First, let me draw your attention to the above picture. Just what is going on here? Mirrored sunglasses, confetti, oranges, and…Abe Vigoda? I couldn’t help but giggle a little at the utter randomness happening in the shot.
Yet, Brooklyn’s Your Youth’s press shot perfectly embodies its music: punky fresh and blatantly brazen.
“Awake” takes me back to the olden days where the biggest concern in my life was fighting for my right to parrrr-tay. It’s idyllic without being naive.
Maybe the bio says it best: “Your Youth are a bunch of fucking liars with loud fucking guitars and huge fucking drums, who just want to escape.”
The boys have recently signed to Gigantic Music (The Walkmen, Harlem Shakes), and the new EP, Aloha, is out now.