The Royal We–the band of Glaswegians featured in the above video for “I Hate Rock & Roll”–had a show Monday night celebrating the launch of their self-titled album, which came out last month. But before you go getting worried about another band from across the pond getting all blog-hyped up the wazoo–even though its blend of girl-group harmonies and chaotic violin parts that recall the Raincoats, used to great effect on “Three’s A Crowd,” guarantee that they’d get attention from these quarters–you should probably know that Monday night’s show also doubled as their farewell performance, thus ensuring them a place in, at the very least, the pantheon of bands that maybe could have played one U.S. show before calling it quits.

The Royal We – I Hate Rock & Roll [YouTube via Guardian Music Blog]
The Royal We [MySpace]