UNDER THE RADAR

Broke Royals Share New Album ‘Local Support’

By: Caleb Campbell

For Broke Royals, their new album, Local Support, is about reinvention. After years of playing together and building up a local reputation for their rollicking live shows, the DC indie rock outfit had settled into a comfortable rhythm. However, like with many other bands, 2020 destroyed any notions of comfort and following lockdowns the band were eager to reimagine the possibilities of a Broke Royals record.

For their third full-length album, Local Support, Bartees Strange came on as a producer and the band dissected and reassembled their sound. They began finding joy in novel stylistic shifts and capturing their irrepressible live energy, resulting in their most vital set of tracks yet. The full album is out this week on July 15th, but ahead of the record’s release the band have shared an early exclusive listen with Under the Radar.