Royal & The Serpent, aka Ryan Santiago, moved to Los Angeles when she was eighteen. After some encouragement from a coworker who eventually turned into her music manager, she began to lay out the blueprints for her career. Royal & The Serpent represents the duality that lives within Santiago, and she continuously pushes boundaries with her alt-pop sound.
Today, Royal & The Serpent is sharing her brand new project “get a grip.” The new collection of songs features “Overwhelmed,” which Royal & The Serpent wrote while feeling over-stimulated. She described the song as “sort of me explaining what my life was like at that moment—this feeling of needing to be in control of everything and experiencing a constant sensory overload.” The track has been used in over 1 million videos on TikTok, and has received over 35 million streams globally.
The project also features fresh new tracks “Choke” and “Warn You,” as well as a stripped version of “Overwhelmed.”
You can catch Royal & The Snake supporting Yungblud on his “The Weird Time of Life” virtual tour, which kicks off on November 16. More info here!
Check out “get a grip” below, and say hi to Royal & The Serpent on Instagram @royalandtheserpent and Twitter @royalandtheserp.
