Royal Blood
Jul 26, 2023
UK duo Royal Blood has unveiled the first official single "Pull Me Through” via Warner. It's from the band's fourth album Back To The Water Below, which is now set to drop on September 1st.
The band dropped a fan track "Mountains At Midnight" when they initally announced the new album. "Pull Me Through" is indicative of the broader palette of sounds that Royal Blood explore throughout Back To The Water Below. A step apart from anything they have previously released, the song builds upwards from its initial melancholic piano melody. Themes of guilt and recrimination lurk ominously in Mike Kerr’s vocals, notably with the arresting lyric, "On a bed made of 'What have you done?'"
Kerr said, "'Pull Me Through' is ultimately about giving up on persevering alone and finding strength in asking for help. It’s a song that is driven by the lyrics and melody, as opposed to the riffs doing the heavy lifting. Despite being piano led, it feels very much like a missing limb to our artillery and a track we’ve been eager to perform live."
The video has a powerful narrative directed by filmmaker and photographer Polocho via Say Goodnight Films.
The release of Back To The Water Below heralds a bold new chapter for Royal Blood. Their story is of two life-long friends, Mike Kerr (vocals, bass) and Ben Thatcher (drums), whose shared passion for rousing, full-throttle hard rock has led them on an extraordinary adventure together – a story of such success that it has yet to be repeated, leading to a succession of achievements that are as rare as they are remarkable. Moving from the pub circuit in their native Brighton to topping the UK album charts, winning the BRIT Award for Best British Group and garnering famous fans from Lars Ulrich to Jimmy Page. They’ve remained on a similar trajectory ever since, with their subsequent albums How Did We Get So Dark? and Typhoons both racing straight to #1 in the UK.
Royal Blood will kick off their North American headline tour in September after performing at Sea.Hear.Now Festival On September 16th.
(Photo Credit: Tom Beard)