The Royalty is an American indie rock band formed in 2005. Based in

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, the group has released two studio albums and one EP.

Victory Records Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several record labels. It has featured many prominent artists including Thur ...

signed the band after the release of their self-titled album. They released their full-length album ''Lovers'' in May 2012.

Musical style and themes

The Royalty has been described as having retro influence ranging from the 1960s rock to 1970's soul. Their music has recently been featured on

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and

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shows and the band has been tagged as an MTV Buzzworthy artist. Lead singer, Nicole Boudreau's vocal style has been compared to artists like

Amy Winehouse Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) was an English singer and songwriter. She was known for her deep, expressive contralto vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including soul, rhythm and blues and jazz. A membe ...

and

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as well as older singers like

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Band members

*Nicole Boudreau –

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

*Jesus Apodaca –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

*Mike Hernandez –

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

*Daniel Marin–

keyboards Keyboard may refer to: Text input * Keyboard, part of a typewriter * Computer keyboard ** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping ** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware Music * Musi ...

*Joel Quintana –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

Discography

;Albums ;EPs *''The Royalty - EP'' (2008)

Videography

*"Chinese Fire Drill" (2008) *"How I Like 'Em" (2012) *"Bartender" (2012) *"I Want You" (2012)

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Royalty Alternative rock groups from Texas American post-punk music groups Indie rock musical groups from Texas Musical quintets Musical groups established in 2005 Musical groups from El Paso, Texas Victory Records artists