The Outside Royalty - Falling

Complex and brilliant; hailing from two different continents and three different countries, six-piece The Outside Royalty release their debut single ‘Falling’, produced by Phil Vinall (Pulp, Radiohead, Placebo and Elastica) and released on the label off-shoot of the hugely successful club night Bloody Awful Poetry. Having filtered through the thousands of bands that have approached the club, it looks as if Bloody Awful Poetry Records have found the perfect diamond to debut their label with. The Outside Royalty look set to fulfill the hopes of the label which intends to serve as a highly selective outlet for the finest talents in the land, and this long awaited single has all the markings of a classic.

With comparisons previously drawn that puts them somewhere between The Arcade Fire and Pulp, The Outside Royalty have created a sound that perplexes and astounds journalists and fans alike. A sound perfectly demonstrated on ‘Falling’. A song of two parts, it is firstly and obviously a song about love. However, behind its uplifting musical celebrations lies a darker element. It is also about discovering love in the most unfortunate circumstances. On a plane; A plane which then proceeds to plummet from the skies. Driven by a thumping dance floor drum beat and power house vocals, it reverberates around the room with each verse and spirals into a hook laden chorus that penetrates your very being with all the force and vigour of a gospel priest. The band noticed that ‘Falling’ was fast developing into a live favorite on their recent Young Knives support tour. A view that was supported by the prestigious panelists on Channel 4 show, Road To V when The Outside Royalty performed it there.

The first incarnations of The Outside Royalty were formed in Pittsburgh in 2003 by singer/guitarist Adam Billing.  In 2006, an article ran in Pittsburgh music magazine ‘The Front’, which bemoaned the Pittsburgh music scene and cried out to any talented bands to ‘get out’.  In the centre of this article was a huge picture of The Outside Royalty.  So there it was, they took that leap of faith and moved from Pittsburgh to London in the summer of 2006 with just 4 members remaining.  Whilst on UK soil, they have been on impressive form.

Picking up two more members whilst in the UK, a cellist and a bassist, Colin Murray amongst others has given the band his seal of approval. And on the evidence of ‘Falling’ and haunting b-side ‘The Voice Beneath the Rubble’ it’s not hard to see why.

Whilst in the UK, The Outside Royalty have already been found supporting Babyshambles, Juliette and The Licks, The Duke Spirit, The Spinto Band and The Shins as well as embarking on the nationwide tour with The Young Knives. Reaching the final of the Road To V and playing two sell-out shows at KOKO in London has seen them pick up a few new fans along the way, with Rick Nelson (The Polyphonic Spree) volunteering to feature on many of their early recordings.

All indicators show that it won’t be long before The Outside Royalty are invited in.

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