British rockers Royal Blood have dropped a new single. “Honeybrains” was released on 18th March 2022 and is the first taster of the group’s new material since 2021 album Typhoons. The promotion for the new track began last week, and to tease the new single the duo took to social media to post a black and white clip that featured the release date written on a mirror. The group took to social media again to confirm the release of the single.
The “Trouble’s Coming” hitmaker’s new single is sure to be a fan favourite; “Honeybrains” brings together the band’s signature rock sound with catchy hooks found within modern pop songs. An artistic black and white music video accompanied the single’s release. Within the video the band can be seen performing in a room of mirrors. The video also acts as a perfect representative of the song’s lyrics, the erratic effects used compliment the song’s narrative themes of anxiety and survival.
The duo consisting of vocalist/guitarist/bassist Mike Kerr and drummer Ben Thatcher first rose to fame with the release of their self-titled debut album, Royal Blood became an overnight success, securing a Mercury prize nomination in 2014. The album also garnered commercial success, reaching number one with the album charts whilst introducing music fans to the group’s unique use of instrumentation.
“Honeybrains” is the first single to be released by Royal Blood in just under a year. “Limbo” was released on the 25th March 2021 and was the third track to be taken from the group’s latest album. The band’s third and most recent studio album was released on 30th April 2021, Typhoons was a huge commercial success and reached number one within the UK album charts. The release also gained great favour within the group’s fanbase, and whilst retaining the elements which propelled their popularity, Typhoons also saw the band experiment with different genres such as dance and disco.
The English rockers have recently discussed their dream venues, the duo who formed their musical partnership in Worthing, a seaside town in West Sussex and have both stated that they enjoy playing hometown shows. Thatcher spoke further on the matter and expressed his fantasy of performing at Brighton and hove Albion’s stadium, “The obvious one for me is The Amex. For the obvious reasons, it’s a big, big place. The beach would be like a fabulous thing that would be fun. With those places, there’s a lot of organisation that needs to go into those things and it can be very costly as well. Whereas you have the Brighton Centre which is set up already and is the biggest place around really. We love playing The Dome as well, which is one of my favourite venues to watch other bands. But want to get those extra fans in.”
The new track has been released ahead of the band’s upcoming arena tour; the band’s UK 2022 dates mark the group’s biggest tour to date. The UK leg kicks off with a performance in Swansea on 19th March 2022, the nine-date tour concludes with a performance at Glasgow’s SSE Hydro on 3rd April 2022.
Royal Blood UK tour
19/03/2022 – Swansea Arena – Swansea
25/03 – International Centre – Bournemouth
26/03 – Utilita Arena – Birmingham
27/03 – Motorpoint Arena – Cardiff
29/03 – Motorpoint Arena – Nottingham
30/03 – The O2 – London
01/04 – First Direct Arena – Leeds
02/04 – AO Arena – Manchester
03/04 – SSE Hydro – Glasgow
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