Following the release of ‘Life is Strangely Accidental’ album in late February, the eclectic Rock project known as ROYAL AUTUMN have released their split single release on Thursday, 18th May. 

Watch the stunning official video for ‘Say Goodbye’ here. Created by Very Metal Art.

Capturing a wide variety of influences, Royal Autumn are a unique and captivating group of artists that fuse many genres together with carefully thought out theatrics, and a blatantly deep passion for what they do.

February’s full length album, ‘Life is Strangely Accidental’ saw the band achieve some impressive reviews from critics who fell in love with their ability to weave influences such as Judas Priest, Ghost, Fleetwood Mac, Queen, Tom Petty and more…

Their collective love for old school showmanship is very much present in their live shows where on any given night you’ll be treated to a visual spectacle of exquisite stage clothes, (as well as the odd feather boa), alongside a truly authentic sense of classic old-school Rock, but with a contemporary twist. In essence, Royal Autumn are flying the flag for classic songwriting. 

Speaking of the singles and the decision to release it as a split with a remix of I’ve Got A Hold On You’, vocalist Neill Marshall says; “We recognised ‘Say Goodbye’ as a single early on, but it ended up being number 4 for a couple of reasons. ‘Take it to the Grave’ was released first, prior to the album coming out as a bite-sized sample, simply due to its length, ‘L.I.S.A’ second due to it’s accessibility & the fact we had filmed a ‘Stripped’ live video for it, ‘Thin & Blond’ was always the BIG music video to be released in tandem with the album itself, as it was the most ‘visual’ song, so even though ‘Say Goodbye’ is maybe the most catchy track, it got bumped to 4^th.
We opted to do a fun B-side just to make the release a little more flavourful, the album is now 2.5 months old, so we thought a new music vid AND a remix would be exciting to throw out there. IGAHOY was chosen as it’s always straddled the line between ‘Synth song’ or ‘Rock song’ – The Album version is a bop, but now we get to unleash it as a fully-realised club banger.”

Also check out Thin + Blond Official Music Video

Royal Autumn’s latest album ‘Life is Strangely Accidental’ is out now and can be accessed here. 

ROYAL AUTUMN are carrying a torch in a time of darkness. 

Following an exclusive album launch event earlier this month, five-piece Rock force,  Royal Autumn celebrate the release of their forthcoming new studio album, ‘Life is Strangely Accidental’ on February 23rd, with their new single ‘Thin And Blond’. 

The follow-up to 2018’s Music for The Bourgeoisie” EP saw the Dublin-based five-piece carve out a reputation known for their formidable live shows, and captivating melodic compositions that harness the true spirit of quality songwriting. . 
 
With the impact of the lockdown in 2020, the band found themselves with some unexpected extra time on their hands, and began working tirelessly on new material, cultivating countless tracks that eventually became their, ‘Life is Strangely Accidental’ album (Release date: 23 Feb 2023). 

Speaking of the new single, vocalist Neill Marshall says:
“It’s a very special song as it’s the first time the five of us wrote together. Alina (Keys) brought in the chords, originally it was SUPER slow, it first morphed into a naff ‘Parisian Walkways’ for a week or two. Then Adam and I started messing around with the duelling guitar vibrato/bends and we picked up the pace, added a disco verse & everything fell into place.
It’s a song that appears to illustrate a young man (ergo ‘Blond’ rather than ‘Blonde’), feeling wronged via getting teased by a person he admired from afar, his wildest dreams being a non-platonic outcome with said person. The rejection or…lack of a promising starting point in the ‘relationship’ takes a drastic toll on the skinny, fair-haired fella before long.”

Access previous cuts from the album below:
‘Life is Strangely Accidental’ (aka ‘L.I.S.A’.) – Access the track here.
‘Take it to the Grave’  – Access the track here. 

Influenced by everyone from Tom Petty, and Fleetwood Mac to Judas Priest, and Manic Street Preachers, with a philosophy of complete freedom, Royal Autumn take pride in their “We write whatever we feel like writing” approach. 
 
This environment fosters a deadly-serious approach to the art of songwriting while ensuring that flippancy, and fun are never left behind. Royal Autumn are dynamic, delivering everything from emotional contemporary songs, such as ‘Say Goodbye’, and ‘Lifetime’, too fast heavy burners like, “Thin + Blond’, and ‘Bloody Tree’.

Album track listing:
‘Watcha Got’
‘Thin + Blond’
‘Take It To The Grave’
‘Life is Strangely Accidental’
‘Die For You’
‘Hide The Night’
‘I’ve Got a Hole on You
‘Lifetime’
‘Bloody Tree’
‘Say Goodbye’

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