I: Sam Crowston

"Cariad," a standout track from The Royston Club's second album, Songs for the Spine, showcases a significant moment of maturity and vulnerability for the Wrexham indie-rock quartet. The title itself, a Welsh term of endearment meaning "darling" or "love," hints at the track's deeply personal and emotional core.

"Cariad" is a powerful, heartfelt ballad that serves as an emotional centrepiece for the band's second album. It's a poignant, memorable track that showcases The Royston Club's expanding sonic palette and their ability to connect through deeply personal and raw songwriting.

It’s been a triumphant year for The Royston Club, with the release of their critically acclaimed album ‘Songs From The Spine’, big festival moments including Reading, Leeds and TRNSMT, and seeing their entire UK autumn headline tour sell-out in advance. But there’s still more to come in 2025 from the band, with today’s release of a new video for the single ‘Cariad’. They also share a perfect complement to ‘Songs From The Spine’ with the new ‘Live From Coastal’ EP.

The ‘Cariad’ video focuses on a young woman who counters the day-to-day grind of her job in a cafe by daydreaming of an alternate version of her life, rich with passion and intensity. Those desires are expressed through a performance of fervent physicality, her committed performance matching the heightened emotions of the song. And as she darts across location in Beaumaris, a seaside town on the The Isle of Anglesey in Wales, the sense of place becomes just as much a part of the story as her personality.