ROYAL CASTLES – “STAGE FRIGHT”
INDEPENDENT
Hailing from Guelph, ON, Royal Castles are Katrin Sawatzky, Jordan Gabriel and AJ Johnson. Together they blend riffy guitar licks, wooly bass and ear-candified harmonies to create their own sound of nostalgic but contemporary garage-power-pop. The band’s sophomore album, Just The Hits, was released in 2021 and recorded at North Of Princess Studio with producer Zane Whitfield (Glorious Sons, Blue Stones).
Royal Castles have partnered again with Whitfield and are in the midst of releasing five new songs towards an EP entitled Singles Night, set for release on April 19th. “Stage Fright” can be paralyzing if you let it, but it can also act as a fuel to make you push past something that scares you. That’s what the third release ahead of Singles Night is about β fearing something or someone and pushing past to harness that nervous energy.
ARTIST QUOTE
We wrote this about an experience, working for a boss, who ruled by intimidation and fear. He didn’t have time for other people’s ideas or creativity. He was hellbent on his way. Everyone in Royal Castles has spent lots of time in the theatre as teenagers. That’s why we felt that wrapping those frustrations around a stage allegory could really work, lyrically.
Royal Castles
Singles Night
(Independent)
Release Date: April 19, 2024
ArtistΒ Links
SPILL NEW MUSIC: KAREN DIΓ DROPS REBELLIOUSLY CATCHY NEW SINGLE βSTUPIDβ + ANNOUNCES ALL NEW EP ‘MY WORLD’
SPILL NEW MUSIC: HOCICO RELEASE DOUBLE-SINGLE “FALLEN PARADISE”/”TWISTED PROMISES” ON OUT OF LINE MUSIC
SPILL VIDEO PREMIERE: IZZY REIGN – “SANDMAN”
SPILL VIDEO PREMIERE: DANNY GOO – “ALL I SEE IS YOU”
