{"product_id":"royal-blood-typhoons-lp-vinyl-record","title":"Royal Blood - Typhoons [LP] Vinyl Record","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter two UK\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e#1\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ealbums,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2 million\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ealbum sales and an array of international acclaim, you might’ve thought you knew what to expect from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoyal Blood\u003c\/strong\u003e. Those preconceptions were shattered when they released\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Trouble’s Coming’\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003elast summer. 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