![]() I'm was hoping that "Trouble's Coming" meant that a new album was on the way and Loudwire confirmed it'll land in Spring 2021. The best thing is that both albums are short at around 30 minutes, so I've just been listening to both of them over and over. This album is brilliant throughout, especially the first three tracks from the explosive opening track "Out of the Black" through "Come on Over" to "Figure It Out". Which lead me neatly to their self-titled debut album Royal Blood (2014). My favourite tracks are "Lights Out" and "Hook, Line & Sinker" which were released as singles but honestly, this is an album I can listen to whole and I was always a little disappointed when it ended. I'm not the biggest Kings of Leon fan strangely enough, strictly hits only, but I knew straight away that this album is a keeper. The album gave me a Muse and Kings of Leon vibe. I took a listen to How Did We Get So Dark? (2017). Klaxons was my favourite band for years and I've never been reminded of them before. I immediately liked what I was hearing, it reminded me of the remixes Klaxons used to release and that is a good thing. I discovered them a couple of weeks ago when they released the Purple Disco Machine Remix of "Trouble's Coming". My first discovery is Royal Blood who've been around since 2011. I'm also a big resolution-setter and I usually start resolutions in autumn, not January, so my new resolution is to discover as many new artists as possible, preferably one a week but I'll allow for the occasional love affairs where I play an album on repeat for six weeks. That doesn't mean I haven't listened to any alternative or indie music this year, I've just relied on tired old playlists of my favourite tracks when I'm actually a full-album listener at heart. ![]() Which means that with the exception of prog-house albums for running to, I've discovered exactly one new (to me) artist in 2020. I've gone from 90 minute commutes (each way) five years ago to half an hour of total commuting to rolling out of bed and sitting at my desk within ten minutes now. Billboards, posters, CDs in-store, my weekly album-a-day playlists to decide what made it to my permanent collection the sources of new music were endless and I could have easily written annual top-ten album lists if I wasn't perpetually lazy. It was even better when I worked in London. Concerts were great opportunities too, with support bands or at least some killer tunes from the DJ beforehand. In Before World, I went to festivals, diligently researching all the new (to me) artists before the day. I predict them to go even further and look forward to what their next album will have in store as if you shut your eyes and just listen to their music you would not believe that Royal Blood only consisted of two people as they sound like a four piece rock band.I don't discover new music anymore. Kerr and Thatcher have had a promising start to their music careers that has continued despite a 3 year gap between albums. Also producing a brilliant laser show to compliment the songs and keep the audience engaged. Sleep Earlier this year, frontman Mike Kerr revealed that he had written around 50 songs for the album with the motto anything you’re not proud of, bin it with the results proving way. However, the duo managed to keep the crowd rocking all night through belting out hits such as Little Monster and Lights Out. They say that Alexandra Palace can be daunting for many artists, particularly for those so early in their career. ![]() Also in another first, this album saw the guys incorporate piano into their music with track Hole in Your Heart. Having only released their second album How Did We Get So Dark?, earlier in the year (which ended up beating Lorde’s Melodrama to the No.1 in the UK) and performing at some of their biggest venues to date. He openly admitted that the duo made up of himself and drummer Ben Thatcher was not used to performing so many big indoor venues in one go, as they started their 3 night run in London. “London how the devil are you?” Royal Blood frontman Mike Kerr asked the 10,000 strong Alexandra Palace crowd on Monday night. ![]()
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