You Me At Six released their brand new album SUCKAPUNCH via Underdog/AWAL Records.
Today it has been confirmed that the album has debuted at the top of the UK Albums Chart!
This is the second album from the band that has hit No.01 with Cavalier Youth debuting there back in 2014. It s also the band’s 6th Top Ten album, with ’10’s ‘Hold Me Down’ peaking at No.05, ’11’s ’Sinners Never Sleep’ peaking at No.03, ’17’s ‘Night People’ peaking at No.03 and ’18’s ‘VI’ peaking at No.06.
Congrats lads!
A truly incredible moment for our band. Our love for our fan base & their support is endless. They have been the light at the end of a tunnel of a pretty rough time. The support of our loved ones, family, partners, friends. Everyone who worked on this record.
Surrey rockers You Me At Six go dark on hard-hitting seventh album SUCKAPUNCH…
Words: Jake Richardson
You Me At Six have always been a safe bet. When it comes to big-chorus, massive-melody rock built for radio, the Weybridge Five have consistently delivered, especially since fourth album Cavalier Youth saw them break away from their pop-punk roots and land a first UK Number One album. And before that, they’ve always been excellent purveyors of the kind of instantly-digestible music that’s landed them on FIFA soundtracks and even seen the band record theme music for a rollercoaster (The Swarm at Thorpe Park).
SUCKAPUNCH lives up to its huge expectations.
Although the band found fame at a young age, their sound has matured as they developed as both musicians and lyricists. Now age 30, lead vocalist and lyricist, Josh Franceschi admits “A lot of my lyrics were metaphorical middle fingers [when I was younger]. I don’t want to do that anymore. I’m older, I’m smarter and the music from the boys was so unique, I felt I had to flip my writing to match that.” As the band has grown up, so has their music. It is without a doubt that
Come Out Swinging: How You Me At Six found their fight again
You Me At Six thought it was over, and it still might be. But with new album SUCKAPUNCH created entirely on their own terms, it’s rekindled a raging inferno that’s remained dormant for too long…
Words: James Hickie
Photos: Gobinder Jhitta
Josh Franceschi is frayed around the edges. No, really. You Me At Six’s frontman is sat in a darkened room of his London flat, a lamp on the windowsill providing spectral illumination in the background while his laptop casts an eerie glow upon his face, giving him the appearance of a man caught midway between worlds.
You Me At Six CREDIT: press
You Me At Sixâs first three records saw the Surrey five-piece establish themselves as the reliable face of British rock. 2008’s âTake Off Your Coloursâ was a bratty emo-pop debut, whileâHold Me Downâ found them at home at the Main Stage of Reading & Leeds with their peers Paramore, Blink-182 and Weezer. 2011âs ambitious âSinners Never Sleepâ, meanwhile, saw them step away from their pop-punk beginnings and embrace the world of gritty alt-rock.
However, after two uninspiring records that repeated the formula, 2014âs âCavalier Youthâ and 2017âs âNight Peopleâ, it felt like You Me At Six had run their course (even if 2018’s ‘VIâ represented a marginal return to form). It was a worry the band shared, with vocalist Josh Franceschi going into the recording of ‘SUCKAPUNCH’ with the belief that it would be their last album. With nothing to lose, then, they’ve turned in a seven