King of New York by King Cyst is a 42-minute odyssey about the limits of carnal adventure in New York City.

Songs weave together circuitous paths, dead-ends and social impasses; the humanism of its heroes and heroines is strained by their undying libidos.

Seductive in the same way a disproportionate painting might be, King of New York is candid series of portraits.

Luka Usmiani is the principal storyteller on King of New York. Usmiani, who adopted the moniker King Cyst for his madcap debut "Real Pussy" on Underwater Peoples in 2012, is a rueful vocalist with a baritone reminiscent of Kevin Ayers, and a guitar player of unlimited range.

Recorded, mixed and mastered at Gary's Electric by Al Carlson, the record's nine tracks were cut live with very few overdubs so it retains the aleatory and spontaneous dynamics that set Usmiani's tune-smithing in its own class.