Crooked Royals (Lee Mackley & Keane Gilles) - Written By Wolves Podcast

Oli sits down with vocalist Lee Mackley and drummer Keane Gilles of Crooked Royals to discuss their upcoming UK and European tour with Periphery, signing to their label 3DOT Recordings, how they came to have two vocalists, their approach to stage presence and much more. Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 00:45 - Social anxiety & navigating small talk 03:30 - Quarter Life Daydream NZ tour 04:57 - Signing to 3DOT Recordings 06:37 - Watching, listening to & reading 13:25 - Europe & UK tour with Periphery 17:48 - Wolves supporting Pendulum 19:53 - Lee’s first concerts and festivals 21:52 - Big Day Out, Muse, Foo Fighters, and other top shows 25:42 - Europe & UK festivals 27:15 - Drumstick flips, stage presence, Steven Cannatelli & The Axis of Movement 39:58 - Writing and learning drums in metalcore bands 41:10 - New Wolves music 44:37 - Dual vocals 46:05 - How Lee realized he could scream 48:14 - In-ear monitors and monitor mixes 49:54 - Musical influences 55:23 - Crooked Royals songwriting process 1:01:36 - Working with George Lever 1:08:42 - Something to change in the music industry 1:13:39 - Outro Do you like our music and want to see more? Subscribe to our channel ⬇️ https://www.youtube.com/c/WrittenByWolves/?sub_confirmation=1 #writtenbywolves #crookedroyals