The duo returned from a two-year absence earlier this summer with a batch of announcements – a new single ‘Ten Over Ten’, the November release date for their fifth album ‘Dead Company’, and a run of three UK shows to play “a couple of new songs!” ‘Ten Over Ten’ showcased a new heavier sound with raw, uncompressed production quality.

The initial set of UK shows ended with a night at Southampton’s O2 Guildhall on Thursday August 27, leaving a gap just in time for last weekend’s Reading and Leeds Festival. Their sole members, drummer Ben Thatcher and bassist/vocalist Mike Kerr made an appearance on Jack Saunders’ show on BBC Radio 1 to drop the news that they would be playing a secret set on Friday August 28 at 2pm.

As the crowds packed into the tent at The Gallery, the new alternative music second stage, Royal Blood ripped into fan-favourite singles ‘Out Of The Black’ and ‘Come On Over’ before giving ‘Ten Over Ten’ its festival debut, which brought the pits with its frantic, metallic riffage. From there, they broke into groovy jam ‘Boilermaker’ and radio hit ‘Little Monster’ before unveiling their second single from ‘Dead Company’. ‘Swallow The Bomb’ is a fast-paced punky blast, with its melodic bass strumming and desert-rock vocals. Kerr and Thatcher look like this is the most fun they’ve had all set, playing together in perfect synergy. The duo finished up with ‘Figure It Out’, one of the songs that made them so famous as a live act. Check the full setlist below:

‘Out Of The Black’
‘Come On Over’
‘Ten Over Ten’
‘Boiler Maker’
‘How Did We Get So Dark?’
‘Little Monster’
‘Swallow The Bomb’
‘Turn The Lights Out’
‘Trouble Coming’
‘Figure It Out’

Sadly the secret set was a one-off for Reading, with Leeds-goers missing out – but if you weren’t there, BBC iPlayer have the full show available until the end of September. Thankfully, Royal Blood will be back on tour this November and December supporting the November 13 release of ‘Dead Company’, with dates in Bristol, Newcastle, Manchester, Glasgow, Wolverhampton, London and their hometown Brighton. Unpeople are support on all dates, with tickets on sale now.

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The hard rock two-piece of bassist and vocalist Mike Kerr and drummer Ben Thatcher took a pause after the 10-year anniversary celebrations for their breakthrough self-titled debut album wrapped in 2024. 2014’s ‘Royal Blood’ shot the pair to stardom, topping the British Albums Chart and winning them the BRIT Award for Best British Group – but with their next 3 albums also earning Number One status and their fantastic live shows in ever-increasing demand, they seemingly never stopped.

With over a year passing with no songs, no shows, and not even so much as a social media post, Kerr and Thatcher released a teaser for a new track back in June. The snippet showcased a heavy, thrashy sound akin to their earlier style on ‘Royal Blood’-era singles like ‘Out of the Black’ and ‘Little Monster’. Shortly after the teaser was released, the group announced a run of 3 UK dates for the end of August, visiting Margate, Guildford and Southampton.

New single ‘Ten Over Ten’ was announced on Royal Blood’s Instagram yesterday, and received its premiere tonight as DJ Jack Saunders’ Hottest Record on his BBC Radio 1 show. Indeed the song from the teaser trailer, it opens with Kerr’s signature bass tone, which mimics an electric guitar, and frantic drum beats from Thatcher, before shifting into riffs that border on heavy metal. This is a new kind of aggression for the duo, blasting through the high-tempo verses into the sleazy, blues rock choruses. It’s a refreshing sound for such a popular act, showing that even though they don’t have a guitarist in the conventional sense, guitar music is still alive and well.

Following the radio broadcast of ‘Ten Over Ten’, Royal Blood took to social media to announce their fifth album would be titled ‘Dead Company’ and is due for a November release. Their post reads “After putting the Royal Blood engine in neutral for a couple of years, we’ve been building up the revs and are playing faster and harder than ever with this album. Written and recorded with the stage in mind, we cannot wait to play it live for years to come. Mike & Ben.” They also alluded to further live shows to be announced in time.

‘Ten Over Ten’ is out now, with new album ‘Dead Company’ releasing on November 13 through Warner Records. Pre-orders of the album on their official store will unlock pre-sale access for the unannounced gigs. Up next for Royal Blood are their shows at Dreamland Margate on August 24, G Live in Guildford on August 25, and O2 Guildhall in Southampton on August 27.

