Record Royale

An absolute pleasure and honestly a bit of a wig out to have Kav Temperley, the bassist, singer, and frontman of one of Australia's most successful and classic modern rock bands, Eskimo Joe, on the show to chat two of his all-time favourite albums. We talk all things Dusty Springfield and her 1969 release 'Dusty In Memphis' against American band Spoon's 2002 'Kill The Moon...

Another week, another monster episode of the pod. Bloody stoked to have John Floreani, the frontman of one of our favourite bands, Trophy Eyes, on the show this week to chat about a couple of his all-time favourite albums - Touché Amoré 'Parting The Sea Between Brightness and Me' and Alt-J 'An Awesome Wave'! Two albums that are quite different sonically, but both are so impactf...

WE'RE BACK FOR 2022. AND WE'RE ON FOR SEASON SIX.  It's great to be back and it's even greater to have Jack McEwan from one of Australia's best bands, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets on the show! Jack is an absolute legend, and we have a great chat about Flying Lotus 2010 release 'Cosmogramma' against Melody's Echo Chamber 'Self-Titled' debut effort, as...

IT'S BRACKET TIME, BABY. That's right, the bracket episode is back! We've covered 30 albums in season five, and it's time to see which one is truly the best! The albums have been seeded 1 through to 30 based on the score that we gave them in their respective episodes, and we're chucking them in an elimination style tournament.  Plus, we give out our coveted end-of-season a...

A last minute rescheduling has allowed us to celebrate Christmas in a very obscure and somewhat concerning way. We're talking about two Christmas albums you most likely have not heard around the family table on December 25th - Snoop Dogg 'Christmas In Tha Dogghouse' against Afroman 'A Colt 45 Christmas'! These two records don't really get you in the festive spirit but...

From five weeks of all Australian music into a monster bash from across the ditch! Stoked to have mates Ciarann Babbington & Jamie Gordon from the New Zealand born, now Melbourne living, Bakers Eddy on the show to chat two albums very close to their heart and home ~ Shihad 'The General Electric' vs. The Mint Chicks 'Crazy? Yes! Dumb? No!'. We talk about their early meetings...

The fifth and final episode of Australian Music Month is here, and we couldn't think of anyone better to have on the show than the host of triple j's all-Australian music show 'Home and Hosed', Declan Byrne! Declan the absolute legend has chosen one of the best Australian bands of all time, Powderfinger, and their 2000 mega album 'Odyssey Number Five' to go up against...

Another week, another two Aussie albums! Super stoked to be joined by Tom Gordon & Ray Dalfsen from one of our favourite bands West Thebarton this week to pit one of Ray's favourite albums by Eddy Current Suppression Ring, 'Rush To Relax', against Tom's choice of 'Vessels' by fellow Adelaide outfit Wolf & Cub. Both bands and records have influenced Tom and Ray...

We're throwing it back to the streets of Sydney in 1987 for the third episode of Australian Music Month. The eccentric delivery of Peter Garrett of Midnight Oil on their sixth studio album 'Diesel and Dust' is up against the smoothness of the great Michael Hutchence of INXS, and their monster record 'Kick'! Two all-time classic Aussie bands. Enjoy!

The Aus Music Month all-Aussie coverage continues! This week we have Perth singer-songwriter Jack Davies of Jack Davies and The Bush Chooks join us on the show to put Courtney Barnett's mammoth debut record 'Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit' against Melbourne band RVG and their debut release 'A Quality of Mercy'! Barnett's 2015 album was unbelievabl...

It is November 1st which means it is the first day of Australian Music Month! For the next 5 episodes we'll be covering nothing but Aussie music with the help of 5 killer Aussie musicians. To kick it off, we have absolute legend Pat Broxton, the singer and guitarist of Tassie band The Sleepyheads on the show to chat Ceres 'I Don't Want To Be Anywhere But Here' against Sly Withe...

Great mates Joe Willis (third podcast appearance) and Darcy Long (second podcast appearance) from Adam's band Dead Mall are on the show this week for a spicy match up between Turnstile's album 'Glow On' and 'Low Teens' by Every Time I Die! Great chat this one. Enjoy! Listen to Dead Mall here: https://spoti.fi/3n83HnW Buy one of our Tote Bags here: https://www.recordro...

The most controversial and meme-able man in music at the moment is up against the biggest Australian band of the past 10 years. Legends Noah Egan and Alex Robertson from Jervis Bay's Debbies join us this week to pit Machine Gun Kelly's 'Tickets To My Downfall' against 'Waco' by Violent Soho! These two may seem like opposites on paper, but there are more similarities t...

