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Introducing: Youth Man
Birmingham punks Youth Man are turning plenty of heads with their new EP ‘Hill of Knives’ which was released earlier this week – check it out in full below. The record is the eagerly awaited follow-up to their critically acclaimed 2014 debut ‘Bad Weather’ and is available to download digitally from their official bandcamp page.
Self-proclaiming themselves as the loudest live band in the UK, this rabid punk trio are out to defy convention, perception and expectation. With songs about tyranny, the hypocrisy of the West, isolation, the human experience and the largest organ in the human body, their dedication to presenting an honest and undiluted version of their music has led to them charming critics and audiences alike. Their enigmatic front woman Kaila Whyte is the driving force behind their impressive live show, an iconic figurehead for their erratic and off-kilter take on punk.
“Music should not always be easy to listen to;” say the band on their ethos “Music is expressive and dynamic. It should be loud and quiet, pleasant and unpleasant. Music should not have to fall into a precise category in order to be accepted. Female musicians are not gimmicks. Black rock musicians are not gimmicks.”
With forthcoming appearances at Reading & Leeds Festival, Afropunk Festival, Wickerman Festival, Hevy Fest, One Beat Fest and more to be announced, their unrelenting assault on the underground punk scene continues apace on their headline UK dates in May and June.
UK Headline Tour Dates:
14-May-15 Norwich @ Waterfront (with Sleaford Mods)
15-May-15 York @ Basement
16-May-15 Glasgow @ Stereo
20-May-15 Leicester @ The Musician
21-May-15 Winchester @ The Railway
27-May-15 Nottingham @ Rock City Basement
28-May-15 Bath @ Moles
29-May-15 Doncaster @ The Leopard
30-May-15 Milton Keynes @ Craufurd Arms
04-Jun-15 Hull @ Fruit
05-Jun-15 Wakefield @ The Hop
06-Jun-15 Stoke @ Sugarmill
10-Jun-15 Guildford @ Boilerroom
11-Jun-15 Exeter @ Cavern
12-Jun-15 Southampton @ Joiners
13-Jun-15 Brighton @ Sticky Mike’s Frog Bar
2015 Festival Appearances (more TBA):
24th July – Wickerman Festival – Dumfries, Scotland
25th July – One Beat Festival – Outdoor Arena MAC, Birmingham
13th – 16th August – Hevy Fest – Port Lympne, Kent
22nd – 23rd August – Afropunk Festival – Le Trianon, Paris (FRANCE)
28th – 30th August – Leeds & Reading Festival