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Leader Live
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
Royston Club to release 'Songs for the Spine' album
After achieving a number 16 chart breakthrough with their debut album, The Royston Club are now targeting far bigger ambitions with the news that they will release their new album 'Songs For The Spine' on August 8. They will launch the album alongside the new single 'Glued To The Bed' and also announce details of their biggest UK headline tour to date, which features their largest London show so far at the O2 Forum Kentish Town. A great debut album will only get you so far. It's what you do next that really counts - and The Royston Club are now excelling on every front. Recent sold-out live shows have demonstrated the growing scale and fervent passion of their devoted following. Vitally, the recent singles 'Shivers' and 'The Patch Where Nothing Grows' also signpost their creative evolution. 'Songs For The Spine' builds on the sonic DNA of their debut, but is bigger, more experimental and more heartfelt too. The album was produced by Rich Turvey (Blossoms, Rachel Chinouriri), who helped the band unlock some of the raw, natural energy that powers their live show. Royston Club guitarist Ben Matthias said: 'All of these songs are about people and places we love. These people and these places are the things that keep you standing through whatever happens. "There's the classic songs about our relationships with our girlfriends, but on the flipside there's even a song about me going home to Wrexham and feeling guilty because I'd forgot that the speed limits had changed in Wales, which shows how long it had been since I'd last been there!' Ben adds: 'With 'Glued To The Bed', I wanted to write about the cynicism towards love that heartbreak can bring, the bittersweet memory of a relationship and the raw aftermath of a breakup. "It's about the push and pull between needing to forget and wanting to hold on to what was lost, about how grief can become your entire atmosphere and distort your sense of self. "Looking back, I see a lot of what I wrote as a defense mechanism after being hurt. I dismiss love as this pretentious, performative thing and in the chorus I sound afraid, pleading for the next relationship not to leave me in the same state.' TOP STORIES TODAY 'Songs For The Spine' is now available to pre-order / pre-save HERE. The album will also be available on standard vinyl, CD, cassette and digital formats. UK fans who pre-order the album from the band's official store will receive access to a pre-sale for tour tickets. This will open at 10am BST on Tuesday, May 27th and will remain live until remaining tickets go on general sale from 10am on Thursday, May 29th. 2025 has already seen The Royston Club - completed by Tom Faithfull (vocals/guitar), Dave Tute (bass) and Sam Jones (drums) - play select live shows. A big headline set at Liverpool Sound City; an instantly sold-out underplay at London's Omeara; three rammed low-key homecoming shows in Wrexham; and a set as part of Wrexham FC's celebrations following their promotion to the Championship. Their upcoming tour includes major festival dates across the UK and Europe, and shows as guests to big names The Lathums, Bloc Party and Travis, before their autumn headline tour gets underway. Their 'Songs For The Spine' tracklist is as follows;
BBC News
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Liverpool Sound City 2025: Line-up, start times, venue details
Liverpool Sound City is back for its annual festival celebrating independent music and artists and other creatives will be showcasing their work at various independent venues across the city centre throughout the include The Royston Club, Dylan John Thomas, and event has been a staple of the city's music scene since its founding in 2008. What time does it start? On Friday, Sound City's yearly conference will see a schedule of panels, in-conversations, Q&As, workshops and opening address will be delivered by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) at 09:30 BST, at the FACT media arts will continue throughout the day and conclude with a closing address at 17:00 BSTOn Saturday and Sunday, doors are set to open at 12:00 BST. What venues are taking part? This year, artists will be performing across eight venues in Liverpool city centre. The venues will feature a total of more than 50 Central HallArts Club (Loft)Arts Club (Theatre)Kazimier StockroomEBGB'sSpanish CaravanThe JacarandaThe Shipping Forecast Who will be performing? On Saturday, those performing include The Royston Club, Nieve Ella, Hyphen, MT Jones, Panic Shack, Keo, Alfie Erskine, Hannah Weedall, and Sunday line up will see artists such as Dylan John Thomas, The Heavy North, Lavender, The Clause, The Cheap Thrills, Mandrake Handshake, Emily Harte, Tian Qiyi, and for the festival can be purchased through See Tickets. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
Leader Live
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Leader Live
The Royston Club to perform at STok Cae Ras this weekend
Wrexham AFC were promoted to the EFL Championship via a 3-0 win over Charlton Athletic on April 26, making it a historic three promotions in a row. This Sunday (May 4), a special event will be held at the club's home ground, the SToK Cae Ras to bring yet another successful season to a close in style. The club has now confirmed that The Royston Club will be among the acts to put on a show that day. Three old school friends - Tom Faithfull, Ben Matthias and bassist Dave Tute - founded The Royston Club before later adding drummer Sam Jones. They've risen in tandem with the wider resurgence of Wrexham led by the football club, with its co-owners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney becoming one of their first few famous fans. The band's position as hometown heroes was underlined by a recent three-night run at the city's Rockin' Chair venue, which sold-out in minutes. But The Royston Club's popularity certainly isn't confined to north Wales - they've also sold-out London's KOKO, completed three unforgettable sets at Glastonbury, and played at Liam Gallagher's Malta Weekender. This Sunday though, there will be a homecoming for the band. Wrexham AFC said: "Wrexham favourites, The Royston Club, will perform at our End-of-Season Celebration on Sunday – with tickets for the afternoon still on sale now (To buy your ticket, visit the eTicketing website now)." RELATED READING They added: "Join us at the STōK Cae Ras from 1.30pm, with tickets costing just £5. "The Royston Club will be among the musical acts performing at the world's oldest international football stadium. "The afternoon will also feature our end-of-season awards – with voting still open. "Concessions will be open in all three stands – the Macron Stand, Wrexham Lager Stand and STōK Cold Brew Coffee Stand – with food and drink allowed to be consumed in your seats. "All profits from the event will go towards supporting the Wrexham AFC Foundation's work in the community."
