Alternative Pop from August König

Hailing from Stockholm in Sweden August König is an artist who makes stunning neo-soul music that captures a sense of love and loyalty. Influenced by the likes of Isaac Waddington, Mac Ayres, Daniel Caesar, Christian Kuria and Sam Wills the artist delivers an alluring sound led by sultry smooth vocal work, delicately grooving beats and piquant guitar arrangement.

Linking up with classmates from his time studying music at BIMM, August is joined by Filip Jankovic on guitar, bass player Bo Keimel, Teddy Lawrence on drums and Melvin Rehnlund on piano to provide a full band backing to the artist’s own vocal and guitar work. With their live music, they’ve played notable Berlin venues such as Cassiopeia, Noisy and even the renowned Berghain, bringing their music alive on stage.

Last year the artist made his studio music introduction with his debut single “Stay” and now returns this year with his latest release and sophomore single titled “You Don’t Know”. The first of three tracks set to drop in the near future, “You Don’t Know” perfectly captures August König laid back R&B style.

Packed full of effortless and glossy vocal leads and driven by a chilled beat and warming guitar work, the song was written about getting to know your partner so well that you start to understand things about them that even they can’t comprehend. Recorded between the Musikstil studio by Odenplan and BIMM’s studio by Mårten Fredholm, with “You Don’t Know”, August König offers a sensational alternative pop sound that showcases his talent as a vocalist and songwriter.

Listen to You Don’t Know below