Expected 08/08/25
Wrexham’s The Royston Club return with ‘Songs For The Spine’, a
soaring, emotionally-charged second album that captures a band
stepping up and standing tall. Opening track ‘Shivers’ sets the tone immediately: a dark love song
that channels the spirit of The Cure at their most euphoric and signals
a bold new era for the band. Recorded at Liverpool’s Kempston Street Studios with acclaimed producer Richard Turvey (Blossoms, The Courteeners), and released via Run On / Modern Sky Records, this is the sound of a group at the peak of their powers.
Following the success of their Top 20 debut ‘Shaking Hips and Crashing Cars’ and a sold-out UK tour in 2024, The Royston Club have emerged tighter, louder and more emotionally driven. ‘Songs For The Spine’ builds on the band’s signature indie DNA while
embracing something weightier and more expansive. The soul-baring ‘The Patch Where Nothing Grows’ is already resonating as a fan anthem, while tracks like ‘Crowbar’ shimmer with glad-but-sad disco nostalgia. ‘Cariad’ wears its heart firmly on its sleeve, and ‘The Ballad Of Glen Campbell’ brings the record to a cinematic close.
At its core, this is a collection of songs about the people and places that hold you up - the emotional backbone of everyday life. There’s love, loss, guilt, longing and joy in these ten tracks, delivered with a raw honesty and a more human, less polished sound than before.
The band and Turvey purposely embraced imperfection in the studio, leaning into live takes and leaving in the edges that give these songs their pulse.
Tracklisting
Shivers
The Patch Where Nothing
Grows
Crowbar
Glued To The Bed
Cariad
30/20
Spinning
Through The Cracks
Curses & Spit
The Ballad of Glen
Campbell