Robustly Armenian

From Tyneside and Wiltshire via Bristol, Belle Royals formed in 2019.

Debut album 'Robustly Armenian' mixes frenzied noise punk and samples, alongside a lyrical hotchpotch of satire, in-jokes, cultural references, oddball obsessions, improvisation and cut-outs. 

“Put this on and immediately you’re like, oh, another shouty punk band. But it’s very quickly apparent that this bunch of lunatics are not only not just another punk band, but that they are very much something else altogether. I’m not at all sure where this music fits into today’s multitudes of genre names and nice alcoves. Which, for me, is usually for the best. So while there is lots and lots of angry shouting the music pretty soon navigates away from rough punk guitars and drums to take in both total discord through to swirling jazz. It skitters, slithers and runs around in circles waving a flag. At times it seems like the sulphate, mescaline and rum are kicking in at the same time and at others it’s simply sipping a mug of tea shouting abuse at the telly. Have a listen, it’s worth it.”
- Adrian Bloxham, Fighting Boredom