The rock band from Leeds exploded onto the scene when they released The Overload in 2022. The album peaked at #2 in the UK before their sophomore album, Where’s My Utopia, climbed up to #4.
Well now they’ve got another coming out this summer: You’re Gonna Need a Little Music
Yard Act released their first single in support of the album last week. Redeemer is unlike any other song they’ve done so far. And, wow, what a different sound.
And what a different point of view.
The pop-driven post-punk sound is gone. Instead is something far darker, far heavier in what frontman James Smith said is an exploration into the question of individualism and shared realities.
It’s a hell of a way to promote this record. And it shows how this band is evolving into a more mature sound, exploring different themes and textures in their music. We’re still a few months away from the album’s release, but I’m seriously excited for this one and it’s immediately jumped to the top of my most highly anticipated releases this year.
Fitzie’s track of the day: Redeemer, by Yard Act
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The Independent: “Into the ‘lion’s den’: Hearts take ‘us against everybody’ approach into Celtic showdown”