Royal Blood – How Did We Get So Dark?
Released June 16th, 2017
Much like its self-titled predecessor, How Did We Get So Dark? is another 40 minutes of Royal Blood exploring their home turf on 10 shamelessly melodic rock songs that hit home. Progression in songwriting is subtle if at all, but that’s also what works here. As they say if its not broke don’t fix it, and they satisfactorily avoid the sophomore slump with this outing. The bright harmonies and endless hooks make for instantly catchy tracks. While understandably a little predictable at times, using the simple but fun melodies to their advantage they mess around both vocally and instrumentally when the other is in full groove, making something consistently interesting while accessible.
4 of 5 stars