Like ya early 2010's emo/punk? Well we have a treat for you. Seb James and Rachel Whitford from Adelaide band Haliday join us this week to talk Citizen's debut album 'Youth' and The Wonder Years' 2010 release 'The Upsides'! Two bands and two albums that very much define that beloved Tumblr era of emo music. Enjoy! Listen to Haliday's debut single 'Phase...

Aus Music Month has come a few weeks early! Snark band-mates Stefan Sepulveda and Pat Lester join the show this week to pit Slowly Slowly 'St. Leonards' and Tiny Little Houses 'Idiot Proverbs' against each other. Two Melbourne bands with a strong following, and with good reason. Enjoy! Listen to Snark here: https://spoti.fi/3D5bclX Buy one of our Tote Bags here: www.recordroyal...

A couple of fellow Novacastrians Cody Brougham and Nick Crameri from everyone's favourite local band Underlay join us this week to chat two of their faves! It's Beach Fossils' third studio album 'Somersault' up against the 2018 release from Last Dinosaurs 'Yumeno Garden'. Two albums on the same wavelength, but different ends of the spectrum. Enjoy!  Listen to Und...

Two legends from Wollongong band Good Lekker, Mal Hurley and Hamish Starr are on the show this week to chat all things The Front Bottoms and their 2013 record 'Talon of the Hawk' against Verge Collection's debut effort 'Flaneur'! Not only do we dissect these albums, but we have the most in depth Shark Tank segment yet and tell a couple of great yarns. Enjoy! Listen to Good...

We're back with another one! Another episode featuring a Cloud Nothings record. A few weeks ago they were only a name to us and now we know a chunk of their discography. Which is a good thing. We're joined by Lewis Matte, the singer and guitarist of hectic Melbourne band Sophisticated Dingo to chat Wavves 'Afraid of Heights' vs. Cloud Nothings 'Here and Nowhere Else'!...

Season five is here pals! Kicking it off with JT and Bassy from Between You & Me to chat all things Seaway 'Big Vibe' and The Dirty Nil 'Fuck Art'. A couple of recent albums that encapsulate this new sound in the punk scene that we are very much about. We also debut our new segment 'Shark Tank'! This was a very, very fun one, enjoy! Between You & Me's new...

IT'S BRACKET TIME, BABY. That's right, the bracket episode is back! We've covered 32 albums in season four, and it's time to see which one is truly the best! The albums have been seeded 1 through to 32 based on the score that we gave them in their respective episodes, and we're chucking them in an elimination style tournament. Plus, we give out our coveted end-of-season aw...

Finishing up season four with a couple of alternative beauties! Legend Callum Robinson from one of our favourite bands Semantics joins us to chat two of his all-time favourite records ~ Cloud Nothings 'Life Without Sound' and Joyce Manor 'Cody'. We talk about the intricacies of each band, with a couple of decent and not-so-decent tattoo designs in there too. Enjoy!

A last minute reschedule has left us no choice. We must compare LMFAO 'Sorry For Party Rocking' and 3OH!3 'Want'. We don't make the rules. It must be done. Thankfully our guy Joe Willis from Split Feed and Dead Mall is joining us to chat these two outrageously outdated albums. A very fun one. Enjoy! Some local beats that are better than these albums: - https://bit.ly/3jUKc...

We're joined by our new resident pop-music correspondent Rachel Maria Cox this week for a couple of bloody large 2019 albums ~ Harry Styles 'Fine Line' and Taylor Swift 'Lover'! As per expected, both were hugely successful albums on the charts, and have a fair few banging tracks throughout. Enjoy!

Tom Otten and Sam McRae from Melbourne band The Velvet Club join us this week for a couple of all time huge records! Oasis 'Definitely Maybe' vs. Red Hot Chili Peppers 'Blood Sugar Sex Magik'. Two monster breakthrough albums for both bands which get mentioned a lot in any 'best of the 90s' lists. Enjoy!

 Eliza Klatt and Kurt Skuse from the brilliant Eliza & The Delusionals join us this week for a couple of straight up brilliant alternative albums! One of the biggest bands of all time, Coldplay, and their huuuuuge 2002 record 'A Rush Of Blood To The Head' goes up against one of Australia's most under-rated bands of all time in City Calm Down and their debut effort 'In A Res...