Listen to Palaye Royale’s haunting version of Tears For Fears classic Mad World

By Scott Munro
( Classic Rock )
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Glam rockers Palaye Royale share video for their cover of Tears For Fears' 1982 track Mad World

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Palaye Royale (Image credit: Ashley Osbourne)

Palaye Royale have released a video for their cover of Tears For Fears’ classic 1982 track Mad World.

The single comes after the North American outfit released their third studio album The Bastards, which arrived earlier this year through Sumerian Records.

Palaye Royale say: “Despite the original being released nearly 40 years ago, the timeless content of the song is just as relevant today as it was back in 1982. We hope you enjoy our twist on this classic.”

The Bastards is the follow-up to 2018's Boom Boom Room (Side B) – and reflecting on the themes behind the new album's lyrics, vocalist Remington Leith said: “We need a little honesty and a little truth. 

“The world is getting so tainted by everyone trying to be so fucking perfect and so goddamn PG and trying to walk this line of not trying to offend anyone. People need to be themselves, just for 20 minutes at least.”

Leith is joined in Palaye Royale by guitarist Sebastian Danzig and drummer Emerson Barrett.

Palaye Royale: The Bastards (opens in new tab)

Palaye Royale: The Bastards (opens in new tab)
North American outfit Palaye Royale released their third studio album The Bastards earlier this year through Sumerian Records. It features the tracks Lonely, Little Bastards and Anxiety.

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Palaye Royale: The Bastards
1. Little Bastards
2. Massacre, The New American Dream
3. Anxiety
4. Tonight Is The Night I Die
5. Lonely
6. Hang On To Yourself
7. Fucking With My Head
8. Nervous Breakdown
9. Nightmares
10. Masochist
11. Doom (Empty)
12. Black Sheep
13. Stay
14. Redeemer
15. Lord Of Lies (Bonus track)

Scott Munro
Scott Munro
Louder e-commerce editor

Scott has spent more than 30 years in newspapers and magazines as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. After initially joining our news desk in the summer of 2014, he moved to the e-commerce team full-time in 2020. He maintains Louder’s buyer’s guides, scouts out the best deals for music fans and reviews headphones, speakers, books and more. He's written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog and has previous written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to video games, travel and whisky. Scott grew up listening to rock and prog, cutting his teeth on bands such as Marillion and Magnum before his focus shifted to alternative and post-punk in the late 80s. His favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Ned's Atomic Dustbin and Drab Majesty, but he also still has a deep love of Rush.