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City Of Paradigm kicks off with a musical explosion with the aptly named “Ignite”, and in the first 14 seconds you’re not quite sure which way the tracks going to go. Is this going to be a death metal dirge? Atmospheric minimalism wrapped in distortion? When the song finally kicks in properly, and you’re introduced to the subtlety of the melody juxtaposed with the discordance of the guitar and bass, both jockeying for position as the dominant force over the drums, you’re in for a real treat...
Click title link to read full review. - Panic Dots Magazine
City Of Paradigm kicks off with a musical explosion with the aptly named “Ignite”, and in the first 14 seconds you’re not quite sure which way the tracks going to go. Is this going to be a death metal dirge? Atmospheric minimalism wrapped in distortion? When the song finally kicks in properly, and you’re introduced to the subtlety of the melody juxtaposed with the discordance of the guitar and bass, both jockeying for position as the dominant force over the drums, you’re in for a real treat...
Click title link to read full review. - Panic Dots Magazine
Being a particularly nerdy teenager in the late 90s meant that the first good music I ever really heard, discounting my mother's continuing obsession with The Police, was whoever was playing at The Bronze in this week's Buffy The Vampire Slayer. As such I have a personal weakness for glossy American indie rock. Listening to Washington DC's Access Royale felt like a nostalgia trip and, while nowadays I am more likely to be found listening to grittier British indie, it was a trip I thoroughly enjoyed....
Click title link to read full review. - 405 Magazine
Being a particularly nerdy teenager in the late 90s meant that the first good music I ever really heard, discounting my mother's continuing obsession with The Police, was whoever was playing at The Bronze in this week's Buffy The Vampire Slayer. As such I have a personal weakness for glossy American indie rock. Listening to Washington DC's Access Royale felt like a nostalgia trip and, while nowadays I am more likely to be found listening to grittier British indie, it was a trip I thoroughly enjoyed....
Click title link to read full review. - 405 Magazine
Discography
Singles:
Planet Earth - September 2013
Remembrance - releasing October 2013
Album:
City Of Paradigm - June 5, 2013
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Having formed from a mutual love of everything indie in 2011, Access Royale are an alternative indie rock band created by Los Angeles’ Vee Styles (Lead Vocal, Guitar) and Washington DC’s Charles Maven (Keys) with accompaniment in the studio by L.A.'s Art Pacheco (Robin Thicke) on drums.
Access Royale will be releasing a new single, in select countries, as a free download as the band embarks on a 2013 fall/winter US/UK/European tour. The much anticipated "Planet Earth" single will release on September 9th. Produced by Vee Styles, engineered and mixed by Ghian Wright (Oasis, Foo Fighters, TV on the Radio, 2Cellos), mastered by Grammy award winner Evren Goknar (Jimmy Eat World, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Thirty Seconds To Mars) and recorded at world renown Village Recorder Studios in Los Angeles. The studio has been graced by the likes of The Black Keys, Chemical Brothers, Snow Patrol, No Doubt, Coldplay, Gorillaz, Franz Ferdinand, Radiohead, and many others. Access Royale is expected to release another single in late October titled "Remembrance" alongside a music video.
The band's previous album "City Of Paradigm" released worldwide on June 5th, 2013 had remarkable feedback internationally. As 405 Magazine calls it “…Very well played, Very Slick, and Well Produced.“ The independent release had garnered similar positive feedback from NME, Panic Dots Magazine, AU Magazine, Spinner Magazine, Who’s Jack Magazine, iSpy Magazine, VPME, TNT Magazine, and ArtRocker Magazine.
The record was notable for it's uplifting message of self-discovery and freedom, while the new singles take a new direction towards a dark past that questioned a uncertain future.
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