O.A.R. streamlined their sound on 2008’s
All Sides, downplaying the frat boy anthems and reggae rhythms that launched their career in favor of a slick pop/rock approach. Released three years later,
King finds the group reconvening the production team that turned
All Sides into a Top 40 hit. The songs are more laid-back this time around, more reminiscent of
Dave Matthews than the
Snow Patrol epics that filled
All Sides. ~ Andrew Leahey