Mountains At Midnight

ROYAL BLOOD – British Blues-Rock Tandem Use Their Successful Formula Again On New Album ‘BACK TO THE WATER BELOW’

Posted on by JL

4 September 2023


Press picture by Tom Beard

British blues rock turbo ROYAL BLOOD have released their new,
4th longplayer, following their first three number-one LPs. It’s titled
BACK TO THE WATER. Order info here.


Album artwork

Ben Thachter: “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.”

Mike Kerr (bassist/vocalist): “We were in the right place at the right time,
and we have to remember to give ourselves the credit that we didn’t get into
this position by winning a quiz show, we put in a serious amount of work. It’s
taken us four albums to realise this isn’t luck, we’re good and we’re committed
to this.”

TUTV: Nothing new under the Royal Blood sun with this new longplayer, except
that the duo show their mellow side a bit more than before (Pull Me Trough / The Firing
Line / There Goes My Cool / Waves). But don’t worry, all you manic headbangers out there, there are still plenty of uppercuts present to go bonkers to.

Key singles/clips: Mountains At Midnight / Pull Me Trough

– MOUNTAINS AT MIDNIGHT –

– PULL ME THROUGH –

ALBUM


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Blues Rock Heroes ROYAL BLOOD Move Mountains

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Daily noise that works faster than any stimulant

5 August 2023


Press picture by Tom Beard

British blues rock turbo ROYAL BLOOD have canned a new, their
4th longplayer following their first three number one LPs. It’s titled
BACK TO THE WATER and will show up on September 8.

Pre-order info here.


Album artwork

Ben Thachter: “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.”

Mike Kerr (bassist/vocalist): “We were in the right place at the right time,
and we have to remember to give ourselves the credit that we didn’t get into
this position by winning a quiz show, we put in a serious amount of work. It’s
taken us four albums to realise this isn’t luck, we’re good and we’re committed
to this.”

The tandem shared a couple of tracks off the record so far.
MOUNTAINS AT MIDNIGHT is my favourite. It’s familiar territory,
but it shows loud and clear that the duo’s blood is still red-royal hot.

Wham bam

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British Turbo Tandem ROYAL BLOOD Act Like Spoiled Stars At Festival In Scotland

Posted on by JL

30 May 2023


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British blues rock turbo ROYAL BLOOD announced details of their upcoming,
4th album, recently. It’s titled Back To The Water and will hit the streets on
September 8.

At the same time, they launched the first single Mountains At Midnight.

So far so good… but last Sunday ROYAL BLOOD played at the BBC’s Radio 1
Big Weekend Music Festival Camperdown Park in Dundee, Scotland. They played
right in between Niall Horan and Lewis Capaldi but the crowd wasn’t impressed
whatsoever, which made vocalist/bassist Mike Kerr pretty upset calling the audience
‘pathetic‘. I guess that’s what happens when you think you’re a Godlike rock star.

Fuck you Disloyal Blood.


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TURN UP THE VOLUME JUKEBOX 2023 – 10 New Tracks Added Every Week

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Every week 10 new rad tracks added

In order to not miss a beat Turn Up The Volume scans the musical
horizon daily (doing it for years now, actually) to stay in touch with
all new things sonically great and shares the results on a weekly
basis.

Check the 10 new rad tracks
added to this rad 2023 playlist
(total of 205 tracks so far).

1. ‘Familiar Feeling’ by JULIANA EYE (Toronto, Canada)
A high-passionate pop gem from her new EP Late Bloomer.

2. ‘A Love Story’ by SPARKS (Los Angeles)
Highlight from the brothers Mael’s brand new
top pop LP The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte.

3. ‘Foreign Land’ by TEENAGE FANCLUB (Scotland)
Veteran pop-song-smiths do what they do best, writing feel-good tunes.
First single from new, upcoming album Nothing Lasts Forever.

4. ‘Mountains At Midnight’ by ROYAL BLOOD (UK)
The blues rock duo hit hard again with the first slam dunk
of their forthcoming longplayer Back To The Water.

5. ‘You Better Run’ by DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY (Denmark)
Riff-manic missile from this frenetic trio’s forthcoming debut LP.

6. ‘Strava’ by LIFE COACH (Scotland)
Thhe musical project of singer-songwriter-poet Jamie Cameron.
Think Arab Strap you can dance to. Strava is a groovy-punky piece
from his upcoming album Scottish Cringe, out 2 June.

7. ‘Three Hours’ by JOHN PARISH and ALDOUS HARDING

Renowned British producer/musician and New Zealand‘s songstress’
cover of a 1969 song by the late great folk legend Nick Drake.

8. ‘Try Hard Blues’ by BART PAT (London UK)
The moniker for London-based singer-songwriter Hannah Maryse Robinson.
Try Hard Blues is a folky-bluesy earworm from her upcoming debut album.

9. ‘Waiting On A Sign That’s Already There’ by ALTERED BY MOM (Toronto, CA)
An instantly sweet sticking pop jingle by this Canadian indie duo.

10. ‘California’ by KEN LINTERN (UK)
Catchy sepia-colored tune, spiced with sultry saxophone play, bringing
Randy Newman to mind. From this seasoned musician’s new, upcoming
full-length.

Go to Spotify and stream/steam.

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