Royal Headache by Luke Stephenson

The fact that the music of Sydney’s Royal Headache generates instant comparisons to past greats like The Nerves or The Jam is in no way a knock on the band. Rather, it’s a compliment of the highest order. Listen to this new jam, “Another World,” and how its gravely, high-energy mix cannot hide the quartet’s pop acumen. It’s perfect pop, played with vigor, sung with soul, as if Royal Headache first ones to stumble upon the formula. Royal Headache’s new album, High, will be released August 21st on What’s Your Rupture.