood how to play and perform ...

When Kyle Thomas, aka King Tuff, left his hometown of Brattleboro in 2011 to board a Greyhound bus bound for Los Angeles, it wasn’t exactly a triumphant departure. “The truth is I never really wanted ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook It’s hard to tell whether King Tuff doesn’t care or if he’s just trying too hard. Since releasing ...

When seeking inspiration for his sixth album Smalltown Stardust, King Tuff — aka musician Kyle Thomas — turned to nature. But not like how Björk just made an entire album dedicated to mushrooms.

For all of the pearl-clutching about The Perilous State of Indie Rock Today, it’s worth noting that King Tuff, at times, is proof that things seem to still be working pretty well. The band ...