46 FIGURE IT OUT
Royal Blood
When this drums ’n’ bass duo played under canvas at Download 2014, the demand to see them was such that the tent was way too small. So there was a definite buzz, but what new and exciting tricks were Royal Blood pulling here? The answer appeared to be none. Everywhere you look in their song catalogue you’ll find other bands, from Them Crooked Vultures to The White Stripes. All of which seemed to crystallise in album highlight Figure It Out. FL From: Royal Blood, 2014