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“How did I become a lookalike of someone you used to love?” ponders Mike Kerr in the opening moments of the title track that heralds the muchanticipated return of Royal Blood, accompanied by the ubiquitous crushing octave-bass riff and some less anticipated, breezy “ooh-oohs”. It’s a question Kerr and drummer Ben Thatcher will be hoping to avoid becoming autobiographical, having hit upon a winning formula with their selftitled 2014 debut – a record that saw the Brighton duo explode irresistibly to global prominence.