![]() Characteristic hip-hop percussion takes the instrumental fore, with the piano riff and faint synths giving it overall depth. The verse is busted open with Kelley’s confident rap style bringing his side of the fusion. Their following singles Classic and God Only Knows displayed the strong intentions of their hip-hop-meets-pop partnership, and their latest release American Dream joins these previous tracks in the same realm, as the latest single off their self-titled inaugural album.Īmerican Dream opens with the words “do something with your life”, like your dad is yelling at you, ringing in your ears until a melancholic piano riff intro plays beneath Oller’s rangy voice. The boys emerged out of the wilderness – and elaborated on the meaning of their name – with their first single release Thank You in January 2013, a shout out to the ‘Misfit Kids and Total Outcasts’ the type of kids they felt they were in school. Before that, the younger version of MK was little Walt Lloyd on the massive TV series Lost. ![]() Malcolm Kelley and Tony Oller – yep, that’s where ‘MKTO’ is derived – were on the former American comedy-drama series Gigantic, before deciding to combine their musical abilities. ![]() ![]() They can probably dance too, regular Timberlake triple threats I bet. MKTO is the amalgamation of two LA actors who happen to have music talent. ![]()
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