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Royal Blood

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Brighton duo Royal Blood channel the blues-rock dynamism of the likes of the White Stripes, the Black Keys, and Two Gallants, yet they amp up the ferocity and volume with scuzzy riffs and blustering energy. Following their Mercury Prize-nominated/Brit Award-winning debut, 2014's Royal Blood, they consolidated their success with 2017's How Did We Get So Dark?, 2021's Typhoons, and 2023's Back to the Water Below.

Comprising drummer Ben Thatcher and bassist/vocalist Mike Kerr, the two-piece formed at the beginning of 2013 when Kerr returned from a trip to Australia and Thatcher picked him up from the airport. They managed to play their first show the very next day and continued to write new material throughout the year. Although constrained to just two instruments, they made their presence known with pounding drums and heavily distorted bass guitar that drove the melodic intensity of their songs, alongside Kerr's emotive vocals. They were championed by the BBC on their Sound of 2014 list, as well as Arctic Monkeys' Matt Helders, who wore their T-shirt during the Monkeys' headlining 2013 Glastonbury performance and invited them to open their huge Finsbury Park shows. The duo then released the single "Out of the Black" and signed to Warner Bros. later that year. A second single, "Little Monster," appeared in February of 2014, while a four-song EP, Out of the Black, came a month later in March, collecting the A- and B-sides of the two singles. Their debut self-titled full-length was recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales and released later that year, reaching number one in the U.K. and Ireland. Tours with Iggy Pop and Foo Fighters followed, and in early 2015, Royal Blood won Best British Group at the Brit Awards, receiving their trophy from an admirer, none other than Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page. Royal Blood returned in June of 2017 with their sophomore LP, How Did We Get So Dark? Buoyed by the songs "Hook, Line & Sinker" and "I Only Lie When I Love You," the album hit number one in England and number 25 on the Billboard 200.

Royal Blood launched the campaign for their third album with "Trouble's Coming," a single that went to the top of Billboard's Mainstream Rock charts in the fall of 2020. Its accompanying album Typhoons was produced by Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age and appeared in April 2021. Pleased with the results of their largely self-produced previous effort, the band elected to go it alone for their fourth outing. Arriving in 2023, the wide-ranging Back to the Water Below was recorded at their home studio in Brighton and included the explosive single "Mountains at Midnight." ~ Scott Kerr