English alternative rock two-piece Royal Blood have been impossible to ignore since their 2014 self-titled debut album brought them a plethora of award nominations, introduced them to TV adverts, and scored a UK Number One Album, going double platinum and selling over 600,000 copies. The duo is made up of singer and bassist Mike Kerr, who uses his instrument with a variety of effects, amps and pedals to make it sound like a low-tuned electric guitar, and drummer Ben Thatcher, whose pounding beats give the music its boisterous energy on both recording and live shows.

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With no releases since 2023, where they dropped their fourth album ‘Back to the Water Below’ and its B-side tracks ‘Supermodel Avalanches’ and ‘Everything’s Fine’, the band have flown under the radar since their last live performances in 2024. This weekend they posted a social media video of Kerr jamming on his bass with frantic drum beats blasting behind it and the simple request “sign up to the mailing list”. The snippet sounded heavy and raw compared to the slower, desert-vibes from ‘Back to the Water Below’ and the groovier, disco-inspired tracks from its predecessor ‘Typhoons’.

With the hint of new music still fresh, Royal Blood announced their mini-tour this week with the intention to play so-far unreleased songs live for the first time to UK audiences. The post reads “We are returning this summer for three special shows in Margate, Southampton and Guildford to play you a couple of new songs!” The three shows are scheduled for the end of this August, based all around the south of England where the band hails from. Check the post below for the dates and venues:

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While they wait for a new single to surface, fans looking for tickets should sign up to Royal Blood’s mailing list for pre-sale access before midnight today, Wednesday the 24th of June. Pre-sale opens on Thursday the 25th of June at 10am, before general sale goes live on Friday the 26th.

The Leicestershire festival, taking place from 14 June to 16 June 2024, will also welcome alternative rock duo Royal Blood, California punk rock band The Offspring and heavy metal group Machine Head. Pantera, a heavy metal band hailing from Texas, will make their first UK appearance in 20 years at next year’s Download, while Canadian pop-punk idols Sum 41 will bid farewell to the UK festival scene as they make their last ever UK festival appearance. The band will continue to tour however, and have a new album, Heaven :x: Hell, coming out next year.

The hard rock, heavy metal and punk festival, one of the UK’s biggest and most popular summer events, is set to be partnered for a second year with canned water company Liquid Death. CEO of Liquid Death Mike Cessario spoke on the partnership, stating, “The deep connection between Download fans and artists is unique, and we’re pumped to officially be a part of the Download community. We’re looking forward to murdering thirst for festivalgoers and artists in 2024 and beyond.”

Watch the music video for “No One Knows” by Download 2024 headliners Queens Of The Stone Age below:

Other bands and artists to feature include: Alien Weaponry, Alpha Wolf, All Them Witches, Alt Blk Era, Atreyu, Babymetal, Bad Omens, Billy Talent, Biohazard, Bleed From Within, Bowling For Soup, Brand Of Sacrifice, Calva Louise, Celestial Sanctuary, Charlotte Sands, Corey Taylor, Counterparts, Crystal Lake, Deathbyromy, Defects, Delilah Bon, Dream State, Dying Fetus, Dying Wish, Elvana, Erra, Fear Factory, Fit For A King, Frozemode, Gel, Halocene, Hanabie, Harper, Heilung, Heriot, Holding Absence, Hoobastank, Hotwax, Imminence, Karnivool, Kelsy Karter & The Heroines, Knife Bride, Lord Of The Lost, Make Them Suffer, Missio, Noahfinnce, Oxymorrons, Pest Control, Polyphia, Pinkshift, Røry, Royal & The Serpent, Scene Queen, Scowl, Shadow Of Intent, Silverstein, Slaughter To Prevail, Speed, Storm, The Black Dahlia Murder, The Blue Stones, The Callous Daoboys, The Offspring, The Used, Those Damn Crows, Thy Art Is Murder, Tigercub, Underside, Until I Wake, Urne, Vukovi, Wargasm, While She Sleeps, Zulu, 311.

More bands and artists are expected to be announced.

Presale tickets for next year’s Download 2024 are available here from tonight, Wednesday 8 November at 9pm.

We’re both very proud to say our fourth album ‘Back To The Water Below’ is now all yours.

