Ahead of their second album, ‘Songs For The Spine’, out tomorrow, The Royston Club have released their final single in the shape of ’30/20′.
It follows ‘The Patch Where Nothing Grows’, ‘Shivers’, ‘Glued to the Bed’, and ‘Cariad’ to be taken from the Wrexham band’s upcoming release.
‘Songs For The Spine’ follows their incredible 2023 breakthrough debut ‘Shaking Hips & Crashing Cars’.
Guitarist and main songwriter Ben Matthias commented on the new track: “I wrote ‘30/20’ after spending a weekend back home in Wrexham. I was feeling guilty about the lack of visits back home throughout the past year and this guilt reached a sort of peak when I found myself speeding over the new 20 mph speed limit.
“Wales had lowered the 30mph speed limit to 20mph the year before and I had simply forgot because I was now living in England. I felt a strange guilt when I realised my mistake and started questioning whether I had made the right decision leaving my home and putting blind faith in a song.’”
The sophomore record was produced by Rich Turvey (Blossoms, Rachel Chinouriri), and sees the band maturing and evolving their sound.
The Welsh quartet are also celebrating the release and their Wrexham roots by hosting a hometown pop-up shop, selling albums and merch as well as signing sessions and some freebies.
‘Songs From The Spine’ is available to pre-order or pre-save HERE.
The band’s official store offers a range of physical products, album bundles, signed items and new merch.
The Royston Club continue an intimate album release tour in Manchester today.
They then embark upon their biggest UK headline tour to date in October before taking on Europe, with very limited tickets for some dates remain available HERE.
AUGUST
7th – Manchester, Gorilla (intimate album release event – evening – SOLD OUT)
8th – Liverpool, Jacaranda (intimate album release event – matinee – SOLD OUT)
8th – Liverpool, Jacaranda (intimate album release event – evening – SOLD OUT)
9th – Wrexham, Rockin’ Chair (pop-up shop, free entry)
12th – London, Rough Trade East (intimate album release event – matinee)
12th – London, Rough Trade East (intimate album release event – evening – SOLD OUT)
13th – Brighton, Resident (intimate album release event – SOLD OUT)
14th – Hull, Welly Club (intimate album release event – evening)
15th – Hardwick Calling
22nd – Reading Festival
23rd – Leeds Festival
24th — Rock En Seine
OCTOBER – HEADLINE TOUR
16th – Brighton, Concorde 2 (SOLD OUT)
17th – Bristol, Electric (SOLD OUT)
18th – Birmingham, O2 Institute (SOLD OUT)
23rd – Manchester, Academy 1 (SOLD OUT)
24th – Newcastle, O2 City Hall (LOW TICKETS)
25th – Glasgow, Barrowland Ballroom (FINAL TICKETS)
30th – Leeds, Stylus (NEW DATE)
31st – London, O2 Forum Kentish Town (FINAL TICKETS)
NOVEMBER – HEADLINE TOUR
1st – Sheffield, Octagon (SOLD OUT)
15th – Paris, Supersonic Records (LOW TICKETS)
18th – Amsterdam, Paradiso Noord (Tolhuistuin)
19th – Cologne, Blue Shell
20th – Berlin, Maschinenhaus
22nd – Hamburg, Nochtspeicher
28th – Kingston, Banquet Records / venue TBA (intimate album release event – evening)
DECEMBER – HEADLINE SHOWS
12th – Cardiff, The Great Hall (JUST ADDED)
13th – Liverpool, Mountford Hall (JUST ADDED)
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