Just received a press release touting the success of Bradenton's We The Kings. The pop-punk quartet's self-titled debut album came out on S-Curve Records in October and has steadily climbed The Billboard Heatseekers chart, recently reaching No. 10. Here's an excerpt from what arrived in my inbox:

We The Kings Debut CD Hits Top 10 On The Billboard Heatseekers Chart

Huge Presence On MySpace With Over 3.3 Million Plays

We The Kings, an alternative pop/rock band from Bradenton, Florida released their self-titled debut CD on October 2 (S-Curve Records) are on the rise and poised to reign in 2008.

We The Kings CD has been consistently charting in the Top 10 of iTunes’ Top Alternative Albums chart and garnered high positions on iTunes’ Top Albums chart as well. Beginning this week and just in time for Valentine’s Day, their up-beat and infectious pop/rock song, “Check Yes Juliet” has been chosen as the iTunes “Single Of The Week,” (February 5 through 12).

We The Kings have also been receiving a tremendous response on mtvU and have been selected for the “Freshman Five” Spring 2008 Edition. Every semester, mtvU chooses five up-and-coming artists who they deem to be on their way to moving up from college favorites to household names. mtvU recently elevated their music video, “Skyway Avenue” to “Summa Cum Laude” (highest rotation 45-50 spins per week) and the video is also the #1 the Most Streamed Video on mtvU.com.

“Skyway Avenue” is also in rotation on Fuse and has received over 800,000 plays on YouTube. A new video was recently shot for the song “Check Yes Juliet,” and directed by Alan Ferguson (Fall Out Boy, Gym Class Heroes, Boys Like Girls, etc.).

The CD has logged multiple weeks in the Top 10 of the Billboard Heatseekers chart and this week it is “Greatest Gainer.” The record is also currently #4 on the Billboard Alternative New Artist chart. Additionally, the band has had a strong presence on MySpace with over 3.3 million plays and they’ve consistently been in the Top 10 of MySpace’s Alternative Top Artist chart.

Here's the interview I did with We The Kings that ran in October.

This article appears in Jan 30 – Feb 5, 2008.