The rest of the album delivers more mixed results, with equally as many successes as failures. It fails to fully blossom into the stomping, sexy rock track that its introduction suggests it could be, especially in its lagging chorus that lacks the oomph needed for it to really succeed. It’s when ‘Who Needs Friends’ arrives that the band’s winning streak dries up. The slick, punchy ‘Oblivion’ carries on the momentum in stylish fashion, before the irresistibly funky title track threatens to lift the listener off their feet and get their hips gyrating like nobody’s business. Typhoons starts off on the right foot: lead single ‘Trouble’s Coming’ packs a delicious groove that satisfyingly brings together the past and future of Royal Blood’s sound, with their trademark guitar tone set to a drum beat that belongs more to the pop world than the rock world. ![]() It sounds brave on paper, and sometimes it is, but other times, their experimentation ends up working against them to recreate the same mistakes made on this album’s predecessor. Album number three is a sonic revolution, with Mike Kerr’s dark, gritty bass-masquerading-as-guitar tones dyed colourful with the vibrance of pop and dance-rock. After their second album, 2017’s How Did We Get So Dark? disappointed with a watered down take on the thrilling, powerful sound of 2014’s self titled debut, it only makes sense that the Brighton duo is refusing to tread the same path again. ![]() Change was due for Royal Blood, one way or another.
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