Released by: Sumerian Records

Release Date: Out Now!!!

Genre: Rock

Links: https://www.palayeroyale.com/

Line Up:

Remington Leith (vocals)

Sebastian Danzig (guitar and organ)

Emerson Barrett (drums)

Tracklist:

Death Or Glory
Hot Mess
Just My Type
Ache In My Heart
For You
Dark Side Of The Silver Spoon
Showbiz
Mister Devil
Addicted To The Wicked & Twisted
Self-Loathing Conversation
Been Too Long
Pretty Stranger

PALAYE ROYAL is a band that comes out of Las Vegas, USA, and they have been around since 2008. The band was formed around the brothers Remington Leith – lead vocals, Sebastian Danzig – guitar, keyboards and Emerson Barrett – drums/piano, and Death or Glory is their 5th album so far. It’s actually the first I get to hear, and after playing it a couple of times it is definitely clear that PALAYE ROYAL is an interesting band that is hugely influenced by the past rock and roll sounds. 1960s Garage Rock, 1970s Glamrock, 1970s Punkrock, Art/Pop/Rock and much more are melted into a cocktail that sounds up-to-date, modern and very catchy on this excellent new album of the band.

The first 2 songs (Death Or Glory and Hot Mess) are basically classic raw sleazy rock and roll the way it was meant to sound like, uptempo, singing along and rocking out hard. Just My Type is poppier, but nevertheless a very catchy faster uptempo poprocker, while Ache In My Heart is a slight change in style, but on the other hand a very welcome change, because this is a lovely calmer midtempo tune that has got all it takes to become a radio hit that fits somewhere between JOHN MAYER and JAMES BAY. Back to rock again with the glamrocker For You and artsy rock old-school style with Dark Side Of The Silver Spoon (which includes a MOTT THE HOOPLE influenced [part halfway the song). Showbiz is a very catchy modern sounding rocker with a sorta NOTHING BUT THIEVES catchy pop touch. Following song Mister Devil is a hard rocking raw punky sleazy tune, while Addicted To The Wicked & Twisted is a poppier midtempo tune that has the potential radio hit chorus. Self Loating Conversation is another poppy midtempo tune, Been So Long is a nice catchy rocking tune with a 70s vibe, and closing track Pretty Stranger is a catchy uptempo modern poprocker that is pretty much ready to become a radio hit (reminding me a bit of DI-RECT). The band fits somewhere between the classic rocksounds of other newcomers THE STRUTS, BAD NERVES and NOTHING BUT THIEVES, so with both a retro approach and a modern take.

These guys sure have got all it takes to become bigger, because they mix raw sleazy classic rock and roll with a modern touch and also throw in some poppier radiofriendly tunes. Hopefully soon I will catch them live somewhere.

Written by: Gabor Kleinbloesem