The Royal Concept

The Royal Concept
The Royal Concept performing in 2013
The Royal Concept performing in 2013
Background information
Origin Stockholm, Sweden
Genres
Years active 2010–present
Labels Columbia Records, Lava Records, Republic Records
Website www.theroyalconcept.com
Members
  • David Larson
  • Filip Bekic
  • Magnus Robert
  • Povel Olsson
Past members
  • Oscar Nilsson

The Royal Concept is a Swedish rock band founded in Stockholm in 2010. It currently consists of lead vocalist and guitarist David Larson, guitarist Filip Bekic, bassist Magnus Robert, and drummer Povel Olsson.[1]

Career

2010–2012: Early founding

Originally billed as Concept store, in 2010 they released their first single, "Damn", which has a mixture of sunny-pop and electronic elements. The band consisted originally of Oscar Nilsson, David Larsson, Filip Bekic and Povel Olsson.

In 2011, the band changed their name to The Concept. Oscar Nilsson left the band and became replaced by the bassist Magnus Robert. The same year they released "D-D-Dance" and "Gimme Twice". After getting support from the Swedish national radio channel P3, they soon made an impression on the Swedish live music scene, peaking in the summer of 2011 at the Peace & Love festival.

In early 2012, the band changed its name to The Royal Concept, signing to Lava Records and releasing their self-titled EP in June. They also released their tracks "World on Fire"[2] and "Naked and Dumb", followed by a fall tour in the US opening for The Wombats, then Wolf Gang before returning to Sweden to finish recording their studio album. Their single "Goldrushed" was included in the soundtrack of FIFA 13, and also in NASCAR The Game: Inside Line(along with "In The End"),[3] while "World on Fire" was featured on the soundtrack of MLB 13: The Show.

2013: Goldrushed

In 2013, the band released the single "On Our Way", and announced the title of their debut album, Goldrushed, which was released in Sweden on September 11, 2013. That fall the band toured with American Authors and Misterwives around North America. In addition the band also released an exclusive song on Spotify, "27 Forever". In spring 2014 the band went on tour with Switchfoot.[4] On April 2014, the band announced the release date (May 7, 2014) of their debut album "Goldrushed" in Japan, which features five bonus tracks (Damn, Naked & Dumb, Gimme Twice, Knocked Up, and Someday). "On Our Way" is one of the songs featured in EA Sports's football game FIFA 14,[5] and has been one of the players' most favourite songs. It was also covered by the cast of Glee in the Season 5 episode "The End of Twerk"[6] and was also used several episodes of MTV series Big Tips Texas, Generation Cryo and Catfish: The TV Show.

2015: Smile

The Royal Concept's latest release was August 21, 2015 with the album Smile. "Smile" was featured in the game FIFA 16.[7] "Fashion" was featured in the television program iZombie.[8] The band toured in North American supporting the album.

2018: Second album

In May 2018 the band announced that they'd be releasing their second studio album later that year.

Band members

Current members

  • David Larson - lead vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, synthesizers (2010-present)
  • Filip Bekic - lead guitar, backing vocals (2010-present)
  • Magnus Robert - bass, backing vocals (2011-present)
  • Povel Olsson - drums, percussion, backing vocals (2010-present)

Past members

  • Oscar Nilsson- Lead vocals (2010-2011)

Touring members

  • Jonatan Larson - David's younger brother, additional live musician.

Discography

Albums

Studio Albums

  • 2013: Goldrushed (Swedish Release)
    • 1. "World On Fire"
    • 2. "On Our Way"
    • 3. "D-D-Dance"
    • 4. "Radio"
    • 5. "Cabin Down Below (feat. Kenny G)"
    • 6. "In the End"
    • 7. "Busy Busy"
    • 8. "Girls Girls Girls"
    • 9. "Shut the World"
    • 10. "Tonight"
    • 11. "Goldrushed"
    • 12. "Damn!" (Swedish Bonus Track)
    • 13. "27 Forever" (Exclusive Spotify Track)
  • 2014: Goldrushed (Japanese Release)
    • 1. "World On Fire"
    • 2. "On Our Way"
    • 3. "D-D-Dance"
    • 4. "Radio"
    • 5. "Cabin Down Below (feat. Kenny G)"
    • 6. "In the End"
    • 7. "Busy Busy"
    • 8. "Girls Girls Girls"
    • 9. "Shut the World"
    • 10. "Tonight"
    • 11. "Goldrushed"
    • 12. "Damn!"
    • 13. "Naked & Dumb"
    • 14. "Gimme Twice"
    • 15. "Knocked Up"
    • 16. "Someday"
Extended Plays (EPs)
  • 2012: The Royal Concept
  • 2013: Royal
  • 2015: Smile
    • 1. "Smile"
    • 2. "Fashion"
    • 3. "Higher Than Love"
    • 4. "Hurricane"
    • 5. "Just Wanna Be Loved By U"
Singles
  • 2010: "Damn!"
  • 2011: "D-D-Dance"
  • 2011: "Gimme Twice" #35 Billboard Alternative Songs
  • 2012: "World on Fire"
  • 2012: "Naked & Dumb"
  • 2012: "Lost in You"
  • 2013: "On Our Way"

References

  1. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/artist/the-royal-concept-mn0002948012/biography
  2. ↑ http://musicbrainz.org/artist/4a4898e8-0c6c-46dd-b190-8cdf580b0965
  3. ↑ "NASCAR The Game: Inside Line soundtrack - NFSSoundtrack". nfssoundtrack.com. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  4. ↑ http://www.switchfoot.com/switchfoot/blog-article/news/611/Support+for+Spring+Tour%21
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-22. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
  6. ↑ Volta, Rae. "'Glee' Recap: The 'End of Twerk' Episode Not As Bad As It Sounds". Billboard. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
  7. ↑ "FIFA 16 soundtrack: Here's the official list of songs featuring in". The Independent. Retrieved 2016-04-13.
  8. ↑ "TuneFind". TuneFind. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
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