Palaye Royale

Palaye Royale is a Canadian-American rock band from Las Vegas, formed in 2008 by brothers Remington Leith, Sebastian Danzig, and Emerson Barrett. They formed under the name Kropp Circle, later changing their name to Palaye Royale in the summer of 2011.[1] Their name was taken from the dance hall Palais Royale in Toronto, where their grandparents first met.[2] Their single "Get Higher" peaked at #27 on the Billboard Modern Rock Charts and they were the first unsigned band to win MTV's Musical March Madness awards, beating out artists such as Linkin Park.[3][4] They released their second album in 2018.[5] The brothers take their stage last names from their middle names, their birth last name is Kropp.[6]

Palaye Royale
Background information
Also known asKropp Circle (2008–2011)
OriginLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Genres
Years active2008–present
LabelsSumerian
Websitepalayeroyale.com
Members
  • Remington Leith - lead vocals
  • Sebastian Danzig - guitar, keys
  • Emerson Barrett - drums
  • Frank Gioia (Crankthatfrank) - kazoo

History

Kropp Circle (2008–2011)

Palaye Royale started as a band called Kropp Circle, with Danzig being 16, Leith being 14 and Barrett being 12 at the time.

In 2009, Kropp Circle was a part of Radio Disney N.B.T. (Next Big Thing) [7]

In 2010, Jim McGorman interviewed the band. During the summer of 2011 the band changed their name to Palaye Royale.

Morning Light and The Ends Beginning (2012–2013)

After their name change, Palaye Royale released their first single, "Morning Light" on March 7, 2012. A year later, on June 1, 2013, they released their first EP, called "The Ends Beginning". The EP contains six tracks, including "Die for Something Beautiful" and "Death Is A Party, Invite All Your Friends".

Sumerian, Boom Boom Room (Side A), and American Satan (2015–2017)

In December 2015, Sumerian Records announced that they signed with Palaye Royale, and with that came the release of their new album Boom Boom Room (Side A), released on June 24, 2016.

The album contains thirteen songs, and two bonus tracks, which were originally released as a two-tracked EP in 2013, Get Higher and White. Some of the band's songs from the album were "Mr. Doctor Man", "Don't Feel Quite Right", "Ma Cherie" (featuring Kellin Quinn from Sleeping with Sirens), and "Sick Boy Soldier".

In 2017, Leith's voice was used in the movie American Satan, as Johnny Faust's singing voice (portrayed by Andy Biersack).[8] Some of the band's music was featured in the movie, like "Ma Cherie" (instrumental version) and "Mr. Doctor Man". Leith also provided the vocals for the movie's fictional band, The Relentless, in songs such as "Let Him Burn", "Forgive me Mother", and "Me Against the Devil".

Boom Boom Room (Side B) (2018–2019)

Leith, Danzig, and Barrett started the recording process for their second album in January 2018. However, the entire album got scrapped and was reconstituted over the course of five months, completed a week before the band left for the final Warped Tour. Released on September 28, the record completes the two-part album "Boom Boom Room". This album includes songs such as "Death Dance" and "You'll Be Fine". Their world tour, The Final Boom, supported the album's release. 2018, while a follow-up tour, The Funeral Tour, in the spring of 2019 marked the end of the era. During this tour, Danzig was arrested for throwing a cup of coffee at a car that tried to run over his and his fiancée's dog.[9] Since then, Palaye Royale has opened for Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson on the Twins of Evil Tour during the summer of 2019.[10]

The Bastards (2020–present)

On March 13, 2020, they announced their third album The Bastards, through Sumerian Records.[11] They embarked on “The Bastards” world tour to mark the beginning of the new era. They traveled across the U.K. and Europe. On the tour, their Glasgow performance was canceled [12] with hours notice due to the band breaking venue rules leading promoters no option but to cancel the shows in the interest of crowd safety, leading to them performing a free acoustic performance. Later, their Birmingham show was also canceled but rescheduled to a sold-out show at KK's Steel Mill, Wolverhampton. They then were forced to cancel the rest of the tour in the sold-out show in Prague due to the coronavirus outbreak and rushed to Paris before flights shut down.[13] On May 29, "The Bastards" was officially released.

Musical style

The band have frequently been described as, and identify themselves as fashion-art rock,[2][14] as well as being described as rock and roll,[15] glam rock,[16] indie rock[17] and garage rock[18] citing influences such as The Animals, The Faces, Small Faces, The Rolling Stones, The Doors, David Bowie, T. Rex, The Velvet Underground and classical music.[2] Classic Rock Magazine described their style as "crash[ing] from My Chemical Romance-influenced rock to New York Dolls-ish punk via dashes of Stones-y blues".[19] Their art style is also influenced by Tim Burton, as seen in the official video for their song "You'll Be Fine".[20]

Members
Current
  • Remington Leith – lead vocals (2008–present)
  • Sebastian Danzig – guitar, keyboards (2008–present)
  • Emerson Barrett – drums, piano (2008–present)
Touring members
  • Andrew Martin – guitar (2019–present)
  • Daniel Curcio – bass (2018–2020)

Discography

Studio albums

EPs
  • The Ends Beginning (2013)[25]
  • Get Higher / White (2013)[25]

Singles
  • "Morning Light" (2012)[25]
  • "Get Higher" (2013; re-released 2017)[25] No. 26 US Mainstream Rock Songs[26]
  • "You'll Be Fine" (2018)[27] No. 22 US Mainstream Rock Songs[26]
  • "Death Dance" (2018)
  • "Fucking with My Head" (2019)
  • ”Nervous Breakdown” (2019)
  • "Hang On to Yourself" (2019) No. 39 US Mainstream Rock Songs[26]
  • "Massacre, the New American Dream" (2019)
  • "Lonely" (2020)
  • "Little Bastards" (2020)
  • "Anxiety" (2020)
  • "Mad World" (2020)

