ROYAL REPUBLIC

ROYAL REPUBLIC from Malmö, Sweden are loud, funky and on the march with their debut album “We Are The Royal”, leaving scorched earth and whole palaces reduced to rubble in their wake! Some bands need a little time to work their way into the consciousness of the rock public. ROYAL REPUBLIC on the other hand are one of those rare creatures that simply kick their way through the door with an unforgettably loud bang!

ROYAL REPUBLIC have advanced at light speed in their homeland into one of Sweden’s hottest tips thanks to their explosive energy, a certain irresistible charm and an arsenal of songs aimed at your head like guided missiles. Now they’ve loaded up the trucks with their tight-as-a-bug’s-ass live show and their britpop, punk and funk-influenced repertoire to conquer the fabled ‘rest of the world’!

ROYAL REPUBLIC are redefining Sweden’s rock boundaries with their massive songs, matched in size only by their mouths and their sense of humor, as the album title “We Are The Royal” implies. Grahn laughs, explaining, “This song came along at some point in the middle of the songwriting sessions. Our drummer Per and I were pretty much holed up in my fucked up little studio apartment for a good month beating our brains out trying to come up with great songs. We were practically delirious, so we decided to write a straight-up fun song for a change. Somehow we came up with the slogan ‘We are the royal’ and we thought it was really cool; so cool in fact that we decided to make it the album title...” One listen to the black humor of songs like “Tommy Gun” or “Underwear” and it’s obvious that ROYAL REPUBLIC don’t take themselves all too seriously.

You’ll look long and hard here for cathartic self-therapy, spectacular enlightenment, soul-wrenching confessions or any attempt at heartbreaking. Just good entertainment – that’s what ROYAL REPUBLIC do best, as audiences know from their sweat-soaked supports slots with bands like CKY or Biffy Clyro.

As one might also expect of any self-respecting big-city rockers, the Royals’ range of musical influences is equally as big as their funny bones. Grahn smiles, “People will probably continue comparing us with another Swedish band whose name slips my mind at the moment! But it’s true that our musical backgrounds are extremely diverse. It all probably starts with the Hives or Danko Jones and then stretches out to a little Metallica, on up to Bob Dylan, Norah Jones and even film music or classical. And maybe even a touch of the absolute deadliest black metal you can imagine.”

“We want to make people happy, ready to party and perhaps a little bit horny...” A noble ambition indeed, and one that “We Are The Royal” is destined to exceed. Welcome to the ROYAL REPUBLIC of Rock ‘n’ Roll!