Interview - Mike Kerr, Royal Blood

“I was laughing at this idea of tyrants dancing, imagining Darth Vader coming back to his headquarters after a long day terrorising the galaxy. What does he listen to when he takes the mask off and pours a glass of red wine? It just made me laugh. It was a stupid thought process that lead to hopefully a good idea.”

So speaks Mike Kerr of ‘Trouble’s Coming’, Royal Blood’s latest single released back in September. An unusual gestation for a smash-hit single, one would agree, but Kerr is happy to add some context; “A massive influence for the record was Sam Rockwell.”

“There’s a scene in Charlie’s Angels where he’s the villain and he’s in his lair. He’s dancing in his suit and his snakeskin boots with a can of Coke to ‘Simon Says’ by Pharoahe Moach.”

“For years that was our walk-on music because I was obsessed with that tune. When ‘Trouble’s Coming’ came, I thought it was totally what Sam Rockwell would dance to. It’s disco music but I wanted it to be really menacing.”

Yes, Royal Blood are back with a slinky single and a new album to follow in 2021. ‘Trouble’s Coming’ made a big splash on arrival, hitting Number 1 on the UK Vinyl Singles Chart and garnering Hottest Record accolades on both Apple Music and Spotify, as well as being a contender for Radio One’s own Hottest Record of 2020 as a whole.

https://www.live4ever.uk.com/2020/12/live4ever-interview-royal-blood/