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Fresh Chops: Youth Man

• 17th Mar 2014

Our Fresh Chops today come from Birmingham punk trio Youth Man who continue their assault on the UK music scene at full throttle as they share their video for ‘Wide Awake’ – the latest track taken from their acclaimed debut EP ‘Bad Weather’ – after premiering it with DIY magazine last week.

The band have also announced their first festival apperances for 2014 at Live At Leeds, The Great Escape and Y Not Festival.

The video, directed by Martin Sek, is as foreboding as the song itself – a sombre, grainy affair that bursts into a clash of life and colour at the song’s enigmatic crescendo before slipping back into a slumber with twinkling guitars lulling it gently back to a temporary stability. Let’s face it, this band never stay stable for too long.

Watch the video for ‘Wide Awake’ here:

The band recorded the EP in July 2013 at the Motor Museum in Liverpool with Al Groves (Elvis Costello, The Coral) on production duties.

Stream, download and share the full EP for free here.

UK Live Dates:

03-May-14 UK Leeds – Live at Leeds Festival
09-May-14 UK Brighton – The Great Escape
03-Aug-14 UK Matlock – Y Not Festival