Youthmovies
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| Past members | Andrew Mears Al English Stephen Hammond Samuel Hudson Scott Simon Jones Graeme Murray |
| Website | http://www.myspace.com/whyyoum |
Youthmovies (previously known as YMSS or Youthmovie Soundtrack Strategies) were an English rock band active from 2002 to 2010. They consisted of Andrew Mears (guitar and vocals), Al English (guitar), Graeme Murray (drums), Stephen Hammond (bass) and Sam Scott (brass and keys).
History
Simon Jones, drummer for the band Hope of the States, originally played drums in Youthmovies. Prior to Hope of the States being signed to Sony BMG in 2004, Jones was replaced by Graeme Murray.
Their early sound touched upon noise, brooding soundscapes, samples, feedback, and drone, though their mini-album Hurrah! Another Year, Surely This One Will Be Better Than the Last; The Inexorable March of Progress Will Lead Us All to Happiness and the subsequent single "Ores" suggested they were moving into a more ambitious and musically accomplished sound.[citation needed]
The band toured extensively with
In October 2007, the band released a 5-track CD EP in collaboration with
Between April and June 2007, the band recorded their first full-length album, Good Nature, at the Seamus Wong studio in Leicester, released on Drowned in Sound Recordings on 17 March 2008. Ant Theaker, former guitarist with Hope of the States, produced the album, which was mixed at the Strongroom Studios in east London, and mastered in Chicago by Bob Weston of Shellac. The album introduced "a new attention to melody"[5] and was the first recording to feature the trumpet playing of Sam Scott.
In December 2009, the band announced that they had split. In March 2010, the band toured one last time in England and Scotland along with regular collaborator Adam Gnade.
In October 2017, the band announced a one-off reunion show, which was to take place in March 2018 in Oxford. After the show sold out in under an hour, a second date was announced. Both shows were fundraisers for The Brain Tumour Charity.
Discography
Albums
- Good Nature (Drowned in Sound Recordings, released 17 March 2008)[6]
EPs
- Let's Get Going... You're Fracturing Me With This Misery (Quickfix Recordings, 2003)[7]
- Hurrah! Another Year, Surely This One Will Be Better Than the Last; The Inexorable March of Progress Will Lead Us All to Happiness (Fierce Panda, August 2004[8])
- Honey Slides (Try Harder Records, collaboration with Adam Gnade released September 2007)[9]
- Polyp (Blast First Petite (featuring guest spots by Adam Gnade and members of 65daysofstatic and Blanket released November 2008)[10]
Singles
- "Ores" (Fierce Panda) (April 2005)[11]
CDRs
References
- ^ Hughes, Tim (10 July 2007). "Line-up for truck festival revealed". Oxford Mail. Newsquest (Oxfordshire & Wiltshire) Ltd. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^ Hughes, Tim (21 July 2008). "6,000 enjoy Truck Festival". Oxford Mail.
- ^ "ATP VS THE FANS - LINE UP". All Tomorrow's Parties website. ATP Festivals. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^ Hawkett, Becky. "Interview: Youthmovies". Cambridge Film Trust. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
- ^ Mears, Andrew (31 March 2008). "Band Notes - Youthmovies". SUPERSWEET. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
- ^ Good Nature at MusicBrainz
- ^ Let's Get Going... You're Fracturing Me With This Misery at MusicBrainz
- ^ Hurrah! Another Year, Surely This One Will Be Better Than the Last; The Inexorable March of Progress Will Lead Us All to Happiness (2005 repress) at MusicBrainz
- ^ Honey Slides at MusicBrainz
- ^ Polyp at MusicBrainz
- ^ "Ores" at MusicBrainz
- ^ Homeless Musics at MusicBrainz
- ^ Homeless Musics II at MusicBrainz
- ^ Homeless Musics III at MusicBrainz
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