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Not to be confused with Palais Royale.
Palaye Royale
Palaye Royale performing in 2018
Background information
Also known as Kropp Circle (2008–2011)
Origin Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Genres

Art rock rock and roll glam rock garage rock

Years active 2008–present
Labels Sumerian
Members

Remington Leith
Sebastian Danzig
Emerson Barrett
Andrew Martin
Logan Baudean

Past members

Daniel Curcio
Jennie Vee

Website palayeroyale.com

Palaye Royale is an American rock band from Las Vegas, formed in 2008 by brothers Remington Leith, Sebastian Danzig, and Emerson Barrett. Formed under the name Kropp Circle, the band released one EP and two singles before changing their name to Palaye Royale in 2011. Under this name, they have released four full length albums through Sumerian Records.
History
Kropp Circle and early years (2008–2010)

The band's principal members are brothers Sebastian Danzig, Remington Leith and Emerson Barrett. When Danzig was sixteen, Leith was fourteen and Barrett was twelve, their mother, Stephanie Cowper, was advised by her friend Paul Weller of the Jam to allow the brothers to dropout of school and pursue music as a career.[1] The brothers originally formed under the name Kropp Circle and began playing a style of acoustic soft rock.[2] The band was featured in the online Radio Disney show N.B.T. (Next Big Thing) in 2009.[3] The following year they released the four track EP Who we Really are, accompanied by two singles and music videos: "Who we Really are" and "Can't Stop the Rain".[4]
Name change and Boom Boom Room side A and B (2011–2019)
Palaye Royale performing an acoustic set in 2018

In 2011, Kropp Circle changed their name to Palaye Royale, as a reference to the dance hall Palais Royale in Toronto, where their grandparents first met.[5][6] Palaye Royale released their first single "Morning Light" in March 2012.[7] The six-song EP The Ends Beginning was released in June 2013. In 2014 they were the first unsigned band to win MTV's Musical March Madness tournament, beating out artists such as Linkin Park.[8] In late 2015 they signed with Sumerian Records,[7] and released their first full-length album Boom Boom Room (Side A) in June 2016.[9] The single "Get Higher" peaked at #26 on the Billboard Modern Rock Charts.[10] They travelled with the Warped Tour in 2016. In 2017 Remington Leith provided the singing voice for the character Johnny Faust (otherwise played by Andy Biersack) in the film American Satan; Leith also voiced the singer in the film's fictional band.[11] During this period, the band added bassist Daniel Curcio and guitarist Andrew Martin as touring musicians.

Palaye Royale began recording their second album in early 2018,[12] though material from early sessions was scrapped. The album Boom Boom Room (Side B) was completed just one week before the band joined that year's Warped Tour.[13] The album was released in September 2018. During this period, the band's British fans organized a series of meet-ups in public parks called Palaye in the Park; the band attended this first one in London, and fans in other countries have adopted the practice.[14] The band organized their tour in the spring 2019 to support Boom Boom Room (Side B); during the time, Sebastian Danzig was arrested for throwing a cup of coffee at a car that tried to run over him and his fiancée's dog.[15] In the summer of that year, Palaye Royale opened for Rob Zombie and Marilyn Manson on the Twins of Evil Tour.[16] In early 2020 the band instituted a series of "pop-up shops" in England, in which that country's fans could attend a special retail event to purchase band merchandise without paying international shipping costs; artwork by drummer Emerson Barrett is often featured at these events. The events spread to other European countries, with the band appearing at some.[17]
The Bastards, Fever Dream and Sex Tape (2020–present)

The band embarked on a European tour in early 2020 to support their upcoming third album. A February date in Glasgow, Scotland was cancelled due to a disagreement with the venue,[18] and another show in Birmingham, England was cancelled but replaced by a sold-out show in Wolverhampton.[19] Just before a show in Prague, Czech Republic, the rest of the tour was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[20] The band's third album, The Bastards, was released in May 2020 and included songwriting contributions from touring musicians Daniel Curcio and Andrew Martin.[21] Curcio was fired from the band in June 2020 due to allegations of online misconduct.[22]

