Yard Act

EN

Yard Act formed in Leeds in September 2019 when Ryan Needham found himself temporarily living in James Smith's spare bedroom. The two had been pub associates for years, but their new living circumstances served as a catalyst for their friendship and creative partnership which saw them fuse James' interest in spoken word with Ryan's primitive proto-punk demos using an ancient drum machine and borrowed bass guitar.

They released their first material in March 2020, coinciding with you-know-what, and with just three singles (“The Trapper’s Pelts”, “Fixer Upper” and “Peanuts”) and three gigs to date, Yard Act have staked out a territory all their own. Setting up their own imprint Zen F.C., they released their debut 7” which can now only be found for exorbitant sums on Discogs, they’ve scored two 6music playlists, and they’ve won a growing fanbase with their coruscating, narrative driven, spoken word dance-punk.

Now girding their loins for a 2021 filled with new music, new recordings, debut novels, and (fingers crossed) plenty of live shows, Yard Act have most definitely marked our cards as one of UK’s most exciting prospects.

NO

Yard Act ble dannet i Leeds i september 2019 da Ryan Needham og James Smith plutselig ble romkamerater. Etter å ha frekventert de samme pubbene i årevis, ble kollektivet en katalysator for et nytt vennskap og kreativt partnerskap, hvor James’ forkjærlighet for spoken word ble meislet over Ryans primitive protopunk-demoer, flesket ut med en eldgammel trommemaskin og en utlånt bassgitar. 

Det første materialet ble sluppet i mars 2020 – samstundes med det-du-vet – og med bare tre singler og tre konserter bak seg, har Yard Act allerede kommet for å bli. Debutsjueren ble gitt ut på eget label – Zen F.C. – og selges nå til dustete priser på platemarkedet Discogs, BBC Music 6 har spillelistet dem to ganger, og fanbasen bare fortsetter å ese ut i manisk jakt på deres snakkesyngende dansepunk. 2021 byr på ny musikk, debutromaner og debutkonserten i Norden på by:Larm.