The Royston Club are gearing up for something massive. Their second album ‘Songs For The Spine’, drops this Friday, and everything points to a band about to explode.
The numbers don’t lie. They’re playing to 16,000 fans on their autumn tour. Most dates are sold out. Ryan Reynolds is a fan. Pre-orders are already smashing their #16 debut.
Their latest single ’30/20′ perfectly captures why they’re climbing fast. It’s got that classic Royston Club spark, but with a grittier edge and Tom Faithfull’s sweet falsetto floating over the top.
The story behind it? Pure gold. Guitarist Ben Matthias explains: “I wrote ’30/20′ after spending a weekend back home in Wrexham. I was feeling guilty about the lack of visits back home throughout the past year and this guilt reached a sort of peak when I found myself speeding over the new 20 mph speed limit.”
“Wales had lowered the 30mph speed limit to 20mph the year before and I had simply forgot because I was now living in England. I felt a strange guilt when I realised my mistake and started questioning whether I had made the right decision leaving my home and putting blind faith in a song.”
That’s the beauty of The Royston Club – they find the universal in the mundane. A speeding ticket becomes an existential crisis about chasing dreams.
The Wrexham lads aren’t forgetting their roots either. They’re hosting a hometown pop-up shop at The Rockin’ Chair on August 9th, complete with album signings and freebies. It’s the same venue where they’ve played countless memorable homecomings.
From open mic nights at the Saith Seren pub to Reading and Leeds main stages, they’ve become symbols of Wrexham’s wider resurgence. Just like the football club, they’re climbing divisions fast.
‘Songs From The Spine’ promises to be their breakthrough moment. Produced by Rich Turvey (Blossoms, Rachel Chinouriri), it keeps their escapist indie-rock foundations while pushing into darker, more anthemic territory. Ben’s lyrics have taken on a Nick Cave-inspired poetic edge.
The tour dates tell the story best – almost everything’s sold out. O2 Forum Kentish Town, Manchester Academy, Barrowland Ballroom. These aren’t small venues anymore.
’30/20′ pinpoints the exact wavelength the band are riding on at the moment, and it’s as if they’ve written the soundtrack to their success preemptively. It’s a feel-good track backed by deeper lyrics.
They know it’s coming.
They’re right. This feels like the moment everything clicks into place.
