WATCH: Royal Blood Cover Lana Del Rey's 'West Coast' [VIDEO]

English rockers Royal Blood stopped by Dutch station 3FM to give a live performance, and they delighted attendees with a cover of Lana Del Rey's "West Coast."

The Ultraviolence single, which hit the charts this summer, was given a slight makeover by Mike Kerr (bass guitar) and Ben Thatcher (drums).

Using some ridiculous distortion, Kerr was able to layer scratchy chords over bass lines, and then add some Arctic Monkeys-style riffage to the chorus.

The DJ called RB's performance a "mighty cover" and "better than the original." While the second statement might be a bit much, but there's no doubt the duo did a solid job.

Check it out below:

(NME)

Kerr and Thatcher will stay busy for a while. They're currently booked into 2015:

09/15: Berlin, Germany @ Privatclub
09/19: Minneapolis, MN @ 93X Radio Show
09/20: Iowa City, IA @ Blue Moose Tap House
09/21: Maryland Heights, MO @ KPNT Point Big Summer Show
09/23: Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live (Studio)
09/24: Dallas, TX @ Trees
09/26: Tucson, AZ @ The Rock
09/27: San Diego, CA @ Humphreys
09/29: Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour
09/30: San Francisco, CA @ The Masonic Auditorium
10/02: Boise, ID @ Revolution Center
10/03: Spokane, WA @ INB Performing Arts Center
10/05: Calgary, AB, Canada @ Macewan Hall
10/06: Edmonton, AB, Canada @ Shaw Conference Center
10/07: Saskatoon, SK, Canada @ TCU Place
10/09: Winnipeg, MB, Canada @ Burton Cummings Theatre
10/11: Minneapolis, MN @ State Theatre
10/12: Madison, WI @ Orpheum Theater
10/14: Toronto, ON, Canada @ Lee's Palace
10/16: New York, NY @ The Marlin Room at Webster Hall
10/27: Dublin, Ireland @ The Academy
10/28: Newcastle, UK @ Riverside
10/30: Glasgow, Scotland @ O2 ABC
10/31: Sheffield, UK @ Leadmill
11/02: Manchester, UK @ Ritz
11/03: Liverpool, UK @ O2 Academy
11/03: Birmingham, UK @ Institute
11/06: London, UK @ Electric Ballroom
11/07: London, UK @ Electric Ballroom
11/08: Cambridge, UK @ Junction
11/10: Portsmouth, UK @ Pyramid
11/11: Oxford, UK @ O2 Academy
11/12: Bristol, UK @ Bierkeller
11/14: Rouen, France @ 106 Club
11/15: Tourcoing, France @ Grand Mix
11/16: Paris, France @ Les Inrocks
11/18: Milan, Italy @ Tunnel
11/20: Barcelona, Spain @ LA 2
11/21: Madrid, Spain @ Sala Lemon
11/22: Lisbon, Portugal @ Armazem F
12/20: Brighton, UK @ Brighton Dome

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Royal Blood, Lana Del Rey
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