It felt like rainbows were coming out of the speakers. British rock band Royal Blood say they cant wait to tour their latest chart-topping album even if right now the concept of playing for audiences seems 'alien' after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down live music shows for more than a year. The vibe of it was just so fun and so colourful. “Lyrically, I felt like I’d hit the nail on the head with what I’d been trying to say.

‘Typhoons’ was a bulls-eye moment,” Kerr told NME. If a big, tasty new album werent enough for you to sink your teeth into, Royal Blood have just announced details of their first full UK tour since 2017 (which includes their biggest headline show to date at The O2 in London, and US dates will be announced soon) with support from The Amazons. It may be unsubtle but it sure makes a powerful impact. Yet it’s impressive that just two guys can make enough noise for five in propelling this musical juggernaut with such swaggering confidence. “It felt like the album was a game of boules and we were trying to get closer and closer to the target. Royal Blood is a meaty album full of testosterone not much for veggies here whose raw power can feel relentless. This is most evident on the title track, which the duo told us was like “being struck by lightning” when they first wrote it. Gearing towards a sound more “euphoric, danceable and fun” allowed frontman Mike Kerr “a licence to be vulnerable, and confidence to be more revealing” – with a more colourful sound backing lyrics that detail his journey to sobriety after years of hedonism and the rock’n’ roll lifestyle took its toll. READ MORE: Royal Blood on the cover: “Without sobriety, this album or this band wouldn’t exist” Im on a train going nowhere I ran away to make you care This aint my house, this aint your home Not when Im feeling this alone Chorus So come on over.To celebrate the release of their huge new album ‘Typhoons‘, Royal Blood talked NME through the origin, inspiration and making of each and every song on the record.

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