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Formed in 2011, the band initially struggled to get a gig in its
home town, often regarded as the genteel little sister to trendy
Brighton.
It has toured in the United States for nearly a decade and heads
there in September after dates in Britain.
"I feel like in America, rock'n'roll (is) such a part of the
language," lead singer Mike Kerr told Reuters. "Wherever you
land in America, you get straight in a taxi, the radio goes on
and there's a guitar solo - it's part of the culture," he said.
The duo's debut album reached number 17 in the U.S. Billboard
Hot 100 chart, while their last album Typhoons hit number 48.
Kerr, together with drummer Ben Thatcher, said he was not
concerned about rankings as that was beyond their control.
"Our efforts are best put into just trying to be the best band
we can be. The rest, you just see what happens," Kerr said.
Still, he said he had never felt more confident lyrically than
in their new album "Back to the Water Below".
"Sometimes there's a temptation, particularly in rock music, to
hide behind the music because it can be so boisterous ... but on
this record, there's times where we kind of let the dust settle
and I feel more revealed," Kerr said.
Thatcher said the lead single "Mountains At Midnight" was
classic Royal Blood rock, but other tracks, such as "Pull Me
Through", were more introspective.
"A big part of the song (Pull Me Through) is about asking for
help and looking to someone else to help you get out of a
certain feeling or a certain situation," Kerr said. "For me, it
was an easy place to write from, being submerged."
(Editing by Barbara Lewis)
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