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The Mood Kings to Release

Debut Album

Lifelong Friends From Lumberton Find Their Sound After

Finding Each Other Again

Charlotte-based band The Mood Kings, who have strong Townsend (bass/vocals) as they played in bands, built fam-
ties to the Lumberton area, are celebrating the release of ilies, fought addictions, reveled in recoveries, and fostered
their debut album “The Wonder of It All” with a unique connections in all areas of life. All three members grew up
preorder campaign, series of album release concerts, and a in Lumberton and played in popular local bands. Schwarze
charitable partnership with the National Multiple Sclerosis has since moved to Boone, NC and Townsend to Charlotte.
Society. The official album release date is June 15, but Ospina still lives in Lumberton. They alternate traveling to
the band’s preorder campaign, running now through June cities for rehearsals and other band business.
30 on PledgeMusic.com, allows fans to sample songs, get
updates, buy exclusive merchandise, and watch the buildup Fours years ago, when they walked off the stage in Lumber-
to their “3 Shows in 3 Cities in 3 Nights” event in July. The ton of their 25th year reunion show of the band they started
band will play album release shows in Boone, Lumberton, in their teens, Schwarze, Ospina, and Townsend looked at
and Charlotte respectively on July 13, 14, and 15. each other and contemplated why it took so long to play
music together again. This “one night only” reunion led to
Their debut album “The Wonder of It All” is a collection three long-time friends reconnecting in a way that was un-
of songs that documents the journeys of Mark Schwarze planned and unexpected. Starting out simply as “catching
(drums), Herman Ospina (guitar/vocals) and Joey up”, it quickly turned into conversations of music, songs,
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