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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Sept 17, 2020 9:09:59 GMT -5
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Post by macattack on Sept 17, 2020 10:54:39 GMT -5
Royal Blood dropping a new tune on my birthday? They shouldn't have!
Seriously, hope they bring it.
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Post by lostinhavana on Sept 17, 2020 18:10:10 GMT -5
FINALLY this years been kinda lacking in the active releases hopefully we’ll hear something from nothing more soon also
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on Sept 18, 2020 1:32:22 GMT -5
This song better reflect the muscle in that Ford classic pic.
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Post by maine on Sept 21, 2020 16:13:25 GMT -5
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Post by narp on Sept 21, 2020 16:19:52 GMT -5
Impacts Alternative and Active on September 29, 2020.
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on Sept 22, 2020 2:35:51 GMT -5
I hear a cool guitar hook in that snippet. Hopefully that's a sign of a great song.
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Post by maine on Sept 24, 2020 12:41:37 GMT -5
Bleh. This is a total letdown.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 24, 2020 12:46:40 GMT -5
I liked the singles from the last album, but this is kind of dull. Probably won't listen to it again.
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Post by macattack on Sept 24, 2020 13:54:06 GMT -5
I thought this was pretty good! It doesn't hit as hard as their previous lead singles do, and they're doing a couple of different things, but this is solid from start to finish. I think the disappointment some people have is because they're restraining themselves a bit more than "Figure It Out" and "Lights Out" did, possibly because of the intention to submit to Alternative in a troubling environment for rock right now.
I don't think this will be an album standout but as a taste for the future this works just fine.
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Post by American Idiot on Sept 24, 2020 15:39:51 GMT -5
While it's poppier with having a dance beat and clapping included in the background, I don't mind this one at all. It still has some rocking guitar and certainly will be one to get stuck in my head for awhile.
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Post by wheatsquares33 on Sept 24, 2020 18:08:52 GMT -5
Huh, I guess Royal Blood are trying their hand at dance-punk? This sounds somewhere between DFA and IDKHOW. I like it more than I expected to.
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Post by Red on Sept 24, 2020 21:23:40 GMT -5
If this was a single from a random new band, it would sound like a pretty decent first attempt at creating something that fits the Alt format, but is also a little rougher around the edges.
As a first single from the band that I once proclaimed to be "the saviors of mainstream rock"...this can't be anything more than a letdown. I thought this might happen, but I was really, really hoping it wouldn't.
At least it's better than Highly Suspect's first single from their third album.
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Post by Butterflies & Hurricanes on Sept 24, 2020 21:30:58 GMT -5
it’s no Figure It Out, but I like it!
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Post by jdmasta289 on Sept 24, 2020 23:38:51 GMT -5
The chorus is kind of 'meh' lyrically but certain elements of this melodically are quite good...and memorable, of course. Solid song, overall, though. Check-plus.
This sounds more alt-friendly than their previous material, IMO, but then alternative is harder to predict right now, in my opinion, given its format changes in recent months, and this may leave reception toward even newer artists up in the air. We'll see how Royal Blood do...I hope this does well on both formats but needs to do well on at least one.
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Post by Doc Indie Party Rock on Sept 25, 2020 0:37:57 GMT -5
I wouldn't have put this sound together with the name Royal Blood, but it has aspects I like in that poprock themed guitar vibe, so I'm thinking thumbs up. It's no "I Only Lie When I Love You" cowbell heaven , but in a world where Mike Kaplan could be the musical antichrist I'll take it and run.
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Sept 26, 2020 6:32:10 GMT -5
Top 50 on Active:
0 47 ROYAL BLOOD Trouble's Coming 60 0 60 0.369
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Sept 28, 2020 10:19:24 GMT -5
Top 40 on Active:
0 40 ROYAL BLOOD Trouble's Coming 107 0 107 0.526
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Post by BlurryKyle on Sept 29, 2020 18:46:01 GMT -5
25 Alternative & 28 Active adds on impact day.
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Post by narp on Sept 29, 2020 19:09:56 GMT -5
That’s more than I expected for alt, so kudos for that.
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Post by lostinhavana on Sept 29, 2020 22:38:22 GMT -5
surprised it got as many ads as it did on alt considering the formats been kinda moving away from their sound
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Post by Mandrakegray on Sept 30, 2020 19:19:08 GMT -5
Been playing the hell out of this the past few days. I may prefer the sound they mined prior, but this is a grower. Thumbs up from me.
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Oct 1, 2020 6:57:46 GMT -5
Top 50 on Alternative:
0 47 ROYAL BLOOD Trouble's Coming 216 0 216 0.623
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Oct 2, 2020 4:37:44 GMT -5
Top 30 on Active:
60 30 ROYAL BLOOD Trouble's Coming 293 28 265 0.76
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Oct 3, 2020 6:31:26 GMT -5
Top 40 on Alternative:
80 39 ROYAL BLOOD Trouble's Coming 317 46 271 0.686
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Post by Daryl the Beryl on Oct 5, 2020 4:40:30 GMT -5
Top 20 on Active:
40 19 ROYAL BLOOD Trouble's Coming 481 107 374 0.951
Top 30 on Alternative:
62 28 ROYAL BLOOD Trouble's Coming 471 82 389 1.135
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Post by LBTrocks on Oct 5, 2020 21:41:15 GMT -5
This is kind of catchy, but also doesn't really go anywhere and becomes stagnant after a while. Maybe it's a grower.
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Post by Orbit on Oct 6, 2020 10:14:13 GMT -5
I dig this one. It reminds a bit of IDKHOW and Joywave, also I get Queens of the Stone Age Villains vibes.
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Post by BlurryKyle on Oct 6, 2020 17:28:54 GMT -5
17 Alternative & 21 Active adds this week.
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Post by jdmasta289 on Oct 7, 2020 22:19:05 GMT -5
Chorus is a little repetitive but then so are a lot of choruses (I'm never a fan of a threepeat of any line as a general rule). This to me sounds like Muse meets Glass Animals...maybe more Muse. Really rocking. Hopefully it'll break the 20-week barrier on multiple formats.
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