Athens, Greece indie rock/shoegaze band Royal Arch have returned with their new single “Root Of Your Downfall“.
The song serves as the first taste of their highly-anticipated debut album, Love & Terror, set for release in early 2025. Grab it here.
Forming in 2020, Royal Arch aims to build their own sound and bring the new generation to guitar music. Their songs explore themes of youth, relationships, love, and the challenges of growing up in the city. They have previously performed alongside well-known bands such as Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, Florence and The Machine, Fontaines D.C., Nothing But Thieves, Editors, and many others. With their debut album, the band is ready to take the next step toward international success.
Root Of Your Downfall explores the complexities of life and love—a force that can lift you up but also pull you down. It takes listeners through a journey of inner struggles, spiritual questioning, and the feeling of losing something you love. The song suggests that the most difficult times can often reveal deeper truths or realizations, lending a spiritual tone and implying a search for meaning or guidance.
The lyrics show how love, at its strongest, can feel overwhelming, even damaging—making you wonder if it could be the cause of your own “downfall.” It’s a powerful look at the struggle to balance love’s beauty with its risks of heartbreak and self-destruction
Have a listen now.
Photo credit: Orestes
