U.S. Royalty straddles the suburban haven and the open road of cultured men; their music narrates a story of lawn squares and white fences and American suburbia, but also, with a vividness that resonates of the cosmopolitan.
“My Dearest Friend” opens on a violinist and the Parisian street corner to which he performs. He plays with gloom, wrenching each note from the body of his instrument. He nods to the British street performer across the way, a guitarist who begins to disperse the melancholic shadow.
“Every Summer” returns to the domestic, an Americana landscape that unfolds before the rattle of empty beer bottle cars and U.S. Royalty’s intro percussion. A steady guitar sidles up to nostalgic lyrics, using the leather seats as an excuse to demand they show more skin. It is a song that calls for windows down and fields afoot.
U.S. Royalty plays at O’Briens on Sunday, June 27th. The show starts before the metro closes and before your brother needs the pickup; be sure to make an appearance at 9 PM.