We never imagined we’d make it this far! We’d like to make a point of saying thank you to all our wonderful fans, You’re the fuel to this rocket of ours, thank you for keeping us in orbit. pic.twitter.com/s2zmBg39oi

— Royal Blood (@royalblooduk) September 1, 2023

The release of Royal Blood back in 2014, announced the guitar and drumming pair of Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher onto the garage rock scene and kick started their journey to super- stardom and sold out arena shows. The album, debuting at number one on the UK album charts, went on to chart within the top ten of multiple countries around the world and also grab a Mercury Prize nomination. To give the album its deserved due and celebrate the momentous achievement, Royal Blood are now mulling over the idea of touring the album next year, in time for its 10 year anniversary.

The band have acknowledged there are a few proposals up in the air to mark the milestone, including a complete live album play-through and/or a revisit of the original tour. They’ve even, most assuredly tongue in cheek, suggested a firework display complete with drones and a musical score. The pair have also hinted at a possible stop along the way at 2024’s edition of the Reading and Leeds festival. It is fairly certain that, whatever the band do decide to do, fans will be poised and ready to join the band on what is sure to be an exciting honouring of such a huge landmark for the group.

The duo released their fourth studio effort, Back To The Water Below on the 1st of September, and are once again on course for another number one record in the UK. Speaking about the new album, guitarist Kerr said the intention behind the experimentation with new sounds was to be sure to not over think the process.

We can’t wait to play these songs live for you and hope to see you out there very soon.

Until then, turn it up

Nothing but love

Mike and Ben xhttps://t.co/nkOvkSSIMP pic.twitter.com/5TuE7Q933b

— Royal Blood (@royalblooduk) September 1, 2023

Kerr said, “when we play together, that’s all that’s required for it to be Royal Blood. If we want to go somewhere new, we just go for it. We were basically always in agreement. We very rarely have disagreements about the songs and if we do, it means it’s wrong and we move on to something else. The chemistry is all you have. That’s the thing you have to cherish and if you push that to one side, it defeats the point of doing this.”

Royal Blood found themselves the unlikely centre of controversy earlier this summer, when their performance at BBC 1’s Big Weekend went viral for the band accusing the crowd of not being into the music and then flipping the finger as they walked off stage at the end of the set. The duo, perhaps understandably, continue to field questions over the matter but the band are happy that their music is once again taking the spotlight- for all the right reasons.

Royal Blood will be heading out on a tour of the UK and Ireland this autumn. Tickets can be purchased here.

Royal Blood Tour:

20/10/2023 – O2 Apollo – Manchester
21/10 – Usher Hall – Edinburgh
22/10 – Stockton Globe – Stockton-on-tees
24/10 – Eventim Apollo – London
25/10 – Liverpool University Mountford Hall – Liverpool
26/10 – The Halls Wolverhampton – Wolverhampton
27/10 – Portsmouth Guildhall – Portsmouth
29/10 – The Telegraph Building – Belfast
30/10 – 3Olympia Theatre – Dublin
31/10 – 3Olympia Theatre – Dublin

Beginning Monday, October 2nd, BBC Radio 1 hosts Rickie, Melvin and Charlie will air a new Live Lounge every Monday to Thursday throughout the month. Each performance will take place at 12pm. The Radio 1 trio announced the details of the new live lounge month, along with the line-up on air during their morning show on September 5.

Rickie, Melvin and Charlie are the new hosts of Radio 1’s iconic Live Lounge (Monday – Thursday, 10.30am – 1pm)!

Big up @RickieHW @Melvinodoom & @charliehedges. We know you’ll smash it! pic.twitter.com/0xze7rtyHW

— BBC Radio 1, 1Xtra & Asian Network Press Office (@BBCRadio1PR) April 20, 2021

  Yungblud shared a post on Twitter. He said “just wait you see what we got planned”

just wait till you see what we got planned@bbcradio1 #liveloungemonth pic.twitter.com/NlAjB3cNuv

— YUNGBLUD is a lowlife (@yungblud) September 5, 2023

Radio 1’s Live Lounge will be graced with the presence of some of the world’s most popular artists, performing both their own musical pieces as well as unexpected covers. We will have the pleasure of Olivia Dean’s performance, whose album Messy has been nominated for a Mercury Prize Award 2023.

Listeners of Radio 1 and BBC Sounds can tune in live to all performances from Live Lounge Month. They will also be able to view the performances on-demand on Radio 1’s BBC iPlayer and YouTube channels.

Olivia Rodrigo, whose new album GUTS  launches September 8, visited London and popped into the Radio 1 studio with host Melvin Odoom to make a very hot announcement. Melvin spoke to Olivia and said, “We are so excited to have you here today, because the real reason you’re in the studio right now is because you have a massive announcement, right?”

