Ten years on and the electrifying energy of Royal Blood’s debut album remains as impactful as ever. Full of colossal riffs and battering ram rhythms matched by a flair for instantly memorable songwriting, the all-or-nothing performances of ‘Figure It Out’, ‘Come On Over’, ‘Out Of The Black’, ‘Little Monster’ and ‘Ten Tonne Skeleton’ are still viscerally frenetic, and all those tracks remain staples of their live show to this day.
The ‘10th Anniversary Edition’ includes four B-sides from the era, including the deep cut fan favourites ‘One Trick Party’ and ‘Hole’, plus the previously unreleased ‘Sleeptalker’ and Tom Dalgety’s original mix of ‘Ten Tonne Skeleton’. It is completed by five live recordings from 2015, including three songs from their first main stage set at the Reading Festival.
Formats include a gold double-vinyl featuring the late Dan Hillier's iconic 'Pachamama' artwork complete with mirror-board finish and a gold background, a limited edition D2C deluxe vinyl and also a CD.
Released: August 2024
Cat: 5021732263605
Label: Parlophone
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Tracklist
1. ‘Out of the Black’
2. ‘Come on Over’
3. ‘Figure It Out’
4. ‘You Can Be So Cruel’
5. ‘Blood Hands’
6. ‘Little Monster’
7. ‘Loose Change’
8. ‘Careless’
9. ‘Ten Tonne Skeleton’
10. ‘Better Strangers’
Additional tracks:
1. ’One Trick Pony’
2. ‘You Want Me’
3. ‘Love and Leave It Alone’
4. ‘Sleeptalker’
5. ‘Hole’
6. ‘Ten Tonne Skeleton’ (Tom Dalgety Mix)
7. ‘Figure It Out’ (Live from T In the Park 2015)
8. ‘Loose Change’ (Live from Reading Festival 2015)
9. ‘Little Monster’ (Live from Reading Festival 2015)
10. ‘Better Strangers’ (Live from Bonnaroo 2015)
11. ‘Out Of The Black’ (Live from Reading Festival 2015