Album Review: The Royal Heist - Midnight in the Garden of Evil

Kings Of Leon have long since abandoned their positions as rock's truechampions, choosing rather to sell out arenas and stadiums with their newbrand of mainstream indie-rock, the void left by the Nashville quartetthus far unfilled. On this showing, LA indie-rockers The Royal Heist areunlikely break the mould, despite a solid showing with debut album'Midnight in the Garden of Evil'.

Opener 'Lock and Load' is a grower, combining gritty vocals with evengrittier guitars whilst the chorus lodges itself in your brain long enoughto leave a lasting impression. 'Beg for More' makes up for forgettableverses with a devilish little chorus, front-man Collin Pulsipher'sextended "woahs" driving the whole thing forward. 'Anything for You' haspace and power that catapult the song through to an frantic climax,capping off an impressive start.