What The Press Are Saying
“The Bastards is a thoughtfully crafted album that captures Palaye Royale’s vibrant essence and showcases their continuing musical growth into this new era. It is an album that deserves to be played loud, played often and played for years to come.”
– Beyond The Stage
“a playfully ingenious homage to the beloved years of 70s rock, bursting at the seams with a modern twist of indie-pop/pop-rock that for the first time unearths the band’s bold political takes with intrinsically punk values weaved throughout.”
– Distorted Sound
“Ambitiously over-reaching from start to finish, The Bastards is the sound of a band relentlessly pushing themselves creatively to broaden their artistic identity.”
– Classic Rock
“Emotional and striking, The Bastards is guaranteed to be their biggest release to date!”
– Cryptic Rock 5*
“From front to back, ‘The Bastards’ is awash with the glory of a utopia and the gutters of real life. It’s truly a journey, one you should embark on straight away”
– Into The Pit 5*
“It is a triumph of epic proportions, expertly crafted, it is wonderfully rich, dark and beautiful with a delicious bite!”
– Independent Voice 5*
“The Bastards strikes a bold balance between unapologetically addressing prevalent issues amongst today’s youth, whilst sending shockwaves to the senses with dark, angry yet vulnerable music throughout the entirety of the record.”
– Bring The Noise 9*
This alternative/rock trio have combined emo pop sensibilities with a rock-and-roll essence that is rare in today’s musical landscape. Translating real world issues into a work of art is difficult to do at the best of times, but these guys have managed to fulfil that purpose through a rather articulate narrative and interesting album concept.
– Wall Of Sound 8*
“This breaks the mould and transcends definition. The Bastards retains the Palaye Royal personality that’s been developed through the album’s predecessors, only now the band seem to demonstrate an untouchable dexterity in songwriting and a plethora of influences”.
– Hysteria Magazine 8*
“Palaye Royale are no strangers to flamboyancy, and this their most recent offering The Bastards proves that. The band and their cult following embrace the essence of rock and punk in a way many new bands fail to do so.”
– HighWire Magazine
“Palaye Royal clearly have the potential, the style and, most importantly, the songs to fill the biggest venues. ‘The Bastards’ falls just the right side of finely crafted and polished Art Rock.”
– Metal Talk
“Through all of the blood, the bust-ups, the swung punches, the long nights in the studio, the longer nights becoming friends again, these three brothers might just have created the album they’ll look back on in 20 years as THE moment where Palaye Royale truly clicked into gear.”
– Rock Sound Magazine (cover feature)
“If the Rolling Stones and My Chemical Romance had a love child it would be Palaye Royale”
– Alternative Press (cover feature)
“OTT Vaudeville swagger with shimmering melodies, huge hooks and a coating of grit…an exciting evolution for a band that are already something very special”
– Kerrang!
“Of course, none of this would matter if the music wasn’t good. It is. There’s a dash of early-Rolling Stones to what they do. A bit of The Faces. Quite a lot of T-Rex. A peppering of the New York Dolls, maybe even some Arctic Monkeys, while Remington has the sort of voice a man called Remington is supposed to have. Raspy, soulful, lived in.”
-NME
“Welcome the next wild and dangerous millennial rock band.”
– The Aquarian Weekly
