Yard Act
Yard Act are a minimalist rock group based in Leeds, UK. The band currently… Read Full Bio ↴Yard Act are a minimalist rock group based in Leeds, UK. The band currently consists of James Smith (vocals), Sam Shipstone (guitar), Ryan Needham (bass), and Jay Russell (drums).
Formed in 2019, Yard Act began life when friends Ryan Needham and James Smith started creating minimalist rock tracks using a primitive drum machine and borrowed bass guitar. Later drafting in George Townend on drums, and Sammy Robinson on guitars whom they met at their spiritual home, The Brudenell Social Club, they played a handful of shows to a rapt reception before you-know-what intervened. No matter: ingenuity and artistry enabled them to great their debut release. Overflowing with satirical one-liners, A side ‘Fixer Upper’ follows a cocksure fictional character, ‘Graeme’, planning some home renovations.
Yard Act co-instigator Smith explains: “Graeme was inspired by an amalgamation of people who lived on my street growing up. I think everyone knows a Graeme, maybe a neighbour or an uncle… sorry if he’s your dad. Not a bad man at heart, he just sincerely believes he’s from a country and generation that achieved the apex of everything so therefore can’t ever be wrong about anything.” Drafting in Ross Orton (who’s credits include Arctic Monkeys, Working Men's Club’s, MIA, Amyl & the Sniffers) on mixing duties, it is equal parts fearsome and funny and never less than breath-taking.
On the flip side, ‘The Trapper’s Pelts’ is a satirical take on neoliberalism. James Smith explains, “It skewers elements of the American frontier into a Scarface-type narrative set against the backdrop of a mundane West Yorkshire suburb.” Produced by Bill Ryder Jones (The Coral) prior to lockdown the recording process of the track “felt like a Happy Mondays thing, keeping the drums tight and high up in the mix like a dance mix.” Housed in a screen printed wraparound sleeve (individually printed by Ryan from the band), it’s a debut single to be treasured.
Formed in 2019, Yard Act began life when friends Ryan Needham and James Smith started creating minimalist rock tracks using a primitive drum machine and borrowed bass guitar. Later drafting in George Townend on drums, and Sammy Robinson on guitars whom they met at their spiritual home, The Brudenell Social Club, they played a handful of shows to a rapt reception before you-know-what intervened. No matter: ingenuity and artistry enabled them to great their debut release. Overflowing with satirical one-liners, A side ‘Fixer Upper’ follows a cocksure fictional character, ‘Graeme’, planning some home renovations.
Yard Act co-instigator Smith explains: “Graeme was inspired by an amalgamation of people who lived on my street growing up. I think everyone knows a Graeme, maybe a neighbour or an uncle… sorry if he’s your dad. Not a bad man at heart, he just sincerely believes he’s from a country and generation that achieved the apex of everything so therefore can’t ever be wrong about anything.” Drafting in Ross Orton (who’s credits include Arctic Monkeys, Working Men's Club’s, MIA, Amyl & the Sniffers) on mixing duties, it is equal parts fearsome and funny and never less than breath-taking.
On the flip side, ‘The Trapper’s Pelts’ is a satirical take on neoliberalism. James Smith explains, “It skewers elements of the American frontier into a Scarface-type narrative set against the backdrop of a mundane West Yorkshire suburb.” Produced by Bill Ryder Jones (The Coral) prior to lockdown the recording process of the track “felt like a Happy Mondays thing, keeping the drums tight and high up in the mix like a dance mix.” Housed in a screen printed wraparound sleeve (individually printed by Ryan from the band), it’s a debut single to be treasured.
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Yard Act Lyrics
100% Endurance I was woken by a bang And I could already taste…
An Illusion Alright It's now my great pleasure to introduce to you …
Dark Days The truth was sold, that's where the trail goes cold My…
Dead Horse The last bastion of hope This once great nation had left…
Dream Job We get down to the sound of a singular mind And…
Fixer Upper Hello there! I got a letter in the post Addressed to…
Land Of The Blind Huh Ba ba ba baba bow Ba ba babow Ba ba ba baba…
Payday What constitutes a ghetto? Huh? Is it growing your own lettu…
Peanuts Here I am again Here I am sitting in the waiting…
Petroleum Imagine if I had to give you my soul In a…
Pour Another It was a reasonable take But in the time that it…
Quarantine The Sticks Whoa, oi Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa You can't just be roc…
Rich Almost by accident, I have become rich Through continued rew…
Tall Poppies Yeah He was the most handsome in a class of twenty-two And…
The Incident Oi, oi, stop, come back, you I was instrumental in creating…
The Overload (Yeah, yeah, yeah) I'm shaking up my eight ball 'cause I'm…
The Trapper's Pelt What a day to be alive The state of everything I know…
The Trapper's Pelts What a day to be alive! The state of everything I know…
The Trapper. What a day to be alive The state of everything I know…
The Trapper’s Pelts What a day to be alive! The state of everything I know…
The Trench Coat Museum I'm reclaiming the trench coat Who from and what for? 'Cause…
Tiny Dancer The blue jean baby, L.A. Lady, a seamstress for the…
Trapper's pelts What a day to be alive The state of everything I know…
We Make Hits I let my friend live upstairs in the spare room…
Witness I'm suing, ha-ha, ha-ha, ha-ha I'm suing your god for the…
Peanuts Here I am again Here I am sitting in the waiting…