From Single of the Day: “I heard their song Come With Me Now and I was like, yeah there’s something emanating from the speakers. The crazy accordion to the gang vocals. There’s a nice groove going on that makes this song propel along at a pace that feels like a whole bunch of people gathering [...]

Come With Me Now, the new single is now out on iTunes and Amazon MP3. For a limited time, you can click here to download it for FREE. The song has received early airplay on Q98 (one of the most requested songs last week!) and Eye97. Please call your local stations and request it.

KONGOS is recording their second album and will be releasing a monthly single, starting with It’s a Good Life. The song is available for download NOW. Preview | Lyrics You can buy it from the following places (Rhapsody and Napster soon): Promo Video:

We’re playing at The Lost Leaf’s 2nd anniversary party on May 25th. Here is a snippet from a write-up of First Friday in Phoenix, The Lost Leaf and KONGOS written by Paul Curtis. Read the full article at Examiner.com. “… The Lost Leaf is one of my favorite places to catch live bands because they have [...]

Our new single It’s a Good Life is currently the 11th most played record on KXT 91.7 FM (Public Music Radio for Dallas, Fort Worth, Denton). Tune in if you’re in the area or listen online at http://kxt.org/listen/ Other airplay for this song so far includes Z102, Radio Paradise, AOL Radio, Eye 97, Creamy Radio, Electrical Language [...]

From Single of the Day: “My immediate feeling is the sense of fun you hear in the music. It’s like one big party going on. The lyrics have a sense of humor to them. Which I appreciate…”Read article.

From: Undiscovered Radio Network (an indie radio show that airs on a bunch of radio stations around the US). Kongos – (self-titled) 2007 (no label) Murphy’s pick: “The Way” Kongos doesn’t look like rockers, and their music doesn’t quite sound like normal rock. Makes sense then! If you’re looking for something different than the standard, [...]

UPDATE:Our single In The Music has now been on the TUKS FM Top 40 chart in South Africa for 10 weeks, reaching as high as number 9! The album is not even available there yet (we are working getting distribution in SA). Thank you to those who’ve been requesting, let’s keep it in the chart! [...]

Pronounced “KONGOS” – KONGOS is spelled like this: “K” for Cool, “O” for Awesome, “N” for Knowledge, “G” for Jenius, “O” for Artistic, “S” for speling There’s no “The” in KONGOS. There is however a “the” in “THEre.” It’s not Kongo’s, it’s not congos, congas, kongus, kongas, or Jeff. No relation to Cheick Kongo, the [...]

Get Out Magazine names ‘KONGOS’ one the top 10 local albums of 2007. “Kongos,” Kongos. The long-awaited full-length disc from this band of Paradise Valley brothers (Jesse, Dylan, John J. and Daniel) didn’t disappoint, mixing artful prog-rock instrumentation with pop song structures. A single from the disc, “In the Music,” is rising up the charts [...]