What's Rock and Roll?
Studio album by
the Reytons
Released20 January 2023 (2023-01-20)
GenreIndie rock[1]
Length34:12
LabelSelf-released
ProducerDavid Watts[2]
The Reytons chronology
Kids Off the Estate
(2021)		 What's Rock and Roll?
(2023)		 Ballad of a Bystander
(2024)
Singles from What's Rock & Roll?
  1. "Avalanche"
    Released: 30 September 2022
  2. "Cash in Hand & Fake IDs"
    Released: 4 November 2022
  3. "Fading"
    Released: 16 December 2022
  4. "One More Reason"
    Released: 13 January 2023

What's Rock and Roll is the second studio album by English indie band the Reytons, self-released on 20 January 2023.

The album debuted atop the UK Albums Chart, marking a rare occasion of an unsigned band topping the album chart.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 1 in the UK Albums Chart on 27 January 2023.[3] The album sold 12,252 copies to debut at the top and was released in 32 different formats including 16 different CD versions, five different cassettes and a deluxe podcast edition. Alan Jones of Music Week commented that this number of formats might be the most for any number-one album in chart history.[4]

Track listing

What's Rock and Roll? track listing
No.TitleLength
1."15 Minutes in the Algorithm"3:13
2."Istanbul"2:43
3."Avalanche"3:10
4."Love in Transaction"3:10
5."Little Bastards"3:18
6."Cash in Hand & Fake IDs"3:18
7."WMC"2:35
8."One More Reason"3:20
9."Monthly Subscription"2:47
10."Fading"3:06
11."It's a Fuck About"0:57
12."Uninvited"2:30
Total length:34:12

Charts

Chart performance for What's Rock and Roll?
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[5] 1
UK Albums (OCC)[6] 1
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[7] 1

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, venue
Date City Venue[8]
5 November 2022 Stoke-on-Trent Keele University Student Union
11 November 2022 Nottingham Rock City
12 November 2022 Norwich The Waterfront
18 November 2022 Coventry Kasbah
19 November 2022 Cardiff Tramshed
24 November 2022 Glasgow Barrowland Ballroom
25 November 2022 Middlesbrough Empire
26 November 2022 Leeds O2 Academy
1 December 2022 Liverpool O2 Academy
2 December 2022 Manchester O2 Ritz
3 December 2022 Newcastle NX
9 December 2022 Brighton Chalk
10 December 2022 London Electric Ballroom
16 March 2023 Sydney, Australia Oxford Art Factory
17 March 2023 Melbourne, Australia Stay Gold
18 March 2023 Brisbane, Australia Super Fun Festival

References

  1. ↑ "The Reytons: What's Rock and Roll? album review — spirited indie revivalism". Financial Times. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "The Reytons in bid to top UK album charts". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
  3. ↑ "The Reytons: South Yorkshire indie band land UK number one album". BBC News. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  4. ↑ Jones, Alan (27 January 2023). "Charts analysis: The Reytons score first No.1 album". Music Week. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Tour Dates". The Reytons. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
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