Royal Blood have released Mother Never Told You, the fourth and final single to be unveiled ahead of their highly anticipated new album, Dead Company, which arrives this Friday via Warner Records.
Royal Blood @ Hammersmith Apollo
The track follows the album’s previously released songs Dead Company, Swallow the Bomb and lead single Ten Over Ten, offering one final glimpse into the Worthing duo’s next chapter before the full record lands. Mother Never Told You received its premiere on BBC Radio 1, where it was selected as the station’s Hottest Record, and is now available to stream.
Formed in Worthing, Royal Blood – vocalist and bassist Mike Kerr and drummer Ben Thatcher – have built their reputation on a distinctive, stripped-back approach to rock, combining the weight and intensity of a much larger band with the immediacy of a two-piece. Across their career, they have taken that sound to audiences around the world, playing headline shows and major festivals while accumulating more than 2.8 billion streams across all platforms.
Dead Company is the follow-up to 2023’s Back to the Water Below, which debuted at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart, giving the band four consecutive chart-topping studio albums. Like its predecessor, the new record was self-produced in Brighton, with the writing taking place during a period of positive personal change for both members.
For Kerr, that meant getting engaged, while Thatcher welcomed his first child earlier this year. Rather than looking back or relying on nostalgia, the pair channelled that period of change into a record driven by a desire to make their fastest and heaviest album to date. Drawing on the energy of their early material while bringing the experience and musical confidence gained over the years, Dead Company promises another forceful statement from one of modern rock’s most established duos.
The album’s arrival will be followed by a run of UK headline shows, beginning at Bristol’s The Prospect Building on 24 November and concluding with a hometown performance at Brighton Centre on 4 December. The band have confirmed that every date on the tour has sold out.
Before the headline run begins, Royal Blood will also play a series of album launch events in partnership with independent record shops, including Banquet Records in Kingston and a special outstore performance at Brighton’s Chalk, hosted by Resident Records.
Royal Blood @ Brixton Academy
With Mother Never Told You completing the build-up, Dead Company is poised to mark the next stage in Royal Blood’s continuing evolution, bringing together the raw energy that first put them on the map with the ambition and experience of a band still intent on pushing forward.
Upcomong UK Live Dates:
NOVEMBER
24th – The Prospect Building, Bristol
25th – O2 City Hall, Newcastle
27th – O2 Apollo, Manchester
28th – Barrowland, Glasgow
29th – Barrowland, Glasgow
DECEMBER
2nd – Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
4th – Brighton Centre, Brighton
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