* En anglais uniquement
Indie rock trio
the Royal Bangs make rambunctious experimental rock with a bent toward '90s noise rock. Formed in Knoxville, Tennessee in 2005,
the Royal Bangs feature former high-school friends singer/multi-instrumentalist
Ryan Schaefer and drummer
Chris Rusk as well as guitarist
Sam Stratton. The band posted its music online and eventually caught the ear of
the Black Keys'
Patrick Carney, who signed them to his Audio Eagle Records label and released their debut,
We Breed Champions, in 2008. The band's sophomore effort,
Let It Beep, followed in 2009. A year later, the band signed to Glassnote Records. In 2011,
the Royal Bangs released their third studio album,
Flux Outside, which featured production from former
Sparklehorse member
Scott Minor and mixing from longtime
Flaming Lips producer
Dave Fridmann. The
Royal Bangs returned in 2013 with the
Carney-produced
Brass. ~ Matt Collar