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“Cool enough for hipsters, heavy enough for metalheads, smart enough for muso snobs…”

From a Village Voice review of Band of Skull’s latest album, “Himalayan,” it’s true this English trio has yet to be claimed by a particular audience. Their gritty mix of blues and raw rock and roll has finally started gaining widespread recognition after releasing their third album.

Headlining their own North American tour — they’ve recently played alongside headliners Red Hot Chili Peppers and Musse — it’s been said again and again that their music appeals to all ages of people who love all kinds of music.

“It’s just rock and roll music in my mind,” frontman Russell Marsden says. “We just like to make music that is real. We like to write songs from experiences from the heart. People will know if you’re faking it.”

Band of Skulls will be playing at 8 p.m. tonight at Granada, 1020 Massachusetts St. Lawrence is the last stop on the group’s tour, so Marsden says with material from three albums, they will be pulling out all the stops for this “special night.” Tickets are $18.

Much like the style of their music, the band itself came together rather organically. Guitarist and vocalist Marsden and drummer Matt Hayward found each other when they were 12 in their hometown of Southampton.

“We were put together by our families, I guess because of our interest in music,” Marsden says. “I think they thought it would keep us out of trouble.”

But the addition of bass player Emma Richardson came later in art college in Winchester after the two learned she played the acoustic guitar and sang. With a heart-pumping baseline on latest raunchy single “Hoochie Coochie” you’d have no idea this wasn’t even her instrument of choice.

“We just gave her the bass and said play the bass,” Marsden says. “We had a gig in two weeks time and we kind of tricked her into joining the band.”

Marsden and Richardson often join forces on vocals, providing for a sweet and sour mix of sounds, which can be heard on “Nightmares” and biggest hit off the newest album — “Asleep at the Wheel,” which they played on “Late Night with Seth Meyers” in March this year.

A few things have helped the three gain a hardcore following: “I Know What I Am” became a global iTunes Single of the Week, and as a result their first album “Baby Darling Doll Face Honey” was rush-released to meet demand. Their single “Friends” appeared on the soundtrack for the film” Twilight: New Moon.” And “Light of the Morning” ran during a prime-time Mustang ad.

Now the UK band has garnered plenty of buzz in both North America and back home. With the goal to prove they “weren’t just a one-trick pony” from second album to the last, Marsden is confident in their music, and grateful for the overwhelming support they’ve received thus far.

“The reaction has been really good, it makes you feel good,” Marsden says. “In the studio you don’t really know who you’re making the record for, but on tour you get to actually see people enjoying the music. I’m happy.”