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Royal Blood

From the very beginning, Royal Blood’s story has been one of two life-long friends whose shared passion and dedication for writing and performing has led them on a remarkable adventure together – a story that has yet to be repeated, and is a feat as rare as it is remarkable. Long before Royal Blood were even formed, they spent years together in various bands playing to half empty bars around Brighton - and only then did they suddenly become a decade-in-the-making overnight success story. One day they were plotting how to recoup the meagre £300 they had spent on their first recording, but within a year they were at the top of UK album charts, storming Glastonbury and winning the BRIT Award for Best British Group.

Throughout, their story has been one of independence. Relying on their friendship and intuitive musicianship to guide them through as they were catapulted into arenas. Favouring working independently away from prying eyes rather than enlisting the help of the latest big name co-writer. Their victories have come from hard work, prodigious songwriting, fierce performances and a smidgeon of good fortune. That spirit of independence continues into Back To The Water Below, which saw them self-produce an entire album for the very first time. It was a process which cancelled out the noise of any external influences, while also allowing them the convenience to write at their own studio in Brighton whenever inspiration struck.

They discovered that the best ideas were the result of following their instincts, their unspoken, subconscious connection honed over the course of 15 years playing music together. Just as importantly, they cast aside any preconceptions of what Royal Blood should be. They allowed themselves the freedom to embrace other ideas: at times being guided by melodies rather than riffs and rhythms, and in others deploying whatever instrumentation they felt best complemented the songs. If in doubt, they remembered a nugget of advice offered by Rick Rubin – that the sound of Royal Blood isn’t defined by genre or the instruments that they play, but by the unique chemistry forged by the two friends.

But as the single ‘Mountains At Midnight’ proves, sometimes the result was a fresh take on the old school Royal Blood prototype – albeit with a supercharged rush. As we’ve come to expect, Mike Kerr inventively layers a heavyweight wall-of-sound solely with his bass, while Ben Thatcher’s rhythms simultaneously swing with a spacious groove while pummelling us into submission. Meanwhile, Mike’s lyrics complement the song’s ominous, foreboding ambiance with vehement menace: “I’m a ticking timebomb hooligan come to light your fuse / 24-carat thug in a velvet glove.”

Elsewhere, Royal Blood present plenty of surprises without ever compromising the essence of their identity. ‘Shiner In The Dark’ sets a rock ‘n’ roll swagger to the tight, danceable rhythms that defined the ‘Typhoons’ album. Devoid of distortion, ‘The Firing Line’ represents a bigger departure, its ‘90s alt-rock tone and an underbelly of psychedelia later elevated by a chiming piano melody. ‘Pull Me Through’ goes further still, uniting the plaintive piano that fans loved in the live favourite ‘All We Have Is Now’ with a full-blooded denouement. They’re also songs which will not only provide a broader spectrum of moods for live shows, but that will offer the dynamic contrast to amplify the power of their most fiery moments.

Ben Thatcher says, “I think this record was about letting the ideas take us where they needed to go. If there was a song that was calling us to do something that wasn’t typically what we’re known for, that’s where we’re going to go. The songs are in charge and if that means having a record that’s quite varied that’s what we’re going to go for, rather than trying to shoehorn everything into the same world. As a result, we’ve made a record that’s a bit of a rollercoaster. It’s everything we could do.”

Setlists

    1. -Simon Says (Pharoahe Monch cover)
    2. 1.Out of the Black (Ben in crowd)
    3. 2.Come on Over
    4. 3.Boilermaker
    5. 4.Mountains at Midnight
    6. 5.Lights Out
    7. 6.Shiner in the Dark
    8. 7.Trouble's Coming
    9. 8.Typhoons
    10. 9.Pull Me Through
    11. 10.One Trick Pony
    12. 11.Little Monster (Followed by drum solo)
    13. 12.How Did We Get So Dark?
    14. 13.Ten Tonne Skeleton
    15. 14.Limbo
    16. 15.Loose Change
    17. 16.Figure It Out
    1. -Simon Says (Pharoahe Monch cover)
  1. Royal Blood

    1. 1.Out of the Black
    2. 2.Come on Over
    3. 3.Figure It Out
    4. 4.You Can Be So Cruel
    5. 5.Blood Hands
    6. 6.Little Monster
    7. 7.Loose Change
    8. 8.Careless
    9. 9.Ten Tonne Skeleton
    10. 10.Better Strangers
    1. 11.Boilermaker
    2. 12.Mountains at Midnight
    3. 13.One Trick Pony
    4. 14.Pull Me Through
    5. 15.Trouble's Coming
    6. 16.Typhoons
    7. 17.Lights Out
  2. Encore

    1. 18.Limbo
    2. 19.How Did We Get So Dark?
    3. -Hold The Line (Toto cover)
    1. 1.Out of the Black
    2. 2.Come on Over
    3. 3.Boilermaker
    4. 4.Lights Out
    5. 5.Trouble's Coming
    6. 6.Pull Me Through
    7. 7.Little Monster (w/ drum solo after)
    8. 8.How Did We Get So Dark?
    9. 9.Figure It Out
    1. 1.Out of the Black
    2. 2.Come on Over
    3. 3.Boilermaker
    4. 4.Trouble's Coming
    5. 5.Lights Out
    6. 6.Little Monster
    7. 7.Figure It Out
    1. 1.Out of the Black
    2. 2.Come on Over
    3. 3.Boilermaker
    4. 4.Lights Out
    5. 5.Trouble's Coming
    6. 6.One Trick Pony
    7. 7.Little Monster
    8. 8.How Did We Get So Dark?
    9. 9.Figure It Out

FAQS

Royal Blood play live at The Telegraph Building, Belfast and 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin.

Royal Blood play live in Belfast on 29 October and live in Dublin on 30 October 2023.