U.S. Royalty was a Washington, D.C.–based indie rock band, composed of singer John Thornley, guitarist Paul Thornley, bassist Jacob Michael, and drummer Luke Adams.

Formed from the remnants of a few bands, they spent their first few months in a pink trailer, deep in the heart of Southern Maryland.

U.S. Royalty was currently unsigned and released their debut album MIRRORS on January 25, 2011.

[1] After playing festivals CMJ,[2] SXSW,[3] and opening for Third Eye Blind for the majority of 2011, the band followed up MIRRORS with their album Blue Sunshine released on January 21, 2014.

The Thornley brothers created a new band called Born Rivals, while Jacob Michael will continue work with his Foreign Air project.