We last featured Washington DC based band U.S. Royalty back in Febraury 2011, and it is good to welcome them back with their new track Into The Thicket.

It has a touch of the Lumineers about it – being a big-hearted, tender folk tune delivered with a mixture of fingerpicked harmonies and vocal fervour that is all to rarely seen (or heard) nowadays. It manages to convey a widescreen, cinematic feel to it without losing the poignancy and beauty at the centre of the song.

Into The Thicket It is the lead track from their sophomore album Blue Sunshine which sees a release on the 21st January.