Daily noise that works faster than any stimulant

6 July 2023

Photo by Lily Creightmore

On 18th August, cult post-punks THE UNDERGROUND YOUTH will
release their new album – their 11th – named NOSTALGIA’S GLASS
via Fuzz Club.

Pre-order info here.

Craig Dyer (maestro): “The aim became to create a collection of songs that paid homage
to our back catalogue and attempted to dissect not only the positive but the negative elements of nostalgia, primarily the romanticisation of the past – be it the politics of a country, the controversial legacies of film and musical icons or the sentimental idealisation of long dead toxic relationships. ’I Thought I Understood’ was the first track for the album that I wrote following the above mentioned objective to write about nostalgia, in this song’s case an unhealthy obsession with the past”

Following the mesmeric lead single I Thought I Understood comes a second piece
called ANOTHER COUNTRY. Dyer says “the song delves into the ever prevalent retrogression in people’s attitudes towards politics, yearning for what never was, a glorious time in which your country was great.”

This must be the closest The Underground Youth come to sound like The Velvet
Underground. The repetitive jingle jangle pattern, the midnight hour vocals of
Dryer, the dreary harmonies and the ongoing melodic catchiness. All ingredients
for a psych gem are in place. Run, run, run.

Listen/watch.

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