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Rock & Roll is Dead

by Port Royal

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In regal form with bustling anthemic choruses, beseeching rock & roll licks and a barrage of hits, ‘Rock & Roll Is Dead’ is their most comprehensive, fetching and accessible release to date.

The track while being a fun and optimistic anthem it ferments a talking point for today’s music industry with the leading chorus lines stating, “They say, Rock & Roll is Dead”, created to be a completely ironic and ballsy statement to the cynical haters of the genre which they’ve confronted.

In contrast to this, the track touches on throwing away their money on something that poses a risk and never switching off from what they truly desire. The lengths in which the band went to to get this new single together is a clear example of this.

In the recent month, a conflict surfaced which delayed the release of the track — initially to be released in March — between Lawson Doyle and an outside co-writer, where the two parties were arguing their own direction of the song.

Fortunately for the band, this song-writing attribute has been resolved before it could elevate into a legal battle which was threatened. Regardless, the matter has highlighted a deeper and darker element of the music industry where Port Royal, feeling burnt and sapped, are now extremely cautious of outsiders, the importance of contracts vs friendships, and the obstacles that will challenge them as a collective throughout their careers.

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released April 30, 2018
Written By: Lawson Doyle, Connor Arnold, Chase Brodie & Peter Cullen
Recording: Liam Cox (Jangus Productions)
Mixing: Liam Cox (Jangus Productions)
Mastering: Finley Miller
Artwork: Rowan Price

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Port Royal Brisbane, Australia

Formed in mid-2015 out a shared love for classic rock and the disbanding of high school groups, Port Royal are aiming for the stars and packed stadium moshes all over the world. Inspired by the golden era of rock ‘n roll, the inception of Port Royal was a reaction to the changing landscape of modern music. ... more

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