Artist info
Genre
Indie, Pop, Punk, Rock
Sounds like
Guided By Voices, R.E.M., Velvet Underground, The Kinks, The Pogues, The McCoys, Pixies, Idlewild, The Walkmen, Pavement, Violent Soho, Big Star, The Posies, Hüsker Dü, The Foundations, The Wonders, Nirvana, The Bronx, Archers Of Loaf, Superdrag
band members
Mark + Wade
Influences
Guided By Voices, Bob Dylan, sonic youth, The Velvet Underground, Nirvana, The Hold Steady, Lou Reed, R.E.M., Badly Drawn Boy, Nick Drake
Unearthed artists we like
Designer Mutts, Mark Spence, WASTERS, Whispering Jackie, SCUFFS, FETES, Blonde on Blonde, Tales in Space, Rosie and The Thorns, The Pretty Littles, Iain Excellent, Bloods, Iowa, Claws & Organs, The Order Of The Black Werewolf, The Peep Tempel, Julia Why?, Gretta Ray
Website
Gig
22 Dec
Dystonic Blues Fest
Mid North Coast, 2441
Yarrahapinni
10:00am
Gig
28 Dec
Lakes & Ocean ...
Mid North Coast, 2428
Forster
7:00pm
Bio
10 years. 6 albums. Royal Chant get around.
Play it loud. Tell a friend. Rinse. Repeat.
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Influences: Guided By Voices, Bob Dylan, Boston Spaceships, The Pogues, The Velvet Underground, old R.E.M., older R.E.M., Sonic Youth, Idlewild, Nirvana, Elliot Smith, David Bowie, The Jam, The La's, Dramarama, The Pixies, The Drones, Radiohead (back in the day), Iggy Pop (any day), Beck (on a good day), Folk Implosion, The Shins, Elvin Jones, John Coltrane, Monk, Ronnie Dobbs, Falstaff, Philip Larkin, Stevie Smith, Andy Kaufman, Oscar Wilde, Jack Fairy, Opinions, Fists, Bedwetting Music, Bad Poetry, Bad Dancing, People Who Talk Too Much, Being Someone's Second Best Friend, A Broken Harmonica You Found In A Public Toilet, A Good Beating, Throwing Up, Running Away, Hanging Around, Getting By +++++++++
This review might sum 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 Bredimus editor, Ourstage.com
Review
Cantering you’re a stop in front of the saloon, this song blaring from my boombox and all the local varmints know I mean business. Things are gonna change.
Cantering you’re a stop in front of the saloon, this song blaring from my boombox and all the local varmints know I mean business. Things are gonna change.