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. Buckler left his previous band,

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, in 1989 to start a new musical project. King Kong's first release, ''Movie Star'', featured the other three members of Slint,

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. King Kong would go on to feature an ever-changing lineup of performers including

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, and Peter Townsend. The song "Movie Star" was used in the end credits of the 2014 Slint documentary,

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. In 2018, King Kong released three singles: "60s Apartment Building Balcony", "Pawnshopolis", and "Pigeon Man". Each one was accompanied with a music video. On March 8, 2021,

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included ''Old Man On The Bridge'' in his "Do Not Play" segment on '' The Tonight Show.''

Discography

Studio albums

*''Old Man on The Bridge'' (1991,

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'' (1993, Drag City) *''Me Hungry'' (1995, Drag City) *''Kingdom of Kong'' (1997, Drag City) *''The Big Bang'' (2002, Drag City) *''Buncha Beans'' (2007, Drag City)

Compilations

*''Breeding Ground'' (2001, Sea Note)

Singles & EPs

*''Movie Star'' EP (1989, ''Self-released'') *"Bring It On" (1990, Trash Flow Records) *"Hot Dog Days" (1994, Drag City) *"60s Apartment Building Balcony" (2018, Drag City) *"Pawnshopolis" (2018, Drag City) *"Pigeon Man" (2018, Drag City)

References

7. Old Man On The Bridge, Discogs https://www.discogs.com/master/268332-King-Kong-Old-Man-On-The-Bridge

External links

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