Rocktober '10s Songs #15-#16: "Black Snake" by Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears (2011) and "Figure It Out" by Royal Blood (2014)

I once again failed to post a Rocktober song on Friday, so you get another double dose to start your week before we delve into the Halloween-themed songs starting tomorrow.

Song #15 is from one of my favorite bands to emerge from the late aughts/early teens, Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears.  I've described their sound before as garage soul, and I'd add a little bit of blues in there too.  Pounding songs with a horn section ain't never done nobody wrong.  I'm going with "Black Snake" from the band's 2011 album Scandalous.  It's a toe-tapper, kicking off with a fuzzy bass riff before Lewis comes in with distorted vocals.  Then the horns splash in, followed by Lewis on the guitar, and before you know it, you're shakin' your ass.

Song #16 is "Figure It Out" by British duo Royal Blood -- another awesome duo that gives you far more sound than you'd ever expect from two people.  I guess I'd say they play hard rock, with occasional dalliances into garage rock, blues-based rock, and metal.  "Figure It Out" was the lead single from their eponymous 2014 debut album, and it reached #43 on the UK pop charts and eventually went platinum in the UK.  It's a creeper, slowly building during the verses before the aural climax in the choruses.

I've seen both of these bands multiple times, and I suggest you do the same.