Olivia made here live lounge performance official and told the Radio 1 listeners in retort to Melvin “I’m so excited to announce, “I’m going to be kicking off Radio 1’s live lounge month 2023 and it’s going to be October. I’m very excited, I’m filming it in LA, and it’s going to be a ball.”

BBC Radio 1, invites listeners to test their expertise, in what they say is their “Ultimate Live Lounge Quiz.” Preparing listeners for an extravaganza of bejewelled performances for this coming October.

Below you can see the full line-up list for the Live Lounge Month 2023.

Artist Performance Date’s

Olivia Rodrigo –  Mon 2nd October
Troye Sivan  – Tues 3rd October
Jorja Smith  – Weds 4th October
Madison Beer  – Thurs 5th October
Declan McKenna –  Mon 9th October
Leigh-Anne –  Tues 10th October
Royal Blood –  Weds 11th October
Dominic Fike – Thurs 12th October
Holly Humberstone – Tues 17th October
YUNGBLUD – Weds 18th October
Becky Hill – Thurs 19th October
Usher – Mon 23rd October
Jax Jones – Weds 25th October
Doja Cat – Thurs 26th October

Hot Wax, who are playing on the Western leg of the tour, announced the news on Instagram. They said, as shown below, “This is insane! we are headed to America for the first time in november supporting Royal Blood on the west coast leg of their tour. hope you like rock music”

Hot Wax have generated a lot of buzz this year, especially after performing a lengthy string of great shows around the United Kingdom. Their sound is a blend of grunge, heavy guitar, and impressive lyrics which are often sung by all three band members; a mix which makes them a key feature in the current rock scene that prevails in the South East. NME.com even wrote an article about them, saying they could be “Britain’s next great guitar band“.

The band, featuring three 18-year-olds from Hastings, released their debut EP A Thousand Times on May 19th with Marathon Artists. It garnered great reviews across the internet and social media. The lead single “Rip It Out” was premiered on BBC Radio 1’s Future Alternative segment on May 22nd.

The official video for the song can be viewed below:

Supporting Royal Blood will be the first time the band have toured outside of the UK.

On the other end, Bad Nerves, a five-piece punk band from London, are the support for the Eastern leg of the tour.  They announced the news on twitter, as shown below:

NORTH AMERICA HERE WE COME @royalblooduk pic.twitter.com/EADMN08F61

— BAD NERVES (@BADBADNERVES) May 30, 2023

The band self-describe themselves to “play ferociously fast distorted pop songs, with melodies that hook so deep, even the most skilled lobotomist would struggle to scrape them out.” Their debut, self-titled, and only album came out in 2020, and the band have an impressive 420,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. Adding fuel to the metaphorical fire, the band released a live album this year, aptly titled Alive In London.

The band supported Royal Blood already at a massive show at Nottingham Rock City on the 26th of May, and are set to support them again at a sold out show in Newcastle on the 21st of June. They are also supporting Nothing But Thieves in Luxembourg in June, and are set to play under rock giants Guns N Roses, The Pretenders, and The Darkness at Hyde Park this summer.

Listen to “Can’t Be Mine” from Bad Nerves below:

The announcement of both Bad Nerves and Hot Wax supporting them in North America is huge news for all parties.

The news of support acts comes after Royal Blood announced a UK and Ireland tour as well, set to happen this October. This is shown here:

Despite all of the news, Royal Blood very recently courted controversy after having a meltdown on stage whilst performing at Radio 1’s Big Weekend. Read more about it here.

Royal Blood UK and Ireland tour (takes place between Eastern and Western legs of US tour):

20/10/2023 – O2 Apollo – Manchester
22/10 – Globe – Stockton
24/10 – Eventim Apollo – London
25/10 – Mountford Hall – Liverpool
26/10 – Wolverhampton Hall – Wolverhampton
27/10 – Guildhall – Portsmouth
29/10 – Telegraph Building – Belfast
30/10 – 3Olympia Theatre – Dublin

The North American tour dates are as follows:

Royal Blood with Bad Nerves:

16/09/2023 – Sea.Hear.Now Festival, Asbury Park – New Jersey
18/09 – The Fillmore Detroit – Detroit, Michigan
19/09 – Agora Theatre – Cleveland, Ohio
21/09 – Louder Than Life Festival – Louisville, Kentucky
22/09 – The Pageant – St. Louis, Missouri
23/09 – Riviera Theatre – Chicago, Illinois
25/09 – Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Toronto, Ontario
26/09 – MTELUS – Montreal, Quebec
27/09 – Roadrunner – Boston, Massachusetts
29/09 – College St. Music Hall – New Haven, Connecticut
30/09 – The Fillmore – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

