Royal Coda

Royal Coda is an American rock band based in Sacramento, California, formed in 2017. The band currently consists of lead vocalist Kurt Travis, guitarists Sergio Medina and Will Swan, bass guitarist Steffen Gotsch, and drummer Joseph Arrington.

Royal Coda
OriginSacramento, California, United States
Genres
Years active2017–present
LabelsBlue Swan
Associated acts
WebsiteOfficial Facebook
MembersJoseph Arrington
Sergio Medina
Kurt Travis
Will Swan
Steffen Gotsch
Past membersThomas Erak
Jason Ellis

Formation

Royal Coda was founded by guitarist and musician Sergio Medina in 2017 after wanting to pursue a solo musical project that would explore new musical styles outside of his current projects. The band announced its formation on January 28, 2018, revealing that they signed to independent record label Blue Swan Records.[1] The band originally consisted of Sergio Medina, also the guitarist for Sianvar and Eidola, former Dance Gavin Dance and A Lot Like Birds vocalist Kurt Travis, and Sianvar and former A Lot Like Birds drummer Joseph Arrington.[2]

The band's logo is a hand, palm up, with a flame above it.[3]

Career

2017–18: Debut studio album
Main article: Royal Coda (album)

On January 29, 2018, Royal Coda announced that they had finished tracking their debut studio album.[4] The group wrote and recorded their debut album at VuDu Studios in Port Jefferson, New York and was produced with Dominic Nastasi and Mike Watts.[5] On February 16, 2018, the band premiered their debut single "Anything to Save".[6] Another song, "Cut Me Under", was released on March 29, along with announcement of their self-titled debut studio album.[7] A third song, "Breathe Correct", was released on April 12, 2018, with a streaming premiere on Substream Magazine.[8]

Their self-titled debut studio album was made available to stream a day before its release date, on April 26, 2018, on New Noise Magazine.[9]

The band performed their first two concerts at Family Vacation Music Festival in Sacramento, California on May 19 and at Chain Reaction in Anaheim, California on May 20.[10]

Drummer Joseph Arrington announced that the band were to record more new music in 2018.[11][12]

On June 22, 2018, it was announced that Royal Coda would tour as support on American singer Tilian's headlining solo tour, from August 23 to September 23, 2018, in the United States.[13] On July 16, it was confirmed that The Fall of Troy frontman Thomas Erak would join Royal Coda as a touring guitarist and backing vocalist.[14]

On August 25, 2018, it was revealed that Erak and former Dance Gavin Dance bass guitarist Jason Ellis were official members of the band. However, Erak left the band halfway through Tilian's headlining tour reportedly focussing on his solo career, leaving Royal Coda to continue as a four-piece outfit.

2019–present: Compassion
Main article: Compassion (Royal Coda album)

On February 1, 2019, it was revealed that Royal Coda would perform at the 1st Annual Blue Swan Records Swanfest on March 30, 2019.[15] On February 11, the group announced its first headlining tour, which took place from March 14 to March 30, 2019, in the United States, with support from Body Thief.[16]

On June 4, 2019, it was revealed Royal Coda would tour as support on American post-hardcore band Hail the Sun's The Mental Knife North American tour from September 13 to October 13.[17] On June 5, it was announced that Dance Gavin Dance guitarist Will Swan had joined the band and would write guitar parts for the group's second studio album; this marks the second musical group Sergio Medina and Swan have been a part of together in addition to Sianvar.[18] Arrington confirmed that the group's second studio album was completed being mastered by Kris Crummett on August 13, 2019.[19] The same month, bass guitarist Jason Ellis parted ways with the band due to personal issues, and was replaced by Steffen Gotsch.[20]

On September 10, 2019, Royal Coda released the lead single off their upcoming second studio album, "Numbing Agent".[21] It is their first release to feature Swan. On September 12, the band announced their second studio album, Compassion, with a scheduled release date of November 7, 2019. A second single, "Becoming the Memory", was released on September 30.[22] On November 12, it was revealed that the group would tour as support on Dance Gavin Dance's 2020 spring tour with Animals As Leaders and Veil of Maya. On March 12, 2020, the tour was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[23]

On September 23, 2020, the group announced that they were writing their third studio album in September and were to begin recording sessions with Kris Crummett in October.[24]

Musical style

Royal Coda has been labeled as post-hardcore,[25] progressive rock,[26] experimental rock,[27] math rock,[28] and post-rock.[29]

Discography
Studio albums
Singles
  • "Anything to Save" (2018)
  • "Cut Me Under" (2018)
  • "Breathe Correct" (2018)
  • "Numbing Agent" (2019)
  • “Becoming The Memory” (2019)
  • “The Innocence Of” (2019)

Band members
Current members
  • Kurt Travis – vocals (2017–present)
  • Sergio Medina – guitar, bass, programming (2017–present)
  • Joseph Arrington – drums, percussion (2017–present)
  • Will Swan – guitar, bass (2019–present)
  • Steffen Gotsch – bass (touring member: 2019–2020, official member: 2020–present)
Touring member
  • Skylar Caporicci – guitar (2018–2019)
  • Jason Ellis – bass (2018–2019)
Former members

