Royal Republic
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Royal Republic, 2012, at a music festival in Germany | |
Background information | |
Origin | Malmö, Sweden |
Genres | Garage Rock, Alternative Rock, Hard Rock |
Years active | 2007–present |
Labels |
Cosmos Music Group Roadrunner Records |
Website | http://www.royalrepublic.net |
Members |
Adam Grahn Hannes Irengård Jonas Almén Per Andreasson |
Royal Republic is a Swedish Garage Rock band formed in Malmö in late 2007. The band consists of guitarist and lead singer Adam Grahn, guitarist Hannes Irengård, bass guitarist Jonas Almén and drummer Per Andreasson. They have won many music competitions in Sweden, including Emergenza festival. They are currently signed with Bonnier Amigo Music Group, OnFire Records and RoadRunner Records.
Their first album, We Are the Royal was recorded at Beach House Studios [1] in Malmö, Sweden, with producer Anders Hallbäck. The album was completed in 2009 and was mixed at ToyTown Studios[2] in Stockholm, Sweden by Stefan Glaumann (Rammstein, Europe, Def Leppard). The album was released in Sweden in February 2010 and was well received by critics, fans and rock radio stations. Their second album, titled Save the Nation was released in August 2012. The first 3 singles all reached #1 on Bandit Rock's Most Wanted-list, and "Tommy-Gun" was #1 on MTV Rockchart.
Discography
Studio albums
- We Are the Royal (2010)
- Save the Nation (2012)
- Royal Republic and the Nosebreakers (2014)
- Weekend Man (2016)
Singles
- "All Because of You" (2009)
- "Tommy-Gun" (2010)
- "Underwear" (2010)
- "Full Steam Spacemachine" (2010)
- "Addictive" (2012)
- "Everybody Wants to Be an Astronaut" (2012)
- "When I See You Dance With Another" (2015)
- "Baby" (2016)
- "Uh Huh" (2016)
Also available on several compilation CDs including:
- Bandit Rock #2 (2009) – disc 1, track 16[3]
- Bandit Rock #3 (2010) – disc 1, track 8[4]
- Sweden Rock #2 (2009) – disc 1, track 9[5]
- Sweden Rock #3 (2010) – disc 1, track 3[6]
Band members
- Adam Grahn – vocals, guitar
- Hannes Irengård – guitar, backing vocals
- Jonas Almén – bass guitar, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on 'I Don't Wanna Go Out'
- Per Andreasson – drums, backing vocals
References
- ↑ "Beach House Music". Beach House Music. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
- ↑ "Presenter till barn och vuxna". Toytown.se. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
- ↑ "Bandit.se". Bandit.se. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
- ↑ Archived 16 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Musik på Nätet - CD, LP, Musik-DVD & Blu-ray - CDON.COM". Cdon.se. 2015-09-21. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
- ↑ "Vanden plas - far off grace - (cd) - musik". Ginza.se. 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
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