Royworld´s unconventional positivity, coupled with their intensity and musicianship has made them one of the most distinct and disarmingly unique bands in a very long time. Their epic eccentricity in both sound and production has created a bold and new indie rock.

A band that draw on influences such as Roxy Music, Peter Gabriel and Talking Heads - Royworld are already being championed by the likes of Jo Whiley at Radio 1 and Dermot ´O Leary on Radio 2. Their live following is growing rapidly, captivated by a sense of drama, and Rod Futrille´s endearing awkwardness.

Introducing Royworld: Rod Futrille (singer), Rob Parken (guitarist), Tim Miles (keyboards) and Gerry Morgan (drums).

Royworld formed at London´s Goldsmiths in early 2006. Songwriting partners and Brothers Rod and Crispin Futrille, from Somerset, stuck an advert up on the college notice board. It was a subtle call to arms, and answered by fellow students Morgan and Miles. Parken, Miles´ old schoolmate in Harrogate, quickly completed the line-up.

Within weeks they began to gig around London, clocking up the pub-miles on the murky but historic stages of The Dublin Castle, The Barfly, and The Hope and Anchor. ´We were doing three gigs a week,´ recalls Futrille, ´playing as much as possible and fairly intensely, just to get the live show working.´

Royworld became a fearsomely thrilling buzz-band, losing girlfriends along the way, as Futrille, Parken, Miles and Morgan get lost in their out-every-night dedication-slash-madness.

In the summer of 2007, things began to move quickly: one label came to see them at rehearsals and immediately made them an offer. Bleeding-edge indie label Fierce Panda – first home to everyone from Coldplay to Snow Patrol, iLiKETRAiNS and Art Brut – attended a gig and offered to put out a single, a rites of passage for the stars of tomorrow. Virgin Records and a stack of rivals came to see Royworld at the infamous Purple Turtle in Camden. By the Friday, the band had an offer on the table. It had taken nine days to go from unsigned band to band with a sparkling new record deal.

Rod Futrille is at the head of the band. He is the "driving force" says Tim. But it is the song writing partnership of Rod and brother Crispin and their ´complicated´ sibling relationship, that is the creative force behind Royworld. They grew up ´in the middle of nowhere´, at the end of a country lane in Somerset. ´It meant there wasn´t much to do, but we both love music so that´s where it all started´

They´ve been writing songs since their early teens. At first, messing around with an Akai sampler and Q-Base, experimenting with electronic sounds.

In December 2007 Fierce Panda came good on their early enthusiasm and released ´Elasticity´ and ´Tinman´ as a limited edition double a-side seven-inch. XFM, Jo Whiley on Radio 1 and Dermot O´Leary on Radio 2 swung behind the songs immediately, and it´s no wonder: ´Elasticity´ sounds like classic Eighties pop rebooted by New Radicals´ song writing guru Gregg Alexander, but all the time staying stoutly, defiantly Royworld-esque.