Royal Blood - Royal Blood [LP] (180 Gram, download)

Royal Blood is the eponymous debut studio album by British rock duo Royal Blood, the album was released 22 August 2014. Royal Blood was formed in 2013 by bassist and lead vocalist Mike Kerr and drummer Ben Thatcher. This hard hitting rock duo's debut is strongly held together by high quality songwriting both lyrically and musically. The recording of the album was kept under strict conditions, with the band essentially recording the album with only Mike Kerr's vocals and bass guitar and Ben Thatcher's drum kit, with the exception of shakers and tambourines on some of the album's tracks. The production of the album did not involve the use of samples or overdubbing, which meant that most of the album's material was recorded in one take, thus producing a more natural sound as opposed to the popular method of recording various takes and combining them in the final mix.