How did we get so dark?

"The follow-up to Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher's hugely successful debut doesn't deviate enormously from their established template ... While it starts thrillingly (...) they fail to sustain their momentum, the middle of the album suffering from a surfeit of unremarkable filler ... Still, one suspects it might sound far better on stage".

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"Despite its foreboding title, How Did We Get So Dark? doesn't feel quite as heavy as its predecessor ... broadening the sonic palette helps sharpen the songs, and the result is a sophomore set that's ambitious and satisfying".

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"Royal Blood er dybt rodfæstet i den hårde ende af den britiske rockscene. Åbnings-og titelnummeret peger tilbage på Manic Street Preachers og Therapy?, mens 'Lights Out' minder om, at Royal Blood i England deler omklædningsrum med Arctic Monkeys. Kombinationen af forsanger Mike Kerrs arrige basguitar og Ben Thatchers muskuløst letbenede trommer samt duoens medrivende harmonier er en vinder ... Smækre popsange pakket ind i hård lyd og bidske fraseringer er en arketypisk britisk kombination, som Royal Blood på duoens nye album forvalter med både traditionsbevidsthed og ung energi".

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