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ROYAL FALCON: Ruined My Life

This raucous debut album from Auckland five-piece Royal Falcon is an eclectic mix of fast paced, driving rock‘n’roll tracks. It’s hard to pin down just what branch of the vast rock family tree they fit into, but their music is raw and danceable. The addition of Bob Simpson on trombone to Last Sun and Devil Town really shakes up the songs adding another dimension to the tracks. Last Sun kicks things off with a fast, danceable, ska feel – horns blazing. The Death Game is a gritty little number backed by pounding drums and sharp guitars. Dan Pilkington’s vocals growl their way through this sing-along track. The band tones things down (but only slightly) for Rehabilitated and Bicycle Lovers, Kyla Dyresen’s piano providing the melodic backbone to several tracks. Things take a turn south with La Madrina, the upbeat country shuffle a nice change from the previous songs. ‘Ruined My Life’ was engineered and produced by their guitarist Perry Hooper at Zone1 studios in Grey Lynn, and mastered by Tex Houston.

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