On July 5, 2021, the band announced the beginning of a new album era and the upcoming release of two new singles.[23] On July 9 both singles, titled "No Love In LA" and "Punching Bag", were released on all platforms. On October 11, 2021, the band released a new single titled "Paranoid".[24] The title of the album Fever Dream was officially announced on November 16 during an interview with Ted Stryker, followed by a post on the group's official Twitter account. On the 20 of May they released the single "Broken", followed by the album's titular track "Fever Dream" on July 15.[25] On August 3 they announced their 2023 Fever Dream European & UK tour, with special guests Yonaka.[26] On June 23, 2023, they released the single "Debilitate" featuring p***y Riot, which had previously been included as a bonus track from the Japanese edition of Fever Dream.[27] On November 22, they released a cover of the Smashing Pumpkins's 1995 song "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" as a single, a part of the soundtrack for the science fiction film Divinity.[28]

On December 1, 2023, the band released the single "Dead To Me" and announced that it would be a part of their EP Sextape, set for release on December 8.[29]
Musical style
Vocalist Remington Leith during a 2022 live performance

The band's music is a throwback style of rock music, referencing the styles of the 1960s and 1970s. Critics have categorised their music as art rock,[30] rock and roll,[31] glam rock,[32] and garage rock.[33] They call themselves a "fashion-art rock" band.[5][34]

They have cited influences such as the Animals, the Faces, Small Faces, the Rolling Stones, the Doors, David Bowie, T. Rex, the Velvet Underground, classical music,[5] the New York Dolls, My Chemical Romance, Led Zeppelin, the Who, the Sex Pistols, the Libertines,[1] the Strokes, Mott the Hoople, the Blue Stones, King Princess and Them Crooked Vultures.[35] Classic Rock Magazine described their style as "crash[ing] from My Chemical Romance-influenced rock to New York Dolls-ish punk via dashes of Stones-y blues".[36]
Band members

Current

Remington Leith – lead vocals (2008–present)
Sebastian Danzig – guitar, keyboards (2008–present)
Emerson Barrett – drums, piano (2008–present)
Andrew Martin – guitar (2018–present)
Logan Baudean – bass (2022–present)

Past

Daniel Curcio – bass (2017–2020)
Jennie Vee – bass (2021–2022)

Discography
Studio albums

Boom Boom Room (Side A) (2016) No. 21 US Billboard Heatseekers Albums[37]
Boom Boom Room (Side B) (201 cool No. 89 US Billboard 200[38]
The Bastards (2020)[39] No. 192 Billboard 200 / No. 27 Billboard Top Rock Albums Chart / No. 12 Billboard Top Alternative Albums Chart[40]
Fever Dream (2022)

EPs

Who we Really are (2010)
The End's Beginning (2013)
Sextape (2023)

Singles

"Who we Really are" (2010)
"Can't Stop the Rain" (2010)
"Morning Light" (2012)[41]
"Get Higher" (2013; re-released 2017)[41] No. 26 US Mainstream Rock Songs[42]
"White" (2013)
"You'll Be Fine" (201 cool [43] No. 22 US Mainstream Rock Songs[42]
"Death Dance" (201 cool
"******** with My Head" (2019)
"Nervous Breakdown" (2019)
"Hang On to Yourself" (2019) No. 39 US Mainstream Rock Songs[42]
"Massacre, the New American Dream" (2019)
"Lonely" (2020)
"Little Bastards" (2020)
"Anxiety" (2020)
"Mad World" (2020)
"Nightmares in Paradise" (from "Paradise City" wink (2021)
"No Love in LA" (2021)
"Punching Bag" (2021) No. 34 US Alternative Airplay[44]
"Paranoid" (2021)
"Broken" (2022)
"Fever Dream" (2022)
"Lifeless Stars" (2022) No. 36 US Alternative Airplay[44]
"Destrozado y Roto" (Spanish language version of "Broken" wink (2022)[45]
"Debilitate" (2023)
"Bullet with Butterfly Wings" (2023)
"Dead To Me" (2023)

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Result Ref.
2017 Alternative Press Music Awards Best Underground Band Nominated [46]
2018 Rock Sound Awards Best Breakthrough Artist Won [47]
2020 The Juno Awards Breakthrough Group of the Year Nominated