Rock duo, Royal Blood, announce the release for their 4th album Back To The Water Below releasing on September 8th. The duo shared the lead single “Mountains At Midnight” on May 25th along with a flashy, cryptic rave music video reminiscent of the 90s.
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Royal Blood drummer, Dan Thatch, speaks about the creation of this project in a press release saying, “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.” He continued, “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.”
The album sets out to explore the vast range behind the duo’s 90s alternative rock sound and persona. The band’s singer and bass player, Mike Kerr, reflected on the group’s long road to stardom stating in a press release, “No-one saw the years of us playing in loads of bands to no-one, that all gets swept under the carpet because the other story is magical and much more wondrous. Luck is where passion meets opportunity. We got our golden ticket and walked out as tiny ninjas. 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 realize this isn’t luck, we’re good and we’re committed to this.”
Back To The Water Below is set to release September 8th and is now available for pre-order on all platforms.
Back To The Water Below tracklist:
- Mountains At Midnight
- Shiner In The Dark
- Pull Me Through
- The Firing Line
- Tell Me When It’s Too Late
- Triggers
- How Many More Times
- High Waters
- There Goes My Cool
- Waves
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