02/10 – Brooklyn Steel – Brooklyn, New York
3/10 – Webster Hall – New York City, New York

Royal Blood with Hot Wax:

09/11/2023 – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, California
10/11 – Fox Theater – Oakland, California
11/11 – The Catalyst – Santa Cruz, California
13/11 – Paramount Theatre – Seattle, Washington
14/11 – Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Vancouver, British Columbia
15/11 – Crystal Ballroom – Portland, Oregon
17/11 – Union Event Center – Salt Lake City, Utah
18/11 – Gothic Theatre – Englewood, Colorado
20/11 – Cain’s Ballroom – Tulsa, Oklahoma
21/11 – South Side Ballroom – Dallas, Texas
22/11 – ACL Live at The Moody Theater – Austin, Texas
25/11 – Sunshine Theater – Albuquerque, New Mexico
26/11 – The Van Buren – Phoenix, Arizona
27/11 – The Sound – San Diego, California

All available tickets for the UK are available here. Tickets for the US shows can be found here.

Their new album Back To The Water Below is due to be released September 8th.

The band, based in Brighton, has enjoyed massive success over the years after announcing themselves on the rock scene in 2014 with their self-titled debut album. The overwhelming warm feeling for the band is set to be put to the test however, as the duo were filmed criticising the crowds at Radio 1’s Big Weekend.

Performing on the festival’s main stage, frontman Mike Kerr and drummer Ben Thatcher mocked the audience accusing them of a lacklustre vibe and labelling them ‘pathetic’. During the band’s set, Kerr addressed the masses saying, “well, I guess I should introduce ourselves seeing as no one actually knows who we are. We’re called Royal Blood and this is rock music. Who likes rock music? Nine people, brilliant.”

Kerr went on to castigate the crowd, telling them that the band needed to clap for themselves since the reaction from spectators was pathetic. As the set came to a close, Kerr could be seen throwing down his guitar and walking off the stage as he gave the finger to the perplexed crowd.

The BBC removed the performance from their online coverage but reaction to the band has drawn many into a debate as to where and who the fault lies with: some have slammed the band, others have supported the duo and some have even laid blame at the festival’s door.

Some fans have expressed shock at the band’s behaviour, pointing out that Royal Blood need not show up to play festivals if they do not feel they fit in with the bill, with a Twitter user commenting, “the arrogance is absolutely off the scale.” Others have accused the band of being entitled whingers, lacking a respect for the audience. Some fans of the group have weighed in, saying a large band who have the ability to sell out festivals deserve more of a reaction from fans and can understand the reaction.

The rock band Royal Blood have got live music the wrong way round. You don’t get automatic applause & affirmation from a crowd; you have to earn it. Talk abt entitlement. And don’t try it in Dundee where folk ran Churchill out of town! pic.twitter.com/81EM6S6UCo

— Gerry Hassan (@GerryHassan) May 30, 2023

Still some others believe the festival should take responsibility adding a band to the lineup that may not exactly fit in with the rest of the headlining acts. Attracting a younger more pop slanted concert goer, some believe Royal Blood may have been comfortable on a more rock oriented festival instead of Radio 1’s Big Weekend.

State of the responses to this. Royal Blood will be co-headlining at the biggest festival in the world this summer. They deserve the crowd to be giving it a bit. Proper music like this is dying now a days. Kids haven’t got a clue. — Ryan (@Ryan0102030406) May 29, 2023

Festival organisers put them on between Niall Horan and Lewis Capaldi, who’s idea was that?

— Askern Music Fest (@AskernMF) May 29, 2023

No matter which way one feels about the ‘tantrum’ thrown by a famous act, the debate surrounding on stage meltdowns will continue to divide opinion, with Royal Blood by no means being the first band to lose their cool in front of large audiences.

The organisers spoke of the new acts on the Instagram post below, saying “SO excited to welcome The Lathums, Sea Girls, Mystery Jets, Pigeon Detectives, Heather Small, Yonaka, Caity Baser, Thomas Headon, CMAT, late night DJs Hannah Wants & Faithless, comedy headliners Dom Joly & Angelos Epithemou, the return of Barrioke + LOADS LOADS MORE to the Peaks this summer. It’s going to be the biggest one yet.”

