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written by the partae August 23, 2017
Gang of Youths ‘Go Farther In Lightness’ Out TODAY Via Red Music!

FOR YOUR REVIEW CONSIDERATION: GANG OF YOUTHS NEW ALBUM GO FARTHER IN LIGHTNESS OUT TODAY VIA RED MUSIC

“A relentlessly driving anthem that bodes well for the follow-up to their 2015 debut…Across five minutes of restorative guitars and hurdling drums, the band finds peace in the panic.” – Stereogum on “What Can I Do If The Fire Goes Out?”

 “The rapturous rock band from Australia that seems hell bent on tackling the existential and spiritual angst of the human condition all by their lonesome” – Grimy Goods

 “Gang Of Youths might be the next best thing to come out of Australia.” Vanyaland

 “They work together phenomenally as a unit. They’re loud, they’re tight, and they’re all natural performers. As the frontman and the face of the band however, David Le’aupepe may be one of the best rising performers in the business.” – AXS

 “Gang of Youths have been one of Australia’s best kept secrets. Their warped, proggy take on indie rock has gotten them fans around the world…they’re on the cusp of breaking through in a big way.” – Vinyl Me, Please

 “Exuberant and loud, unapologetic in its rough noisiness.” – The Daily Californian

 “Raw, honest, and completely captivating” – Chicago Music News

Go Farther In Lightness Tracklist:

  1. Fear and Trembling
  2. What Can I Do If The Fire Goes Out?
  3. Atlas Drowned
  4. Keep Me In The Open
  5. i) L’imaginaire
  6. Do Not Let Your Spirit Wane
  7. ii) Go Farther In Lightness
  8. Achilles Come Down
  9. Perservere

iii) Le Symbolique

  1. Let Me Down Easy
  2. The Heart Is A Muscle
  3. iv) Le Réel
  4. The Deepest Sighs, The Frankest Shadows
  5. Our Time Is Short
  6. Say Yes To Life

Purchase the album

Upcoming AUS Tour Dates:

8/31/17 – Tivoli – Brisbane, QLD

9/1/17 – Tivoli – Brisbane, QLD

9/6/17 – Festival Hall – Melbourne, VIC

9/8/17 – Hordern Pavillion – Sydney, NSW

9/13/17 – Odean Theatre – Hobart, TAS

9/15/17 – Thebarton Theatre – Adelaide, SA

9/16/17 – Metropolis – Fremantle, WA

Upcoming UK/EU Tour Dates:

10/9/17 – La Boule Noire – Paris, France

10/10/17 – Sugar Factory – Amsterdam, Netherlands

10/11/17 – Musik & Frieden – Berlin, Germany

10/12/17 – Ampere – Munich, Germany

10/13/17 – Artheater – Cologne, Germany

10/15/17 – Exchange – Bristol, UK

10/16/17 – Headrow House – Leeds, UK

10/17/17 – Stereo – Glasgow, UK

10/18/17 – Gullivers – Manchester, UK

10/19/17 – Electric Ballroom – London, UK

Biography:

The holiness of love, the chaos and rapture of surviving against all odds, these are what drive Gang of Youths. A five piece from Sydney founded in the confines of their religious youth, enchanted by the spectacle of worship and deliverance, it’s no wonder their music burns with the desperation of apocalypse. With singer Dave Le’aupepe’s lyrics drawn from some of the most miserable life experiences available to humanity, and the band’s music taking cues from rock history’s most ambitious and theatrical preachers, Gang of Youths drag the beauty out of everything from hell to high heaven.

Debuting in 2013 with smoldering single “Evangelists,” they were met with instant radio play and praise. Only just out of high school, Le’aupepe was already planning to marry his girlfriend, settle down, and leave his dreams of music behind, but the band’s first brush with recognition suggested there could be more to life than the path that had seemed so obviously laid before him. Things moved quickly: the band started their own record label, Mosy Recordings, got snatched up for really great support slots with Vampire Weekend, Foster The People, Manchester Orchestra, Frightened Rabbit. But as soon as the band let themselves get their hopes up, Le’aupepe would begin the worst period of his life.

Le’aupepe’s soon-to-be wife was diagnosed with lung cancer after a melanoma on her ear metastasized. He began writing the songs that would eventually become their debut record so she had something to listen to in hospital. After they married, the band went into a studio in New York to track the new record. Working with producer Kevin McMahon (Swans, Rhett Miller, Titus Andronicus) and with Peter Katis (The National, Local Natives, Frightened Rabbit) mixing, they’d assembled a dream team – just one of the peaks that would contrast against the tragedy unfolding in Le’aupepe’s life.

Le’aupepe’s wife survived, but the relationship had other problems. Struggling to balance his commitments to the band – his closest friends – against his commitments to his marriage, unable to enjoy success with one while the other was breaking down, and feeling unworthy of happiness, Le’aupepe was dragged into self-destruction. “I was secretive, unkind, abusing drink and drugs,” Le’aupepe says. The breakdown of his marriage and later attempted suicide were where Dave finally bottomed out, but the rest of the band were there to help him climb back up. “I don’t ever wanna be unkind again,” Le’aupepe says. “I’ll spend the rest of my life repaying them for sticking with me.”

Out of all that trauma and regret, Gang of Youths drew The Positions. Praised worldwide for its sincerity and nuance, blending the melodrama of rock’s greatest traditions with piercing, hyper-literate lyrics, The Positions demolished any lingering notions of a pop/alternative dichotomy. Dave was also finding a new lease on life, finding strength in the band and the women in his family, including his young niece whose middle name, Magnolia, was taken from the title of The Positions‘ most triumphant song.

Debuting at #5 on the ARIA Charts and embraced by Australian youth tastemaker triple j, The Positions became the soundtrack for the Australian winter in 2015, with the band embarking on a national tour to support the record. It was the first time much of the country was seeing Gang of Youths up close, and they were charmed in every state. Reports praised their thumping live sets for living up to their songs’ stadium-sized ambitions, stating that the band were a guaranteed success.

A year later the band released Let Me Be Clear EP, following on the success of their 2014 five-ARIA-Award-nominated debut album The Positions. Addressing similar themes of loss and heartbreak trumped by togetherness, the EP also showed the band expanding their scope with sweeping string arrangements and renewed dedication to songs as epic declarations of feeling. The band hoped to achieve admirable and genuine things with this new release, as said by Leau’pepe, “I want to make the most hopeful, life-affirming music possible. We want listeners to feel affirmed, to feel hopeful, and feel more. That’s the most important thing we want to accomplish.”

Once again scoring glowing praise across the board, Let Me Be Clear cemented Gang of Youths as mainstays of the Australian music landscape. After the success of their UK, European and USA tour, Gang Of Youths came back to Australian shores and rocked crowds and critics alike with stellar performances at Byron Bay’s Splendour In The Grass and St. Jerome’s Laneway, featuring songs from Let Me Be Clear, and also teasing fans with a taste of their highly-anticipated sophomore album Go Farther In Lightness.

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