Opening the record with an up-tempo and infectious acoustic strum, Justpeoplewatching opens their introspective and empowering tune ‘The King of Nothing’ with an intrigue that has you craving for more. Bringing out feelings of self worth, empowerment, under confidence, and loneliness, it’s an immediately relatable song for anyone who finds themselves in a low place. The sheer angst and triumphant cry on the chorus line , ‘The kind of nothing and the master of none’ has you joining on as soon as the second chorus hits. Filled with descriptive storytelling that elucidates a tale of a king who locks himself in a castle to hide away from pain, it powerfully and earnestly captures the feeling of retreating away when the world around you seems to be caving in.
It’s rare I find myself deeply touched on just the first listen of a song, but Justpeoplewatching do it with such conviction and earnestness on ‘The King of Nothing’ that you feel like you’re really heard by someone else. Folk music exquisitely done.