Young People's War Prayers On The Way
Avant-noise punks Young People will release their second longplayer,
War Prayers, this September on Hollywood-based art/punk indie
Dim Mak Records.
To tide fans over until then, the Brooklyn, N.Y. — by way of Los
Angeles — trio will release a 12-inch, Ne'er Do Well, on
Hand Held Heart Records in early May, according to a press release.
The band put out their self-titled debut album on Kill Rock Stars'
experimental label 5RC last year, offering the underground a
one-of-a-kind discordant and distorted artsy punk sound highlighted
by the distinctive, sorrowful and enormously carrying vocals of lead
singer/writer/violinist Katie Eastburn. Young People's quiet/loud
approach feels at times mournful and gospel-like, at others raging
and thrashing.
"I grew up in the South, so that's where my influences come from
— religious music and country music and show tunes is where it's
coming from. And classic rock," Eastburn, a native of Nashville, said
during an interview with Neumu last fall.
Young People formed in January 2001 with anticipations of being a
traditional stripped-down country/blues band, but once Eastburn's
emotionally-powered songwriting and theatrical background met the
no-rules, experimental and loud playing styles of bandmates Jeff
Rosenberg (guitar) and Jarrett Silberman (drums), an ultra-raw, edgy
sound all its own was born. "I write the vocal melodies in a vacuum
— like when I'm hiking or walking or driving, wherever,"
Eastburn said. "Then I'll just sing it to the boys and they create
instrumentation around it. I have been a theatre and dance person my
whole life, and sang in church and stuff like that. The music I write
tends to be very theatrical."
A few days following that interview, Eastburn sent an email in which
she described Young People's primary mission. "I remembered why I
started singing at all," she wrote, "and it was from singing along
with songs I love, so I hope to make music that people want to sing
along to.
Young People are currently touring the East Coast through mid-May.
— Jenny Tatone [Saturday, May 3, 2003]
Young People Tour Dates
May 3; Montreal, Quebec; Barfly
May 4; Detroit, Mich.; Magic Stick (w/The Rapture)
May 5; Pittsburgh, Pa.; Shadow Lounge
May 6; Boston, Mass.; Paradise (w/Yeah Yeah Yeahs)
May 10; Brooklyn, N.Y.; Free 103.9 Radio
May 12; New York, N.Y.; Pianos
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