“Lying here, wasting away”… not The Royston Club

By Sharon Henry

I was listening to my music one evening and decided to see if the Red Rum Club were playing anywhere local anytime soon - to my delight they were playing in my hometown of Blackpool at the Bootleg Social the following Friday, so I quickly purchased my tickets.

Ihad no idea who was supporting them but was equally delighted to find out it was a young band from Wrexham, who I also regularly listen too, The Royston Club.

The band consist of Tom Faithfull (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), Ben Matthias (lead guitar and main song writer), Dave Tute (bass) and Sam Jones (drums).

Tom, Ben and Dave were friends at secondary school and started the band in 2017 due to their love of Indie music. Then in 2019 Sam joined them.

They recorded their first single ‘’Shawshank’’, followed by ‘’Waster’’ and ‘’Kerosene’’. In 2019, they headed to the famous Parr Street Studios in Liverpool to record their first E.P.

‘’This State I’m In’’ which is very apt, as they remind me so much of the Young Beatles, definitely an influence there.

The band went back to Parr Street studios in August 2020 to work with producer Alex Quinn, who has worked with the Blinders. They then released ‘’Mr Narcissistic’’ and ‘’Coasting’’, which was mastered by Robin Schmidt, who has worked with The Blossoms and The Vaccines.

2022 is going to be a huge year for them - hopefully this time they can give up their day jobs.

Because they loved Blackpool so much, they are starting their headlining tour back at the Bootleg Social followed by supporting the mighty Lathums at Sound City in Liverpool. So a busy time ahead for this energetic band, if they are coming near you I advise you go see them - you will leave with a smile!

Management: james@modernagemusic.co.uk Live agent: geoff.meall@paradigmagency.com Email: theroystonclub@gmail.com