Lately I have seen a rash of patients presenting with the general symptoms of excessive amounts of boredom appearing in the early stages of many a late evening party. After careful research I have determined this general malaise to be brought on by an overdose of bands who borrow acronyms from television technology and music tracks whose titles are often followed by a parenthetical phrase. Luckily a cure for this party sickness has been found in the form of a cheeky band from Minneapolis who refer to themselves as The Battle Royale. Their latest album, Wake Up, Thunderblade, is the perfect dose of dance pop and pure folk that is sure to cure any and all party killers from here until the afterlife. Careful with your dosages, though, as too much of The Battle Royale has been proven to provoke uncontrollably giddy dancing, chilling out, and relaxing all cool.
All nonsense aside I probably would have loved this band simply for entitling one of their tracks Hollercopter. I honestly laughed just reading that word out loud. Seriously, try saying Hollercopter in your best Schwarzenegger accent and you’ve got the beginning of a great party already.
mp3 : The Battle Royale - Hollercopter
mp3 : The Battle Royale - Wake Me Up
Although these two tracks present the more danceable version of The Battle Royale their album is rife with acoustic folk goodness as well. In some artists this clever dichotomy would be bashed and much maligned but with The Battle Royale it feels as if you’re really getting the best of both worlds.
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