Total plays

1.5 billion
Updated on 2024-11-08

Monthly listeners

2,446,727

Followers

1,654,479

Top Cities

  1. United Kingdom
    80,643 listeners
  2. Australia
    32,536 listeners
  3. United Kingdom
    37,036 listeners
  4. United Kingdom
    30,886 listeners
  5. Australia
    29,448 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Figure It Out
Figure It Out
263,843,911 3:04 2014-07-18
Out of the Black
Out of the Black
125,084,552 4:01 2014-03-11
Little Monster
Little Monster
106,414,835 3:32 2014-02-10
Lights Out
Lights Out
100,017,355 3:57 2017-04-13
Ten Tonne Skeleton
Ten Tonne Skeleton
77,104,359 3:08 2014-08-18
Trouble’s Coming
Trouble’s Coming
69,247,454 3:48 2020-09-24
I Only Lie When I Love You
I Only Lie When I Love You
62,608,303 2:50 2017-06-08
Come on Over
Come on Over
54,772,158 2:54 2014-03-11
Loose Change
Loose Change
54,191,683 2:36 2014-08-18
Hook, Line & Sinker
Hook, Line & Sinker
46,232,364 3:28 2017-05-16
Typhoons
Typhoons
44,476,811 3:57 2021-01-21
Oblivion
Oblivion
41,673,463 2:41 2021-04-30
How Did We Get So Dark?
How Did We Get So Dark?
38,076,757 3:18 2017-06-16
Boilermaker
Boilermaker
31,554,755 3:29 2021-04-13
Hole in Your Heart
Hole in Your Heart
29,528,482 3:46 2017-06-16
Blood Hands
Blood Hands
28,200,223 3:09 2014-08-18
You Can Be So Cruel
You Can Be So Cruel
26,394,318 2:44 2014-08-18
Careless
Careless
26,037,058 3:22 2014-08-18
Better Strangers
Better Strangers
25,855,190 4:12 2014-08-18
Limbo
Limbo
20,185,574 4:53 2021-03-25
Where Are You Now?
Where Are You Now?
18,133,286 2:47 2016-04-01
Sleep
Sleep
16,696,812 4:17 2017-06-16
She's Creeping
She's Creeping
15,860,419 3:24 2017-06-16
Where Are You Now?
Where Are You Now?
15,754,973 2:47 2017-06-16
Look Like You Know
Look Like You Know
15,438,598 3:06 2017-06-16
My Sharona - Live Session from Abbey Road Studios, London, UK
My Sharona - Live Session from Abbey Road Studios, London, UK
14,876,149 2:32 2017-11-08
Honeybrains
Honeybrains
12,535,528 3:07 2022-03-17
Don't Tell
Don't Tell
12,094,903 3:38 2017-06-16
Pull Me Through
Pull Me Through
10,731,748 3:09 2023-09-01
Mountains At Midnight
Mountains At Midnight
10,696,754 3:06 2023-09-01
Mad Visions
Mad Visions
9,840,116 3:09 2021-04-30
Who Needs Friends
Who Needs Friends
8,968,003 3:10 2021-04-30
the ground below (feat. Royal Blood) (Royal Jewels Mix)
the ground below (feat. Royal Blood) (Royal Jewels Mix)
8,184,131 2:53 2020-12-03
Million and One
Million and One
7,945,832 4:19 2021-04-30
All We Have Is Now
All We Have Is Now
7,424,729 2:34 2021-04-30
Shiner In The Dark
Shiner In The Dark
7,318,575 3:28 2023-09-01
Trouble’s Coming - Purple Disco Machine Remix
Trouble’s Coming - Purple Disco Machine Remix
7,248,382 4:26 2020-10-29
Either You Want It
Either You Want It
6,713,138 3:01 2021-04-30
Hold On
Hold On
6,609,431 3:14 2021-04-30
Hole
Hole
5,501,946 4:31 2014-03-11
Sad But True
Sad But True
5,257,006 5:29 2021-08-18
Triggers
Triggers
3,291,813 2:56 2023-09-01
Supermodel Avalanches
Supermodel Avalanches
3,291,430 3:10 2023-12-18
Tell Me When It’s Too Late
Tell Me When It’s Too Late
3,250,623 2:44 2023-09-01
Figure It Out - Live from Spotify Sessions, New York City, NY
Figure It Out - Live from Spotify Sessions, New York City, NY
3,217,558 3:25 2014-07-02
High Waters
High Waters
2,675,429 2:46 2023-09-01
You Want Me
You Want Me
2,376,482 2:42 2015-06-12
Loose Change - Live from Spotify NYC
Loose Change - Live from Spotify NYC
2,357,978 3:10 2014-07-02
The Firing Line
The Firing Line
2,334,398 3:23 2023-09-01
Out of the Black - Live from Spotify Sessions, New York City, NY
Out of the Black - Live from Spotify Sessions, New York City, NY
2,231,774 4:37 2014-07-02
How Many More Times
How Many More Times
2,205,337 3:12 2023-09-01
Come on Over - Live from Spotify Sessions, New York City, NY
Come on Over - Live from Spotify Sessions, New York City, NY
2,127,906 3:41 2014-07-02
Love and Leave It Alone
Love and Leave It Alone
1,925,647 3:23 2015-06-12
Waves
Waves
1,906,696 3:49 2023-09-01
How Did We Get So Dark? - Live Session from Abbey Road Studios, London, UK
How Did We Get So Dark? - Live Session from Abbey Road Studios, London, UK
1,903,196 3:15 2017-11-08
There Goes My Cool
There Goes My Cool
1,759,083 2:57 2023-09-01
One Trick Pony
One Trick Pony
1,697,795 3:33 2015-06-12
Limbo - SebastiAn Remix
Limbo - SebastiAn Remix
938,689 5:31 2021-05-28
All We Have Is Now (Orchestral Version)
All We Have Is Now (Orchestral Version)
772,501 2:35 2021-11-19
Limbo (Orchestral version)
Limbo (Orchestral version)
762,033 4:50 2021-11-19
Sleeptalker
Sleeptalker
585,778 3:09 2024-08-16
Ten Tonne Skeleton - Tom Dalgety Mix
Ten Tonne Skeleton - Tom Dalgety Mix
192,486 3:39 2024-08-16
Figure It Out - Live from T In the Park, 2015
Figure It Out - Live from T In the Park, 2015
78,989 3:24 2024-08-16
Out of the Black - Live from Reading Festival, 2015
Out of the Black - Live from Reading Festival, 2015
77,337 5:50 2024-08-16
Little Monster - Live from Reading Festival, 2015
Little Monster - Live from Reading Festival, 2015
71,242 4:59 2024-08-16
Loose Change - Live from Reading Festival, 2015
Loose Change - Live from Reading Festival, 2015
67,280 2:44 2024-08-16
Better Strangers - Live from Bonnaroo, 2015
Better Strangers - Live from Bonnaroo, 2015
53,564 4:59 2024-08-16
The Silent Choir
The Silent Choir
5,523 3:02 2019-12-16

