YRU
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Origin | Bern, Switzerland |
Genres | Alternative, indie, psychedelic, rock |
Years active | 2006-present |
Labels | Unsigned |
Members | Stefan Caduff (Vocals) Lars Uebersax (Hammond) Davide Vincifora (Guitar) Alper Akçöltekin (Bass) Philipp Beyeler (Drums) |
Past members | Daniel Dummermuth (Guitar) Michael Trittibach (Guitar) Manuel Meier (Guitar) David Diston (Guitar) Christian Wenger (Bass) Rafael Costa (Bass) |
Website | http://www.yru.li |
YRU (pronounced "why are you") is a Swiss rock band formed in 2006 by Philipp Beyeler (drums), Michael Trittibach (guitar), and Christian Wenger (bass), who had all grown up and already played together, decided to continue and start up a proper band. Soon Lars Uebersax (Hammond organ) joined the guys but they still needed a singer and another guitarist. Before the year was over they found their voice in Stefan Caduff and Daniel Dummermuth a friend of Lars joined them to be the lead guitarist. That is when they really started to make an impact in the Bern Switzerland area.
History
In 2008 they released their first album Follow the Lights with seven tracks featuring "Song for Everyone" which was aired for over two years on the show Roboclip on
Music style and influences
The band's sound is diverse and is a mix of 1970s sound elements such as the
Press
Their video to "Song for Everyone" inspired by the
The debut on-air radio interview was made by Berner Zeitung on 5 October 2009.[4] First video interview was also at Berner Zeitung on 18 August 2010 which they interviewed the singer and the drummer.[5]
Discography
Albums
- Follow the Lights (2008)
- Punkrock & Butterflies (2010)
- still a capitalist (2016)
- New Beginning (2019)
References
- ^ "YRU on iTunes YRU - Punkrock & Butterflies". iTunes. 2010-06-17. Retrieved 2010-06-17.
- ^ "YRU on YouTube: YRU - Song for everyone". YouTube. 2008-09-23. Retrieved 2008-09-23.
- ^ "YRU on SF: YRU - Song for everyone". Schweizer Fernsehen. 2008-10-23. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
- ^ "auf restorm.com entdeckt: YRU - Wir sind ein Versprechen für die Zukunft". Berner Zeitung. 2009-10-05. Retrieved 2009-10-05.
- ^ "Video Interview Berner Zeitung: YRU - Ein Seitenhieb an die Menschheit". Berner Zeitung. 2010-08-18. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
External links
- YRU-Homepage
- YRU Official's channel on YouTube
- mx3
- last.fm