This War Needs Guns

This release brings together a set of rhythm-led, guitar-driven indie rock songs written, produced and performed entirely by Thomas Benjamin Cooper aka The Boy Who Would Be King.

Built around tight, interlocking guitars, propulsive drums and layered vocal harmonies, the tracks favour urgency, momentum and strong melodic payoff.

Sonically, the record sits in the space between the nervous energy and rhythmic drive of Bloc Party’s Silent Alarm era and the sharp, hook-forward songwriting of early Everything Everything, blending angular textures with big choruses and moments of sweetness.

Performances are direct and physical, with hard-hitting instrumentation, dynamic shifts and occasional gnarlier sounds balanced by melodic clarity and emotional warmth.

Suitable for indie, alternative and modern rock programming, the songs work as high-energy full-band cuts with a clear sense of identity.