There are plenty of acts for fans and festival goers to be excited for.

The rock duo Royal Blood are headlining after the surprise release of a new single “Honeybrains” in March, and with rumours circulating of a new album. They are playing in between other festivals, supporting Muse on select dates for their world tour, and their own tour dates. They tweeted about their headline slot:

They keep on coming. We’ll be headlining @ynotfestival in July. It’s time to roll with the rockers so we can rock with the rollers. https://t.co/u90sdSXlLH pic.twitter.com/vZFrfSGshc

— Royal Blood (@royalblooduk) February 2, 2023

Alongside them are rock band Kasabian, playing the festival after the success of their seventh album The Alchemist’s Euphoria last year. The band sold out their last UK tour in the winter, with fellow YNOT-performers The Lathums as support.

Liverpudlian indie rock band The Wombats will also be returning to headline the festival. The band formed in 2003, and achieved their first UK number one album last year, with Fix Yourself, Not The World. The festival announced their return on Instagram below, saying “In a few months’ time we’ll be chilling in the fields listening to The Wombats boys do what they do best. Who’s excited for this one??”

Pop sensation Maisie Peters is also set to perform after a gigantic fews years supporting Ed Sheeran on his world tour, performing her own sold out tour over the past few months, and after the release of her second album The Good Witch, which will be out on June 16th 2023.

It is the festivals 16th year, since its creation in 2005. Their website says “Starting life as a house party in 2005, our party spilt over into a festival in some of the most stunning countryside around. Some 14 years on, we still have the same ethos at heart – Enjoy amazing music, great food and carefree fun in the heart of the beautiful Peak District.”

The offical YNOT 2023 playlist can be streamed below, featuring all of the festivals’ top acts for fans to prepare for the epic weekend.

The festival takes place between 28th and 30th of July in Pikehall, Derbyshire.

You can buy tickets from Gigantic here.

Get your towels ready.

29th July, we’re set to play our biggest ever local show on Brighton beach. We’re going to give it everything we got…

Pre-sale from Thursday at 10am. General sale Friday at 10am

Sign-up for pre-sale access https://t.co/7hxtHo8NnE

Sea you there pic.twitter.com/P3Ck5pfleL

— Royal Blood (@royalblooduk) February 6, 2023

Pre-sale access will be available at 10 am on Thursday 9 February, followed by tickets available for purchase the next day on Friday 10 February at 10 am.

Royal Blood were also announced as one of the headliners for the Y Not Festival not long ago. This upcoming summer, they will be headlining Truck Festival alongside Alt-J, Two Door Cinema Club, The Wombats and Kendal Calling 2023 at the Lake District. They will also accompany Muse on their UK and European Tour, commencing on May 27 at Plymouth.

In the Truck Festival which takes place on July 21-23, Royal Blood expressed their thoughts about their headlining position. They said, “After being booked to play in 2021, we can’t wait to finally head to Oxfordshire and headline Truck Festival this summer! Expect a party.” 

Frontman and vocalist, Mike Kerr spoke to NME last year about their leading single, Honeybrains, which Kerr described as “a snapshot of right now.” including more “inclusive” music that would follow. He said to NME, “Even with “Typhoons” (2021 album), which was more of a departure than anything we’d done before, it’s never a designed or premeditated idea. We just follow what we’re feeling at the time. Having just made that record, we felt the most free, secure and unlimited. No thought went into this track- in the best possible way! I wasn’t writing for any reason. I wasn’t trying to write a single or the next Royal Blood song; I was just making music.”

The duo consists of bassist and vocalist, Mike Kerr and drummer, Ben Thatcher formed in 2013. They are known for their powerful and high-energy dynamics in most live performances, not to mention the electric drums Ben uses can change into different snare sounds, once the snare is hit. Their style consists of various combinations of punk, blues and hard rock that create a unique and electrifying musical experience.

Their self-titled debut album in 2014 rose to recognition, reaching number one on the UK album charts. Following up on their second album, How Did We Get So Dark? released in 2017 also received the widespread recognition that it truly deserved.

The main characteristics of their performance include a heavy bassline and beating drums which combine their uniqueness for a massive sound for their two-piece lineup. Overall, their neverending energy in live performances has been proven to be one of the most exciting acts ever, plus they have been touring extensively across the UK and Europe, as well as performing at very massive festivals like Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds.