Royal Chant
debut album
RAISE YOUR GLASS & COLLPASE
Melbourne, Sydney, Port Macquarie Tour Dates
“Not running away so much as being run off.
And we're not afraid of anything or anyone.”
(Coughing Fits, from
RAISE YOUR GLASS & COLLAPSE)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Thursday January 20, 2011What doesn’t kill us takes a long time to make us stronger. It’s a
statement that the four individuals from the mid-north coast of New South
Wales who comprise
Royal Chant bid you consider well, through the tentracks of their debut album
RAISE YOUR GLASS & COLLAPSE.The album has been a labour of love for
Royal Chant. Like a fine wine,the songs (and sometimes the band) required a lot of beating, stomping on
and being kept in the dark to mature, but the result is an impressive
collection of tracks, indicative of the human condition – barbaric,
sometimes chaotic, but mostly beautiful. Though framed in intelligent and
skillful sounds, the songs are subtle and simple in substance. They are an
invitation to be vulnerable; to share love, doubt, anger, loss, resignation,
being human, and being less-than human – as complicated or
straightforward as you want them to be.
The first track from the album is
‘Ghosts’. Indicative of the band’sexceptional indie rock sensibilities, the song is sharp and to the point,
driven by writer/lead vocalist
Mark Spence’s raspy vocals and arcanelyrics. Shot at
THE VANGUARD in Newtown, Sydney, on a limitedbudget with a whole lot of imagination, the video for
‘Ghosts’ is atriumph of creativity over tight wallets and a testament to the band’s
determination to deliver substance with style.
Following a string of East Coast dates throughout January including a
support slot with
You Am I, Royal Chant will hit the road this Februaryto a number of shows in
Melbourne, Sydney and Port Macquarie,including a
3 week residency at Sydney’s Oxford Arts Factory.Listen
to Royal Chant now! And see them live in February.
Royal Chant
RAISE YOUR GLASS & COLLAPSE
Video service for
‘GHOSTS’ early FebruaryDebut album
RAISE YOUR GLASS & COLLAPSE
out mid 2011
FEBRUARY TOUR DATES
Friday Feb 11. Pony (2am slot). Melbourne.
FREE ENTRY
Satruday Feb 12. Oxford Arts Factory. Sydney.
FREE ENTRY
Saturday Feb 19. Oxford Arts Factory. Sydney.
FREE ENTRY
Wednesday Feb 23. Yada Yada @ Pier 1, Port Panthers. Port
Macquarie.
FREE ENTRY
Sat Feb 26. Oxford Arts Factory. Sydney.
FREE ENTRY
