The guitar may scream, the organ can roar, is it a conga we hear and is that really a garbage bin next to the drummer? Something is going on with The Kings Of Oblivion. The band from the Dutch region of Overijssel recently released Rumor in Casa a debut album going from heavy rock to pop with some reggae and Americana on the side. And that is just the tip of the iceberg. Rik Kaez sings and writes the lyrics, stories with Lou Reed-like sarcasm about life, love and death, without cliche's or pathos. Big themes, disarming in the way it has been sung. Oblivion? On the contrary, a band you can't stop thinking about.