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Result Ref.
2017 Alternative Press Music Awards Best Underground Band Nominated [28]
2018 Rock Sound Awards Best Breakthrough Artist Won [29]
2020 The Juno Awards Breakthrough Group of the Year Nominated

Other projects

Bastards x Barrett Pop-Up shops, (2020)

This project was first announced on January 12, 2020 on Palaye Royale's Social Media pages,[30] in preparation of their 2020 UK/EU 'Bastards' World Tour. The aim of this was to sell the band's exclusive merchandise and Barrett's artwork to their UK/EU fans without the shipping costs. It was also a project for fan interaction. The first popup shop was in Kensington, London (February 20 – 22, 2020) – with the 22nd being the most popular date as they also hosted a 'Palaye in the Park' nearby the shop earlier in the day. The band also played their song, 'Lonely', off their upcoming album 'The Bastards'.[31] Following the success of the London date, the band continued to host these popup shops in Amsterdam (February 27)[32] and Paris (February 29 – March 1).[33]

Palaye in the Park, (2018–present)

The fans of London created Palaye in the Park in May 2018. It is a free public meetup with other fans of the band in their area, where traditionally they would gather in parks and other public spaces. The first meetup was in the Kensington Gardens in London and the band, recognizing how much effort had been put into it, showed up too.[34] This can be seen on Palaye Royale's Royal Television series (now 'Bastards TV'[35]) season 1 episode 20.[36] The fans of the band still continue to organize and host these events across the world.

References
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  2. Sprague, Ryan (October 12, 2015). "Exclusive interview with Sebastian Danzig of Palaye Royale". Rogue Planet. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  3. "PALAYE ROYALE THANK THEIR 'CULT' OF FANS FOR MMM WIN". Mtv.com. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
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  7. "Radio Disney's N.B.T. Kropp Circle Profile - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  8. "Palaye Royale Talks Shocking Fan Moments, "Boom Boom Room" Side B, and American Satan : Interview". YouTube. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  9. Magazine, Alternative Press (May 16, 2019). "Palaye Royale guitarist arrested after throwing coffee to protect dog". Alternative Press. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  10. "Palaye Royale To Open For Marilyn Manson And Rob Zombie's Upcoming North American Tour". Kerrang!. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
  11. "PALAYE ROYALE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM, THE BASTARDS". Kerrang!. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  12. Jamieson, Brii. "Palaye Royale's Show Tonight Has Been Cancelled". Rocksound.tv. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  13. Sayce, Rebecca. "Palaye Royale play Wolverhampton show following Birmingham cancellation - in pictures". Express & Star. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  14. "Sumerian Records Bio". Sumerianrecords.com. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  15. Yung, Ben (May 27, 2015). "A Q&A with fashion-rock trio Palaye Royale". The Revue. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  16. "PALAYE ROYALE SHOCK MUSICAL MARCH MADNESS WITH WIN OVER LINKIN PARK". Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  17. "PALAYE ROYALE is truly one of the best Indie Rock Bands you have to hear!". Retrieved January 22, 2018.
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  19. "Sin City's band of brothers are flying the flashbang flag for style and rock'n'roll substance". Retrieved January 22, 2018.
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  29. "Introducing your 2018 Rock Sound Awards Winners". Rock Sound. Rock Sound Ltd. November 30, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  30. Palaye Royale [@PalayeRoyale] (January 12, 2020). "Bastards X Barrett Pop-Up Shops will be hosted in London, Amsterdam & Paris. Including brand new items from our clothing line, collectors artwork, and never before seen in store exclusive products. #BastardsXBarrett #PopUpShop t.co/MFWgdTTNEO" (Tweet). Retrieved December 25, 2020 – via Twitter.
  31. Palaye Royale [@PalayeRoyale] (February 18, 2020). "Bastards X Barrett (including in-store special prices and never before seen products) London Pop Up Shop information: 238 Old Brompton Road London England. #TheBastards #PopUpShop t.co/E22NexcNoq" (Tweet). Retrieved December 25, 2020 – via Twitter.
  32. Palaye Royale [@PalayeRoyale] (February 27, 2020). "Today's Bastards x Barrett pop up shop will be inside Paradiso. The exclusive items only available at the pop up shops will be featured at the Merch table tonight. We are so excited to see the beautiful people of Amsterdam, these shows always make our hearts full of love ❤️ t.co/C0GQa7VBhk" (Tweet). Retrieved December 25, 2020 – via Twitter.
  33. Palaye Royale [@PalayeRoyale] (February 28, 2020). "Paris Bastards x Barrett pop up shop information. See everyone at the show tomorrow (feb 29th) and then the pop up shop on March 1st from 3pm - 6pm at 27 Passage Choiseul 75002 Paris France 🇫🇷 t.co/byNPav5bq4" (Tweet). Retrieved December 25, 2020 – via Twitter.
  34. Palaye Royale [@PalayeRoyale] (May 31, 2018). "Soldiers of the Royal Council organized a fan meeting called, "Palaye In The Park" in the Kensington Gardens in London, England. We thought it was such a lovely heart warming moment that we had to show up. Thank you so much for this love and being a real family. x #palayeroyale t.co/vzEEh7ewtg" (Tweet). Retrieved December 25, 2020 – via Twitter.
  35. "Palaye Royale: Bastards TV (Week One) - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  36. "Palaye Royale: Royal Television (Season 01: Episode 20) (UK) - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
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