Royseven – You Say We Say

Even when Royseven released their debut album five years ago, they were a band out of step with the rest of the Irish music industry. Signed, not only to a major record label, but one based in Germany, the six piece were just as likely to be found playing huge festivals across Europe as they were crisscrossing Ireland in a transit van. Their music matched this approach, highly polished pop rock but also with a human heart and knack for a memorable tune.

Half a decade later and not an awful lot has changed. The major deal has gone but the band has hardly gone down the DIY route, instead now finding a home with heavyweight indie Roadrunner – once a dedicated metal label but now widening its remit. Royseven’s remit, however, remains much the same. You Say We Say is a touch more poppy than The Art Of Insincerity, but always high on levels of energy and conviction.

It’s these two qualities that ultimately carry Royseven through. The twelve tracks here are made precisely with the real world in mind, a world of daytime radio play and major gigs as opposed that of dingy clubs and music bloggers. Those who inhabit the latter will no doubt find the record not to their taste, but those from the former will discover much to love. You Say We Say is a perfectly modern, grown up pop record, enhanced by the fact that is has been created by a real band who write real songs. What the album misses, however, is one or two of those songs that take it to another level. The stuff that is here is good, that much is certain, but there is nothing that you feel will really lead the record to take off, although it certainly won’t take them backwards. Royseven – nothing broken, nothing fixed.

Blog Post By Phil Udell

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