Timeline

References
  1. Blue Swan Records [@BlueSwanRecords] (January 28, 2018). "Please welcome Royal Coda to Blue Swan Records! @RoyalCoda is: Kurt Travis Sergio Medina Joe Arrington t.co/04iozPmKo5" (Tweet). Retrieved January 7, 2021 – via Twitter.
  2. "A Lot Like Birds call it quits, Kurt Travis debuts new project Royal Coda - News - Alternative Press". Alternative Press.
  3. https://royalcoda.bandcamp.com/
  4. "Royal Coda". www.facebook.com.
  5. "Royal Coda, by Royal Coda". Royal Coda.
  6. "Royal Coda". www.facebook.com.
  7. Royal Coda [@RoyalCoda] (March 29, 2018). "Royal Coda | April 27th, 2018 1. Blood Thinner 2. Anything To Save 3. Cut Me Under 4. Breathe Correct 5. De Rein 6. See Them Faceless 7. Love Again 8. Calm and Composed 9. Cycled Through The Past 10. Suffolk Royal Coda is: Kurt Travis Sergio Medina Joseph Arrington t.co/zhqch7wSKT" (Tweet). Retrieved January 7, 2021 – via Twitter.
  8. Hudelson, Molly (12 April 2018). "PREMIERE: Royal Coda share "Breathe Correct" from upcoming album".
  9. "Album Stream: Royal Coda - Self-Titled". 26 April 2018.
  10. "kurt Travis on Instagram: "@royal.coda upcoming shows!! See you there 😎"". Instagram.
  11. https://www.instagram.com/p/BjkMCFlHPJy/
  12. "An Interview with Joseph Arrington - Movement Drum Company". 11 January 2018.
  13. https://twitter.com/tilianpearson/status/1010221695116800000
  14. Royal Coda [@RoyalCoda] (July 16, 2018). "Pleased to announce Thomas Erak will be joining us for our upcoming tour. He will be performing with Royal Coda on guitar and back up vocals. See you soon, everyone. Tour Dates & Tickets: t.co/CwOWuTDSMZ t.co/P3sJIbY8c0" (Tweet). Retrieved January 7, 2021 – via Twitter.
  15. Royal Coda [@RoyalCoda] (February 1, 2019). "Royal Coda is pleased to be on this iconic line-up. Get your tickets at: t.co/cYyn7GnVG9 t.co/yEv2JsxO7G" (Tweet). Retrieved January 7, 2021 – via Twitter.
  16. Royal Coda [@RoyalCoda] (February 11, 2019). "First Royal Coda tour dates of 2019. Kurt Travis will be performing a special set of his solo songs acoustically, with Body Thief opening the tour. We hope you'll join us. t.co/5MELqIGzzK" (Tweet). Retrieved January 7, 2021 – via Twitter.
  17. https://thepreludepress.com/news/2019/6/4/hail-the-sun-announce-fall-headline-tour
  18. Swan, Will [@therealwillswan] (June 5, 2019). "t.co/zpcQAYAt5j" (Tweet). Retrieved January 7, 2021 – via Twitter.
  19. https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Hw4Tvgoud/
  20. Royal Coda [@RoyalCoda] (September 5, 2019). "Exit Bass Jason Ellis. Enter Bass Steffen Gotsch. t.co/ug3pG5vBsk" (Tweet). Retrieved January 7, 2021 – via Twitter.
  21. https://music.apple.com/au/album/numbing-agent-single/1478878795
  22. https://music.apple.com/us/album/becoming-the-memory-single/1480978304
  23. Royal Coda [@RoyalCoda] (November 12, 2019). "Dance Gavin Dance | Animals As Leaders | ??? | Veil of Maya | Royal Coda This is where you can find us performing next spring. Join us at the venue early to catch Royal Coda open the show. Pre-sale tickets & VIP packages: t.co/gtikEvjZuU General admission on sale Friday t.co/oCVtCvNXfk" (Tweet). Retrieved January 7, 2021 – via Twitter.
  24. Blue Swan Records [@BlueSwanRecords] (September 23, 2020). "Royal Coda is currently working on their third full length. They go into the studio next month to lay it down with Kris Crummett. t.co/cDG56T5BOb" (Tweet). Retrieved January 7, 2021 – via Twitter.
  25. https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/76852/Royal-Coda-Royal-Coda/
  26. https://www.iliketheiroldstuff.com/features/2018/5/10/royalcoda-selftitled-debut-album-release-kjfwk3o23rn
  27. https://musicexistence.com/blog/2018/04/28/album-review-royal-coda/
  28. https://www.albumoftheyear.org/album/109466-royal-coda-royal-coda.php
  29. https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/76852/Royal-Coda-Royal-Coda/
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