Vocal duties were taken over almost exclusively by Lorraine Muller, one of the band's original members. This album represented a major shift in the Kingpins' musical direction. The third and final album under the Kingpins' name was Plan of Action, released in September 2000. The success of the second album led to major exposure, such as performances on the Warped Tour, at the Montreal Jazz Festival and extensive touring in Europe. The wave of support was continued with the release of the band's first full-length album Watch Your Back in 1997, but it wasn't until 1999 that they broke out into the mainstream media with the release of their second album Let's Go To Work, a more traditional-based ska album. The Montréal ska scene took notice and Kingpins shows attracted increasingly larger crowds. Spy" (a cover) and "Leave My Girlfriend Alone" (by Nigel Goddard, alto sax). The single was released with two B-sides, "Spy vs. The band's first big break came with the release of their first single, "On the Run", written by Hodkinson and Muller which garnered them the 1995 Montreal Independent Music Industry award in the category of Best Single. The group formed in 1994 by founding members of the Kingpins: Eric 'Boum Boum' Boulanger on drums, Jordan Swift on bass, Ian 'Hot Tub' Hodkinson on organ, and Lorraine Muller on alto saxophone (later given the nickname "The Queen of Ska" by Bobby Beaton, she went on to play tenor and baritone saxes, and eventually became the lead singer.) They are known for their danceable ska rhythms, and their catchy song-writing abilities in both English and French.
During their ten-year reign, the band toured extensively in Canada, the U.S., France, Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Italy, and Japan.
The last Kingpins tour took place in 2004, after which the members of the band reformed under the name Lo and the Magnetics founded by Muller in order to reflect the drastic line-up changes (and musical changes) that had taken place since the band's inception in 1994. The Kingpins featuring Lorraine Muller - The Queen of Ska was a ska band from Montreal, Quebec that created Stomp Records label with fellow Montreal Ska band The Planet Smashers. The Kingpins (Featuring Lorraine Muller "The Queen of Ska")
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