Hotly-tipped, emerging outfit The Royston Club have shared their brand new single 'Cherophobe'.
Taking a more stripped back approach compared to the arena-ready singles we've heard from the band so far, 'Cherophobe' diversifies The Royston Club's sound and takes aim at political stances that cultivate a lack of empathy and understanding, all set to a soundtrack of cinematic strings and surging guitars.
Explaining the track in more detail songwriter Ben Matthias says, "'Cherophobe' is a protest song. It’s a plea to the people in positions of power to show some accountability for their actions. Too often their costly mistakes go unpunished and are forgotten about the following week without so much as an apology. This lack of concern and empathy is infuriating and abhorrent."
Out today, 'Cherophobe' is another intoxicating taste of The Royston Club's debut album 'Shaking Hips and Crashing Cars', landing this summer. Hailing from Wrexham, North Wales, the four piece have fast become one of the country's most hotly-tipped new acts - selling out UK headline tours and dominating huge festival stages, and now the band will solidify this status with their debut record due for release on 2nd June.
Speaking about the mammoth milestone in their career, The Royston Club explain the record is “A raw, frenetic crowd of songs, through which you can hear the drunken nights spent screaming our favourite songs at the top of our lungs and the consequent hangovers, each bouncing gig and its dormant green room, the freedom of touring along with the panicked inner nag to get a real job. The brotherly love we have for one another and the burning appetite to make music that we cherish and enjoy.”
Alongside the single, the band have shared a stunning video for 'Cherophobe', filmed in an empty church it is the perfect cinematic accompaniment to compliment the song.
Speaking about the video, The Royston Club said: "We shot the video at St Michael's Church in Liverpool late one evening. We re-recorded the song with a string quartet as part of our album recording last year and we wanted to bring it to life with this video in the atmospheric surroundings of the church."
After a remarkable 2022 that saw them dominate festivals such as Reading & Leeds, Y Not, Neighbourhood and more, this year is undoubtedly theirs for the taking - a sentiment echoed by previous singles 'Shallow Tragedy' and 'Blisters', released earlier this year via Run On Records (The Coral, Rianne Downey, The Dream Machine).
A storming statement of intent, 'Shaking Hips and Crashing Cars' is brimming with instant hits that sit in a glorious middle ground between contemporary legends like Arctic Monkeys and Blossoms and modern guitar powerhouses like Inhaler, yet still positions The Royston Club purely in their own lane. And with the likes of BBC 6 Music, BBC Radio 1, Radio X and many more already jumping on board to support the quartet, the future looks very bright for The Royston Club indeed.
Today also sees the band announce a run of intimate album instore shows, the full details can be found below.
June
1st - Assai, Glasgow
3rd - Jacaranda, Phase One, Liverpool
4th - HMV, Manchester (1pm)
4th - Vinyl Whistle, Leeds (5pm)
5th - Rough Trade, Nottingham
6th - Rough Trade, Bristol
7th - Pie and Vinyl, Southsea (lunchtime)
7th - Resident, Brighton (evening)
8th - Rough Trade East, London
