King Tuff’s first song in four years opens with the ringing of alarm-like bells, as if they’re announcing the arrival of something, summoning you to lean in close and offer your undivided attention.

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 ...

“I’m going deeper into the unusual world,” King Tuff (aka Kyle Thomas) sings on the title track of his self-titled second record. That’s pretty much King Tuff’s mission statement right there. On King ...

BRATTLEBORO — Wherever this long, winding musical journey takes Kyle Thomas — aka, King Tuff — he will always carry his hometown deep within his heart. This weekend, the journey comes full circle — ...

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BRATTLEBORO - Kyle Thomas has lived for years in Los Angeles, where he makes music under the name King Tuff. When it came time to write songs for a new album, Thomas looked not toward the “alien world ...

King Tuff drives a white van. The van’s contents—camping gear, deodorant sticks, socks, empty bottles and strewn wrappers—save me a seat in the middle row next to the left side’s sliding door. It’s ...

When Rolling Stone premiered a track off King Tuff‘s latest LP, Black Moon Spell, last fall, the band’s mastermind Kyle Thomas sent over a suggested blurb. Calling his track “another instant classic,” ...

Kyle Thomas moved from Vermont to Los Angeles seven years ago after he – specifically his musical persona, King Tuff – signed to Sub Pop, the West Coast record label that made Nirvana famous and ...

Friendly people like King Tuff usually have lots of pals who are ready to hang at a moment’s notice. For his new video for the King Tuff cut “Keep on Movin,'” the DIY garage-rock hero enlisted a bunch ...