Typhoons (album)

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Typhoons
Royal Blood - Typhoons.png
Studio album by
Royal Blood
Released30 April 2021 (2021-04-30)
RecordedFebruary 2019 – August 2020 in Brighton
Genre
Length38:11
LabelWarner
Producer
Royal Blood chronology
How Did We Get So Dark?
(2017) 		Typhoons
(2021)
Singles from Typhoons
  1. "Trouble's Coming"
    Released: 24 September 2020
  2. "Typhoons"
    Released: 21 January 2021
  3. "Limbo"
    Released: 25 March 2021

Typhoons is the third studio album by English rock duo Royal Blood, released through Warner Records on 30 April 2021. A predominately self-produced effort, the band recorded the album throughout 2019 and 2020. The album also marks a notable shift in the band's sound, pairing their usual alternative and hard rock sound with elements of dance-rock and disco. The album was preceded by three singles—"Trouble's Coming", "Typhoons", and "Limbo"—in addition to the promotional single "Boilermaker".

Recording[]

Royal Blood began recording the album in early 2019. Halfway through the year, they embarked on a tour consisting of intimate shows as well as appearances at festivals such as the Reading and Leeds Festivals. During this tour the band debuted the songs "Boilermaker" and "King" live, both of which appeared on the album, though "King" was relegated to just the digital deluxe versions. They resumed recording later that year.[1] Recording of the album stretched into early 2020, when it was forced to be halted as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in England. The band wrote additional songs during the pandemic, two of which lead singer Mike Kerr felt were "the two best songs on the record".[2]

Promotion[]

On 24 September 2020, the band released "Trouble's Coming", the lead single from the album.[2] The video for the single was premiered on 23 October 2020,[3] and in the same month it was included as a part of the soundtracks for the EA Sports video games NHL 21[4] and FIFA 21.[5] The song went on to be a commercial success, reaching No. 8 in Scotland[6] and No. 46 in the United Kingdom.[7] On 21 January 2021, the band revealed the title of the album as Typhoons, as well as announcing its tracklist and release date of 30 April 2021. Additionally, they released the album's title track as a single on the same day.[8] A music video for the song was released on 28 January.[9] It reached No. 63 in the UK[7] as well as No. 2 in the country's Rock & Metal singles chart.[10] On 25 March, the band released "Limbo" as the third single from Typhoons.[11] On 13 April, "Boilermaker" was released with an accompanying music video directed by and starring Liam Lynch. The single Typhoons was used by Codemasters and EA Sports in the trailer for the video game F1 2021.

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[12]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[13]
Clash7/10[14]
Classic Rock4/5 stars[15]
DIY3/5 stars[16]
The Independent4/5 stars[17]
Kerrang!4/5[18]
The Line of Best Fit8/10[19]
Mojo4/5 stars[20]
NME4/5 stars[21]
Uncut6/10[22]

In a four star review for NME, Typhoons was praised as Royal Blood's "best work to date" and describes the track 'Boilermaker' as the "album's true centrepiece".[21] Gigwise held the album in similar acclaim, stating that Typhoons forges "the sound of modern masters honing their craft to reinvigorate the [rock] genre".[23] The Independent praised the band for reinventing their sound, making comparisons with Daft Punk-esque electronic flairs, and assesses that "the riffs are better, arrangements more textured, harmonies more interesting".[17] In a less positive review, DIY says that the "songs here may be more melodic, more complex even on paper, but in reality there's little there to truly grab hold of".[16]

Track listing[]

All lyrics are written by Mike Kerr; all music is composed by Royal Blood, except where noted.

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Trouble's Coming"  3:48
2."Oblivion"  2:41
3."Typhoons"  3:56
4."Who Needs Friends"
  • Mike Kerr
  • Joe Keogh
 3:10
5."Million and One"  4:18
6."Limbo"  4:53
7."Either You Want It"  3:00
8."Boilermaker" 
  • Royal Blood
  • Tom Hill
3:29
9."Mad Visions"  3:09
10."Hold On"  3:14
11."All We Have Is Now" Mike Kerr2:33
Total length:38:11
  • Japanese bonus track
  • Deluxe edition bonus 7"
No.TitleLength
12."Space"4:04
Total length:42:15
Deluxe digital edition
No.TitleLength
12."Space"4:04
13."King"3:24
Total length:45:39

Personnel[]

Royal Blood

  • Mike Kerr – bass, keyboards, vocals, backing vocals, clav, therevox
  • Ben Thatcher – drums, percussion

Additional musicians

  • Bobbie Gordon – backing vocals (1–2, 4, 9)
  • Jodie Scantlebury – backing vocals (2, 4, 9)

Technical

  • Royal Blood – production (1–3, 5–7, 9–11)
  • Paul Epworth – additional production (1), production (4)
  • Riley Macintyre – engineering (1, 4, 11), vocal production (5), mixing (11)
  • Pete Hutchings – engineering (1, 2, 9), mixing (2, 9, 12–13)
  • Matt Wiggins – additional engineering (1), engineering (3, 5–7, 10)
  • Claude Vause – assistance (1, 7, 10)
  • Marcus Locock – assistance (1, 3, 6–7, 10)
  • Matty Green – mixing (1, 3–8, 10)
  • Luke Pickering – assistance (4, 5, 11)
  • Josh Homme – production (8, 12–13)
  • Mark Rankin – engineering (8, 12–13)
  • Justin Smith – assistance (8, 12–13)
  • Joe LaPorta – mastering

Charts[]

Chart performance for Typhoons
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[24] 5
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[25] 17
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[26] 4
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[27] 3
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[28] 35
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[29] 79
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[30] 5
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[31] 29
French Albums (SNEP)[32] 30
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[33] 20
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[34] 8
Irish Albums (OCC)[35] 1
Italian Albums (FIMI)[36] 44
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[37] 6
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[38] 12
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[39] 13
Scottish Albums (OCC)[40] 1
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[41] 56
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[42] 9
UK Albums (OCC)[43] 1
US Billboard 200[44] 48
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[45] 4
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[46] 3
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[47] 7

Notes[]

  1. ^ Tracks 1–3, 5–7, 10, and 11
  2. ^ Tracks 8, 12, and 13
  3. ^ Tracks 1 and 4

References[]

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