Normally, we’d be writing for an album campaign and the songs would be years old, but this one is fresh and it felt right to put it out right away.” “It was kind of how we used to do things. “We wrote it, recorded it, and did a video in such a short time,” Thatcher said. They released a new single, the first song from that next album, just before getting back on the road. Now Thatcher and Kerr are both touring 2021 album Typhoons and working in their follow-up album. “It wasn’t the easiest start we’re just reminded that the world still isn’t quite right.” Thatcher said he was frustrated by the uneven start but ultimately relieved that the Royal Blood team was able to reschedule just about all of the shows.įor several years, Royal Blood has delivered electric performances that have captured an audience across the globe. We have been working on it for over a year now and feel that we have produced something that we are truly proud of.“We built the band to play live, so getting back to our natural habitat was nice and a good feeling,” Thatcher said. It's a Rock & Roll record driven by heavy grooves and riffs with elements of '70s Disco and French electronic music. Typhoons is our third and latest record to be released to the world. I'd take Mike Kerr, my brother Jon and my girlfriend Becca and we'd go see Queen at Wembley Stadium.

You could go to a gig with three people dead or alive, who would they be and what band/artists would you go and see? I also hear that Daniel Riccado is into his Rock/Metal music though? I'm told Lewis Hamilton plays guitar and piano, and my Dad has also informed me that he sang on a Christina Aguilera album. Which F1 driver would make the best music artist and why? It has an intro that brings suspense and ends with a heap of energy and excitement. If you could pick one of your songs to be the new theme tune for F1, which would it be and why? Queens Of The Stone Age – Go With The Flow It's probably the most famous and glamorous track, and the most demanding on the drivers. He got to know Bruce McLaren and his team quite well, but Bruce McLaren would never speak to my Dad directly, as it was considered bad luck to talk to the ambulance crew! My dad also taught Neil Patterson at Primary School, who became the chief engineer for McLaren Automotive in 1999. My Dad used to be the ambulance driver when McLaren were tyre testing at Goodwood back in the '60s. What an amazing driver, seven-time World Drivers' Champion! F1 and live music share this same excitement. There is an energy and excitement to performing art and a massive buzz when you do it in front of an audience or on TV. Some of the world’s most talented drivers, and amazing teamwork in action.Īny similarities between the buzz of F1 and buzz of live music? Seeing cars at the pinnacle of the latest design technology.

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