Looking set to be the next big name in the growing UK post-punk scene, Leeds-based Yard Act are set to release their debut album 'The Overload' on January 7th! Lead single, also the title track, came out last month (and is the Radio 1 BBC Introducing playlist track this week). Unlike most debut albums, this one won't feature any of their past releases which is quite exciting!

 

Tracklisting:

 

1. The Overload

2. Dead Horse

3. Payday

4. Rich

5. The Incident

6. Witness

7. Land Of The Blind

8. Quarantine The Sticks

9. Tall Poppies

10. Pour Another

11. 100% Endurance

 

New one ‘Rich’ is out today! This is definitely gonna be one of my most played albums of the year I think :wub:

 

I really want to like Yard Act, they're almost brilliant yet at the same time horribly derivative and I find them smug without justification.

 

They feel like Blur trying to be Public Image or The Pop Group and it doesn't quite work somehow

'Pour Another' is Hottest Record tonight! I'm not sure I want to have listened to 5/11 songs from the album before it's released on Friday, so I probably won't listen to this one today. Good exposure for them though!

 

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Seems to be getting universally very very good reviews so far! It's currently at 87 on Metacritic from 10 reviews.

 

DIY Mag - 5/5

The Guardian - 4/5

NME - 4/5

The Skinny - 4/5

Guitar.com - 4/5

Gigwise - 8/10

The Line of Best Fit - 4.5/5

Telegraph - 4/5

Looking forward to my copy arriving... I've heard there's better things on the album than the singles so fingers crossed

#1 on iTunes - could they snatch the #1 tomorrow? :cheer: