YOUTH SECTOR
BRIGHTON’S MOST TALKED ABOUT OUTFIT SHARE HUGE NEW SINGLE ‘FREE PARKING’
NEW EP QUARRELS OUT 16 JUNE VIA DANCE TO THE RADIO
Youth Sector have shared the huge new single ‘Free Parking’, listen here.
Hailing from Brighton, the coastal five piece have fast become one of the South’s most talked about outfits, recently completing a hype-inducing run of shows at The Great Escape and SXSW, while the last two years have seen them appear on string of tours with the likes of Goat Girl, Darwin Deez, Cheap Teeth, Our Girl, Courting and Walt Disco. The band have also seen extensive support from BBC 6 Music, BBC Radio 1, DIY, Dork, The Line of Best Fit and more.
After releasing the gargantuan singles ‘A Definitive Guide To Easy Living’, ‘The Ball’ and ‘Benign Fire In A Small Room’, today sees the band return with arguably their most out there single to date, the gloriously leftfield ‘Free Parking’
An effortless call to arms, ‘Free Parking’ sits in a delightfully bonkers middle ground between Parquet Courts and Huey Lewis & The News, as jagged instrumentation collides with a soaring vocal performance and a glorious mix of styles that only Youth Sector can harness correctly, culminating in one of the most infectious songs of the year so far.
Speaking about ‘Free Parking’, Youth Sector said: “This one comes from the bones of an old song that got started years ago but it wasn’t quite there. I always liked the riff and I had the “four miles, five miles” sections so never quite tossed it out, and eventually in 2021 had another stab at it and overhauled most of the original song. In all its iterations though, the song has always been about the fear of getting old and boring, and the “four miles, five miles for free parking” line refers to those dull exchanges grumbling about how far you had to go to find somewhere to park. In the final version, the metaphor took a life of its own and morphed into a surreal town planning session where I deal with the logistical issues of finding parking for the residents of a toy village: “these plastic people’s plastic permits only work in the week / how will they meet their plastic pals if they can’t park on the cheap?”
‘Free Parking’ is the latest single to be taken from Youth Sector’s forthcoming EP Quarrels, set for release 16th June via Dance to the Radio.
Speaking about the Quarrels EP, they continue: “We recorded Quarrels in Leeds which is quickly becoming a bit of a second hometown for us; we worked with producer Matt Peel for the first time which was a delight – working with Matt taught us to rethink our approach to recording in a lot of really positive ways. Alongside our amazing friend and artist Annie Mackinnon (who did all the artwork) we settled on the medieval theme for the artwork/EP title. It felt appropriate because the themes of the EP songs portray such a regressive, post-Brexit reflection of British life and society that at this moment in time it can feel a little like we’ve moved backwards to a very hostile, brutal country that’s totally out of step with modern aspirations. Not to mention it was also loads of fun commissioning a painting of Nick T being literally murdered by the other band members and an assortment of medieval beasts. The songs feel stronger and more decisive stylistically and lyrically than anything we’ve done before and we’re really proud of the material.”
This summer will see Youth Sector play their biggest shows and festivals so far, with the current dates listed below.
Youth Sector live Summer 2023
May
27th – Live at Leeds In The Park Festival, Leeds
June
15th – The Dome, London17th- Festival Un Monde… Des Cultures, France 30th – Engine Room, North Shields
July
1st – Munro Festival, Stockton on Tees 21st – Ludlow Castle (with Kaiser Chiefs)22nd – Warwick Castle (with Kaiser Chiefs)28th – Trebur Open Air Festival, Germany
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My life is a soundtrack, i track my life through music, photography is my passion, my escape, my expression. Without both i have pieces missing, thankfully i’m blessed and get to combine both.
Born in Manchester, lived in Australia for 22 years where i was heavily involved in the Australian Music Industry, firstly in bands (Singer) and then managing bands (all original), I moved back to the UK, Wales specifically 10 years ago and married my childhood sweetheart and life is good.
