Palaye Royale – The Bastards

With track titles such as Anxiety, Lonely, Fucking With My Head and Masochist the listener is immediately clued into what Palaye Royale are aiming for with their new record, The Bastards. 

The band not only delivers on those preconceived ideas but they take them to new heights as the songs perfectly capture the emotions and issues to tied to the titles. Anxiety and Lonely for example perfectly capture those feelings in music which is simultaneously vulnerable and anthemic.

Palaye Royale’s alternative rock influences and embellished visual aesthetic sees them combine elements from emo pop-rock with classic rock and roll to create a sound uniquely their own. The Bastards opens with a subtle, somber, pop-rock sound before slowly progressing towards heavy rock to close.

While this album stands on its own it will also undoubtably come with a very captivating operatic/theatrical live show, when we can return to those.

★★★ ½