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Royal Chant
Genre: Indie, Rock
Region: Mid North Coast, NSW
Members: Andrew--bass, Brendan--guitar, Matt--drums, Mark--guitar/vox
Sounds Like: R.E.M., Bob Dylan, The Pogues
Influences: The Velvet Underground, sonic youth, the pixies
Artist Website: www.myspace.com/royalchant

Royal Chant is a garage band from the wilds of NSW. They couldn't think of anything to say, so this review sums it up best....

"What do you get when you put a band of impassioned Aussies in a van, and send them trekking across the outback and through cities? In the case of Royal Chant, you get something feral and raucous. And, beneath all that, something unexpectedly poetic. Singer Mark Spence is an American expatriate, and his deadpan singing style belies the restlessness just beneath the surface. There’s an edge of discontent that runs through a lot of Royal Chant’s material. The modish “I Remember Crescent City,” with its bopping guitars and thumping rhythm guitars and doodling leads, could be a Strokes song in an instant. On “Shatters Alright,” Spence sings, “It’s not love without the abrasions” while guitars and drums send up torrents of grit. It’s garage rock perfection. Our favorite might have to be “Coughing Fits,” a dark and troubling rocker that unfolds with muffled dread. Sinewy guitars and twinkling keys quicken the pulse, and disturb all the way though the chorus. The abrasions might be psychological here, but either way, it’s love.”

--Kate B.
OurStage.com

UPCOMING SHOWS:

-2 Sept. ROYAL HOTEL (Taree)
-3 Sept. FILTHY FRIDAYS @ IVANHOE (Manly)
-15 Oct. CROWN & ANCHOR (Adelaide)
-16 Oct. THE SAND BAR (Mildura)
-29 Oct. SHARK BAR @ MIAMI TAVERN (Gold Coast)
-30 Oct. X &Y BAR (Brisbane)

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Somedays
rating:  4/5
Cracking indie guitar track. Really strong.
triplej



Coughing Fits
rating:  4/5
Great slow burning track. There's an anthemic quality to this, though sonically its quite subtle. Really enjoying Royal Chant's offerings.
triplej



Tar Beach
rating:  4/5
This is much faster and heavier than Royal Chants previous offerings. The song races through packed with energy and that rough and raw garage rock so...
superuser



Somedays
rating:  4/5
A fast paced, energetic and raw punk rock tune. This is topped with some witty lyrics delivered with Mark Spence’s great growling voice. This tra...
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This project is supported by the Australia Council, the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, through its Music Board Section.