{"id":2497404,"date":"2026-07-11T01:27:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T01:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2497404"},"modified":"2026-07-11T01:27:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T01:27:07","slug":"working-royals-release-new-album-cover-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/working-royals-release-new-album-cover-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Working Royals Release New Album \u2018Cover Up\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"post-views-label\">Article Views:<\/span> <span class=\"post-views-count\">13<\/span>&#13;\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Every musician remembers the moment music stopped being something they simply listened to and became something they wanted to create. For some, it was a single song. For others, it was a collection of records whose melodies, harmonies, and unforgettable hooks inspired a lifelong love of making music.<\/p>\n<p>Fresh off the release of their sophomore album <em><strong>Cross Country<\/strong><\/em> in 2025\u2014which spawned the single \u201c<strong>Jenny<\/strong>,\u201d now surpassing 595,000 streams on <strong>Spotify<\/strong>\u2014<strong>Working Royals<\/strong> found themselves wanting to keep that creative momentum going. Instead of immediately beginning another album of original material, they turned their attention to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/2aAWBBMwZ83p0SQ7jIZAAu?si=69lq65H5R62pXjIZRsmlbQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>Cover Up<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u2014a celebration of the artists and songs that became part of the soundtrack to their lives and helped shape the music they make today.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jenny (Turn your light on)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y58xXy-Y76A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Choosing just twelve songs from a lifetime of musical influences became a fun and surprisingly rewarding journey for <strong>Zach Kellum<\/strong> (vocals), <strong>Ben Finkleman<\/strong> (keyboards, percussion, producer), and <strong>Paul Meehan<\/strong> (vocals, guitar, piano). The band spent weeks sharing ideas, rediscovering forgotten favourites, debating possibilities, and reliving the records that helped define their musical identities.<\/p>\n<p>The result is twelve fresh interpretations of songs by <strong>Joe Jackson<\/strong>, <strong>Duran Duran<\/strong>, <strong>Heart<\/strong>, <strong>April Wine<\/strong>, <strong>Level 42<\/strong>, <strong>Payolas<\/strong>, <strong>Supertramp<\/strong>, <strong>Steve Miller Band<\/strong>, <strong>The Alan Parsons Project<\/strong>, <strong>Philip Bailey &amp; Phil Collins<\/strong>, <strong>John Waite<\/strong>, and <strong>Genesis<\/strong>. More than a covers album, <em>Cover Up<\/em> is as much about the journey that led to Working Royals as it is about the music itself.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, they focused on preserving the melodies, emotion, and songwriting that made each one timeless while allowing their own personality to naturally shape the arrangements. The goal wasn\u2019t to reinvent the songs, but to refresh them with the warmth, rich vocal harmonies, musicianship, and organic chemistry that have become defining characteristics of the band\u2019s sound.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Cover Up\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"352\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/prerelease\/0ei0UJDOCSVoiWIRjMVMwh?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Recorded with the same collaborative spirit that has always driven Working Royals, the sessions embraced experimentation and unexpected moments that only happen when musicians create together. More than anything, <em>Cover Up<\/em> became a reminder of why the band fell in love with making music in the first place. There was no pressure to reinvent the originals\u2014just bandmates enjoying the process of playing together, following ideas wherever they led. Those spontaneous moments found their way throughout the album, from subtle arrangement changes to more adventurous ideas, including a half-time dub-reggae groove that gives \u201c<strong>Easy Lover<\/strong>\u201d a fresh new feel while remaining faithful to the song\u2019s infectious energy.<\/p>\n<p>For the band, <em>Cover Up<\/em> is a celebration of timeless songwriting, enduring melodies, and the artists who unknowingly inspired three musicians to begin making music together. It\u2019s a heartfelt thank you to the songs that came first\u2014and a reminder that great music never loses its power to inspire, whether you\u2019re hearing it for the first time or rediscovering it decades later.<\/p>\n<p>More than anything, Working Royals hopes <em>Cover Up<\/em> encourages listeners to reconnect with the music that shaped their own lives. Whether it\u2019s rediscovering a forgotten favourite, turning the volume up on a song they haven\u2019t heard in years, or introducing these timeless classics to a new generation, the band hopes the album inspires the same sense of excitement and joy they experienced while recording it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_248423\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-248423\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Working Royals \u2018Cover Up\u2019 album artwork<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source v13.net \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; Article Views: 13&#13; Every musician remembers the moment music stopped being something they simply listened to and became something they wanted to create. For some, it was a single song. For others, it was a collection of records whose melodies, harmonies, and unforgettable hooks inspired a lifelong love of making music. 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