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Typhoons

Royal Blood

Typhoons

Third album from the Brighton garage rock duo Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher produced by Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme

ADM rating[?]

7.4

Label
Warner
UK Release date
30/04/2021
US Release date
30/04/2021
  1. 8.0 |   The Independent

    The disco influences on Typhoons reveal a band who – despite their surly image – know how to have fun
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  2. 8.0 |   Evening Standard

    It’s unmistakably a rock album, but you won’t be able to help yourself from dancing
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  3. 8.0 |   Vinyl Chapters

    The production really highlights the growth in the band’s sound and stature, building mercilessly throughout the record and easily holding your attention to the very end. Royal Blood are sounding as good as they’ve ever been
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  4. 8.0 |   Gigwise

    Broody agitation is traded for contemplative themes without lowering the volume
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  5. 8.0 |   NME

    Album number three sees the Brighton rockers let in a little light and a new groove to help battle the demons
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  6. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Whilst they recognise that change in any capacity comes with risks, they are taking matters into their own hands, and coming out the other side better for it
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  7. 8.0 |   The FT

    The rock duo’s latest album unleashes an unrelenting energy while venturing into new territory
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  8. 8.0 |   Kerrang!

    So confident and perfectly measured are Royal Blood here that, while definitely focused on the stars, they sound like they never noticed the gutter was there in the first place. It’s rock’n’roll lit up by a disco ball, and has there ever been a time when we’ve needed that more?
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  9. 8.0 |   All Music

    Typhoons is designed as a late-night party record and if Homme occasionally pushes Royal Blood to lean in a bit too hard in this direction, the results are quite effective
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  10. 8.0 |   Northern Transmissions

    ‘Typhoons’ is a celebration of Royal Blood pushing themselves artistically and of a man candidly and bravely documenting his recovery from the brink
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  11. 8.0 |   American Songwriter

    Known for dynamically aggressive, rugged tonality and a staunchly black and white visual aesthetic, Royal Blood shifted gears and embraced a more polished sonic profile and neon color scheme for Typhoons
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  12. 7.0 |   Under The Radar

    Where Royal Blood used to seek to slay with their power, here they’ve added nuance to their package, which provides an unshakably danceable album and a real sense of positivity and possibility for the band’s future
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  13. 7.0 |   Clash

    It’s a ridiculous, and ridiculously enjoyable, treat, a sign that rock and dance don’t have to be at odds with one another
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  14. 7.0 |   XS Noize

    There are one or two songs people would probably return to or maybe even add to a playlist, but most people will return to their first album, which offers up everything that Royal Blood really is
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  15. 6.0 |   DIY

    The songs here may be more melodic, more complex even on paper, but in reality there’s little to grab hold of
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  16. 6.0 |   No Ripcord

    After 35 minutes filled with one kinetic power-chord to the next with the littlest variation, Typhoons spreads itself too thin
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  17. 5.8 |   Sputnik Music (staff)

    Having resurrected rock and roll, Royal Blood kick it to death (again)
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