RICK ROYALE’s trash and jangle Americana combines the California cool of Tom Petty or The Byrds with the Rock ‘n’ Roll heart of Lou Reed’s Velvet Underground. His emotive lyrics rise above a sound that echoes the classic pop of the late 60’s and early 70s while taking time to stroll the same musical side streets as today’s singer songwriters like David Gray, Ryan Adams, or Pete Yorn. Constantly pushing towards the future while never failing to recall the past...

Bio

RICK ROYALE, described by Vodka Magazine as an "artist and visionary" has been on the cutting edge of the independent music scene since he moved from Canada to Los Angeles with his rockabilly band The Rattled Roosters in the early 90's.  After 3 full length records, numerous singles and compilations, and due to the regional success of later projects like POPism and The Royales, as well as his spirited solo shows, Rick has earned his reputation as a prolific and talented songwriter and a peerless live performer.

RICK ROYALE's new record "AT THE END OF SUNSET" delivers simple, catchy, melodies and evocative lyrical imagery bathed in ringing Rickenbackers and waves of symphonic feedback, comfortably faded by the California sun.

RICK ROYALE now divides his time between New York, Los Angeles, and relentlessly touring the Nation and in the UK. He holds a critically acclaimed residency Tuesday evenings, when he is in New York City, at a night he started called WhiskeyBreath.  Block Magazine describes WhiskeyBreath as “avant-garde” and The Village Broadsheet claims that it is the "stomping grounds for just about everybody who's anybody on the East Village music scene today."


EPK: http://www.sonicbids.com/RickRoyale
WEB: http://www.RickRoyale.com
ALBUM: http://www.AtTheEndOfSunset.com
MYSPACE: http://www.myspace.com/RickRoyale


Discography
AT THE END OF SUNSET(Popomatic Recordings)-rick royale & the collection
GREEN EYE SOUL (SINGLE Popomatic Recordings)-rick royale
THE ROYALES (SINGLE Independent)-the royales
RETRO-SPEX (Hootenanny Records)-rattled roosters
YOUNG & MODERN (BangOn/Cargo)-rattled roosters
MARILYN (SINGLE BangOn/Cargo)-rattled roosters
YEAR OF THE ROOSTER (BangOn/Cargo)-rattled roosters
NEXT HEARTBRAKE 1/4 MILE (EP Independent)-rattled roosters