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With their debut album just out, James Smith and Ryan Needham of British post-punk act Yard Act discuss winning over Elton John and becoming the band of the moment
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With their debut album just out, James Smith and Ryan Needham of British post-punk act Yard Act discuss winning over Elton John and becoming the band of the moment
The Leeds band’s mouthy and acerbic take on Brexit-era post-punk has the humor, polish, and storytelling of classic Britpop.
Brilliantly constructed to unfurl like some sordid soap opera of Brexit Britain.
As the accolades keep rolling in, we speak to James Smith, frontman of Leeds four-piece Yard Act, about the band’s debut album and documenting modern Britain.
For those not really listening Yard Act were quickly bracketed along with Gang Of Four (local heritage) or The Fall (angry northern sociopathy).