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CARRY THE CROWN
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If you’ve followed Lincoln rock bands in recent years, you may have heard of Carry The Crown before… hell, you might already be a fan! But for anyone that needs bringing up to speed, let’s look at how the band stormed the ‘breaking’ rock scene and found themselves in some notable and downright impressive places.
From the moment the band formed in late 2016, they clearly started as they meant to go on, with the release of their first EP ‘Desire’ in May of 2017. Their song ‘Forever’ from the EP earned them airtime on both Kerrang! and BBC Radio 1, an impressive accomplishment for any band, never mind a band less than a year old. Listening to their music through the years, the experience becomes more and more satisfying with each release, as the band find their sound and hone in to what Carry The Crown truly stands for. From early bangers such as ‘Fire’ and ‘Hold Me’ from their second EP ‘Not Alone’, to later songs like ‘K A R M A’ and their latest single ‘Head Above Water’. Love or hate the band’s prolific production of pop-rock anthems, one thing can’t be denied: they write great songs.
With such a solid foundation in place, it begs the question ‘what’s next?’. Rock Lynx was lucky enough to talk with Rupert Tyrer (Guitarist) from the band, about what they’ve got up their sleeve for 2022. When asked about the band’s next release and when it’s coming, Rupert was playfully reserved and couldn’t give us any specific details as they haven’t made any official announcements yet, however after a little coercion he did reveal that they do have a new single coming soon, and there will be an official music video. Rupert also revealed that the track is their first collaboration featuring a “well known youtuber” … How exciting! This clandestine approach to the band’s next release is incredibly effective at building a sense of anticipation, which makes the confession that the new track is “timid and raw” even more intriguing. It certainly sounds like whatever they have coming is going to cause a stir, Rupert even claims that “This is the biggest thing the band has done to date. We’ve bet the house on this one, we just hope it pays off.”
Words: Jordan Merrett
It’s impressive to see that CTC haven’t stopped releasing music through the pandemic, with this in mind we asked Rupert how they managed this when they were unable to get in the studio, he responded
Given all the band’s achievements up to March 2020, it’s hard not to empathise with their position. “When COVID started we were on the cusp of breaking through to another level… then we had to stop.” It seems the guys aren’t dwelling on the past though, after a distinct deficit of gigs over the last two years they’re looking forward to getting back to what they do best; Rupert stated “We’re a live band” adding that they have always made a point of putting everything into their stage show, and something new is coming to their live element:
Rupert seems very confident that the new show is going to be a crowd pleaser, and it seems that the crowd is what they care about the most, he even said “People need to see the live show, we want you to get your money’s worth… and more!”
He also said: “we’ve actually got more new material coming than we’ve let on… This is the start of the new Carry The Crown.” When asked about his favourite live shows of the past, Rupert remembers “Bad Apples in Leeds, it was our first ever sell out show! It went off, it was everything you want a dirty, stinking show to be!” apparently the entire band had
Carry The Crown smiling on the set of their latest music video shoot.
Big old d*cks aside, Rupert listed some shows of considerable notoriety; the band have played support for the likes of Skindred and Hacktivist, and in 2018 even headlined 2Q festival at the Platform, Lincoln, where the band are playing their only hometown show of 2022 on the 2nd July. It’s quite humbling to know that even after nearly six years of opportunities and achievements, Rupert and the band still remember the early days with fondness; He explained how the band first started with himself and James Butcher (Drums) talking about a new project before heading to the studio to see how it would go, and it clearly went well: “We jammed in a room and songs just started falling out… and I still feel like that now.” He also mentioned that at the time that they started discussing the idea, Rupert was playing in a Grime band he said
a considerable and surprising change of genre. With everything the band have said and done, it’s easy to see why the crowds are so fond of them. Carry The Crown ooze personality and give back to their fans with great songs and energetic live performances. Given the nature of their boyish humour it seems only right to end on this quote from Rupert about their plans for 2022...