New releases

Royal Blood (10th Anniversary Edition)
Royal Blood (10th Anniversary Edition)
2024-08-16
[Warner Records]
Back To The Water Below (Bonus Edition)
Back To The Water Below (Bonus Edition)
2023-12-18
[Warner Records]
Back To The Water Below
Back To The Water Below
2023-09-01
[Warner Records]
Back To The Water Below
Back To The Water Below
2023-09-01
[Warner Records]
Honeybrains
Honeybrains
2022-03-17
[Warner Records]
All We Have Is Now / Limbo (Orchestral Versions)
All We Have Is Now / Limbo (Orchestral Versions)
2021-11-19
[Warner Records UK]
Sad But True
Sad But True
2021-08-18
[Blackened Recordings]
Sad But True
Sad But True
2021-08-18
[Blackened Records]
Sad But True
Sad But True
2021-08-18
[Blackened Recordings / Universal Music]
Limbo (SebastiAn Remix)
Limbo (SebastiAn Remix)
2021-05-28
[Warner Records]
Typhoons
Typhoons
2021-04-30
[Warner Records]
Boilermaker
Boilermaker
2021-04-13
[Warner Records]
Limbo
Limbo
2021-03-25
[Warner Records]
Typhoons
Typhoons
2021-01-21
[Warner Records]
Trouble’s Coming (Purple Disco Machine Remix)
Trouble’s Coming (Purple Disco Machine Remix)
2020-10-29
[Warner Records]
Trouble’s Coming
Trouble’s Coming
2020-09-24
[Warner Records]
Spotify Singles
Spotify Singles
2017-11-08
[Warner Records]
How Did We Get So Dark?
How Did We Get So Dark?
2017-06-16
[Warner Records]
I Only Lie When I Love You
I Only Lie When I Love You
2017-06-08
[Warner Records]
Hook, Line & Sinker
Hook, Line & Sinker
2017-05-16
[Warner Records]
Lights Out
Lights Out
2017-04-13
[Warner Records]
Figure It Out
Figure It Out
2015-06-12
[Warner Records]
Little Monster
Little Monster
2015-06-12
[Warner Records]
Ten Tonne Skeleton
Ten Tonne Skeleton
2015-06-12
[Warner Records]
Come on Over
Come on Over
2015-06-12
[Warner Records]
Hole
Hole
2014-08-25
[Warner Records]
Royal Blood
Royal Blood
2014-08-18
[Warner Records]
Royal Blood
Royal Blood
2014-08-18
[Warner Records]
Royal Blood
Royal Blood
2014-08-18
[Warner Records]
Figure It Out
Figure It Out
2014-07-18
[Warner Records]
Spotify Sessions
Spotify Sessions
2014-07-02
[Warner Records]
Come on Over
Come on Over
2014-04-21
[Warner Records]
Out of the Black
Out of the Black
2014-04-10
[Warner Records]
Out of the Black
Out of the Black
2014-03-18
[Warner Records]
Out of the Black EP
Out of the Black EP
2014-03-11
[Warner Records]
Little Monster
Little Monster
2014-02-10
[Warner Records]