THE BASTARDS, the highly anticipated third studio album from adrenaline-fueled, rock n’ roll circus and recent JUNO nominees, PALAYE ROYALE, is out on Sumerian Records and now available for purchase in retail stores near you. The album has been met with unanimous critical acclaim achieving perfect scores from most critics. The album can be found on all platforms by clicking here.

THE BASTARDS had an incredibly successful first week when it released back in May, hitting #1 on both the Alternative Albums and Rock Albums Charts, #4 on Independent albums and #12 on the Top 200 Alternative Chart. Since its release, THE BASTARDS has hit 43 million total streams with 1 million monthly listeners on Spotify. World wide, the band has a total of 170 million streams with all albums combined.

Musically, the album is an enormous step-up for the band. It is, in turn, dark, lush, angry, vulnerable, caustic and warm. From the grandiose Bond-theme-esque ‘Tonight Is The Night I Die, to the darkly jarring ‘Anxiety‘, from the quietly heartbreaking refrain of ‘Lonely’ and the massive fuzzed up, distorted guitars of Nightmares (Coming Down)‘, THE BASTARDS demonstrates just how far the band have expanded their writing and musical dexterity, rounding out their already accomplished arson with flourishes of electronics, metal beat-downs, drum n bass beats and haunting string arrangements. There are singles on the album, luminous highlights, but it’s also a piece of work that works beautifully when listened to as a whole.

Lyrically, the album addresses a number of important issues, prevalent to today’s youth – struggles with mental health, the gun violence epidemic, substance use as a means to escape a difficult reality and parental abandonment all play a part in the album’s rich lyrical tapestry. Speaking on the band’s refreshingly honest and open approach to writing on the new album, Remington adds

“We need a little honesty and a little truth. The world is getting so tainted by everyone trying to be so fucking perfect and so goddamn PG and trying to walk this line of not trying to offend anyone. People need to be themselves, just for 20 minutes at least.”

In short, THE BASTARDS is an album that demands your attention. The world needs PALAYE ROYALE right now and PALAYE ROYALE have delivered in spades.

“Ambitiously over-reaching from start to finish, The Bastards is the sound of a band relentlessly pushing themselves creatively to broaden their artistic identity.” 

– Classic Rock 

“Emotional and striking, The Bastards is guaranteed to be their biggest release to date!

– Cryptic Rock 5* 

“From front to back, ‘The Bastards’ is awash with the glory of a utopia and the gutters of real life. It’s truly a journey, one you should embark on straight away” 

– Into The Pit 5*

 “It is a triumph of epic proportions, expertly crafted, it is wonderfully rich, dark and beautiful with a delicious bite!”

– Independent Voice 5*

“The Bastards strikes a bold balance between unapologetically addressing prevalent issues amongst today’s youth, whilst sending shockwaves to the senses with dark, angry yet vulnerable music throughout the entirety of the record.”

– Bring The Noise 9*

Find Palaye Royale online 

www.palayeroyale.com