''How Did We Get So Dark?'' is the second
studio album
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by British
hard rock
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duo
Royal Blood
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. The album was released by
Warner Bros. Records
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on 16 June 2017.
The album is considered by most critics to be stylistically similar to
the band's breakthrough debut album, with Kerr's bass serving as the music's focal point, but it incorporates more blues and psychedelic influences. It received generally positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success.
Critical reception
The album received generally positive reviews from music critics, attaining a
Metacritic
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aggregate score of 71.
It was elected by ''
Loudwire
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'' as the 7th best hard rock album of 2017.
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's booklet.
Royal Blood
* Mike Kerr – bass, keyboards, vocals, production
* Ben Thatcher – drums, percussion, piano, production
Production
* Tom Dalgety – production, engineering, mixing
* Jolyon Thomas – production, engineering
* Brian Lucey – mastering
* Justin Smith – engineering
* Drew Bang – engineering
Imagery
* Adrian Samson – photography
* Pascal Teixeira – art direction
* Richard Welland – design
* We Three Club – tiger design
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
External links
*Royal Bloo
official website*Dan Hillie
official website
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2017 albums
Warner Records albums
Royal Blood (band) albums
Albums produced by Tom Dalgety
Albums recorded at RAK Studios