Chaos In Tejas Preview: Royal Headache

Chaos in Tejas is one of the rising Austin festivals; it’s four days of rock n’ roll, and we here at ATH are down to highlight our favorite acts of the festival.  Our first must see act is Australia’s Royal Headache. 

While they’ve been garnering a huge following in their home country, they’re just now making huge waves in the US, having recently released their excellent self-titled debut on What’s Your Rupture?.  Personally, I couldn’t stop playing it for three weeks straight; it’s one of the most exuberant records I’ve gotten my hands on.

What does it sound like? Well, you can’t really lump them into any specific genre box, but one of the reasons they’re popularity grows is their combination of garage musical tactics with Shogun’s classic soul-style singing approach.  It’s an odd juxtaposition, but one that leads to the question of why more people haven’t tried this out.  When executed perfectly, there’s not much better out there.  According to our sources, their live show is something you don’t want to miss; it’s just as frenetic as the record…and that’s going to melt some faces.  Combat that with recent visa issues the band has, and I expect them to unleash the fury on Austin when they arrive.

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Download: Royal Headache – Down the Lane [MP3]