Youth Group
Youth Group are an Australian indie rock band based in Sydney, New South Wa… Read Full Bio ↴Youth Group are an Australian indie rock band based in Sydney, New South Wales Australia signed to Ivy League. The band's current line-up consists of vocalist/guitarist Toby Martin, guitarist Cameron Emerson-Elliott, bassist Patrick Matthews and drummer Danny Lee Allen.
Rooted in the Canberra indie rock scene, the group was formed in 1996 by Narrabundah College school friends Paul Murphy, Toby Martin and Andy Cassell. The fourth founding member, Danny Lee Allen, never lived in Canberra, instead growing up in Maroubra and then Coogee in Sydney, meeting Paul through attending Marcellin College in Randwick. Andy Cassell was one of three partners in the Ivy League / Winterman & Goldstein group of companies. Of the original members, only Martin and Allen remained. The band's first show was in November 1997 at the Warren View Hotel in the inner Sydney suburb of Enmore. At this stage, Allen had played drums for approximately two months. Their first album, Urban and Eastern, was released in 2000.
In 2003, the band played at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas and performed on 4 dates with The Vines and The Music on a US West Coast tour.After various configurations, including the temporary membership of John Lattin of La Huva, the lineup was finalised in 2004 through the addition of Cameron Emerson-Elliott on guitar (previously a member of The John Reed Club) and Patrick Matthews on bass (formerly of The Vines). A series of chance happenings lead Epitaph Records boss Brett Gurewitz to hear their second album, Skeleton Jar, in 2004 and release it in the U.S. in 2005. The band supported Death Cab for Cutie in 2005 on a coast to coast US tour.
Their single "Forever Young", a cover of the 1984 song by Alphaville, was used in the television show The O.C. and heavily featured in promos for Australian TV station Channel Ten at the beginning of 2006. The song debuted on the Australian charts at No. 2 in March 2006, and eventually peaked at No. 1. It was also No. 1 in the first ever digital download chart. During 2006, they supported Coldplay in their sold-out tour of Australia. They also won an ARIA for Breakthrough Single.
In July 2006, the band released their third album, Casino Twilight Dogs, which featured "Forever Young", along with the album's second single, "Catching & Killing". On 24 July 2006, Casino Twilight Dogs debuted at #10 in the ARIA Album Charts. The album was produced by Death Cab for Cutie's Chris Walla.
They supported Kings Of Leon and Interpol on their 2008 tours of Australia.
They released their fourth album, The Night Is Ours, in July 2008 through Ivy League in Australia and in April 2009 on Worlds Fair Records in the US. The song "What is A Life" from The Night Is Ours was featured on The CW show Gossip Girl episode "The Bonfire of the Vanity".
Youth Group toured the US twice in 2009, as well as once again opening for Death Cab for Cutie in Australia, before moving into a hiatus. Though the band are still on good terms, they are focusing on other projects. Martin released a solo album, Love's Shadow, in July 2012 on Ivy League Records. Allen currently lives in New York and tours with We Are Scientists and plays with Brooklyn band, The Drums. Elliott and Matthews are both currently members of Sydney-based indie rock band Community Radio. Matthews also spent time in The Jewel and the Falcon.
The band reunited to play shows in 2015.
Rooted in the Canberra indie rock scene, the group was formed in 1996 by Narrabundah College school friends Paul Murphy, Toby Martin and Andy Cassell. The fourth founding member, Danny Lee Allen, never lived in Canberra, instead growing up in Maroubra and then Coogee in Sydney, meeting Paul through attending Marcellin College in Randwick. Andy Cassell was one of three partners in the Ivy League / Winterman & Goldstein group of companies. Of the original members, only Martin and Allen remained. The band's first show was in November 1997 at the Warren View Hotel in the inner Sydney suburb of Enmore. At this stage, Allen had played drums for approximately two months. Their first album, Urban and Eastern, was released in 2000.
In 2003, the band played at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas and performed on 4 dates with The Vines and The Music on a US West Coast tour.After various configurations, including the temporary membership of John Lattin of La Huva, the lineup was finalised in 2004 through the addition of Cameron Emerson-Elliott on guitar (previously a member of The John Reed Club) and Patrick Matthews on bass (formerly of The Vines). A series of chance happenings lead Epitaph Records boss Brett Gurewitz to hear their second album, Skeleton Jar, in 2004 and release it in the U.S. in 2005. The band supported Death Cab for Cutie in 2005 on a coast to coast US tour.
Their single "Forever Young", a cover of the 1984 song by Alphaville, was used in the television show The O.C. and heavily featured in promos for Australian TV station Channel Ten at the beginning of 2006. The song debuted on the Australian charts at No. 2 in March 2006, and eventually peaked at No. 1. It was also No. 1 in the first ever digital download chart. During 2006, they supported Coldplay in their sold-out tour of Australia. They also won an ARIA for Breakthrough Single.
In July 2006, the band released their third album, Casino Twilight Dogs, which featured "Forever Young", along with the album's second single, "Catching & Killing". On 24 July 2006, Casino Twilight Dogs debuted at #10 in the ARIA Album Charts. The album was produced by Death Cab for Cutie's Chris Walla.
They supported Kings Of Leon and Interpol on their 2008 tours of Australia.
They released their fourth album, The Night Is Ours, in July 2008 through Ivy League in Australia and in April 2009 on Worlds Fair Records in the US. The song "What is A Life" from The Night Is Ours was featured on The CW show Gossip Girl episode "The Bonfire of the Vanity".
Youth Group toured the US twice in 2009, as well as once again opening for Death Cab for Cutie in Australia, before moving into a hiatus. Though the band are still on good terms, they are focusing on other projects. Martin released a solo album, Love's Shadow, in July 2012 on Ivy League Records. Allen currently lives in New York and tours with We Are Scientists and plays with Brooklyn band, The Drums. Elliott and Matthews are both currently members of Sydney-based indie rock band Community Radio. Matthews also spent time in The Jewel and the Falcon.
The band reunited to play shows in 2015.
More Genres
No Artists Found
More Artists
Load All
No Albums Found
More Albums
Load All
No Tracks Found
Genre not found
Artist not found
Album not found
Search results not found
Song not found
Youth Group Lyrics
- baby body Liz hates her body, her baby body She thinks that everybody'…
- drowned We were drinking, yeah we started drinking, round two And th…
- last quarter Deep inside their armored vaults they keep your pathologic f…
- see-saw Pull down the blinds and stare at my blank screen Some…
02. Baby Body Liz hates her body, her baby body She thinks that everybody'…
A Sign Your lips speak Italian, Your eyes speak in tongues. Are yo…
All This Will Pass God this is hard, you've had no sleep You've thought of…
Appliance Compliance There's no comfort in a crowd. Solidarity's cowed. The panic…
Babies In Your Dreams Headlines shout their announcements out about a baby boom Y…
Baby Body Liz hates her body, her baby body She thinks that everybody'…
Blue Leaves Red Dust Regiments of stoby poles, rabbits and erosion holes All bare…
Booth Street This mistily remembered friend just breezed into town, Pull…
Catching & Killing Compression, sustain, Impression, remain. I am not a guilty …
Daisy Chains Listen now my sweet and I never meant to cause…
Dead Zoo I know, Something's wrong, But something's going to change.…
Drowned We were drinking, yeah we started drinking, round two And th…
Dying At Your Own Party Watching the boat slip away As I raise my hands above…
Forever Young Let's dance in style, let's dance for a while Heaven can…
Friedrichstrasse Moved to Berlin, a new name In the ruins a place…
Good Time I said a hip hop, Hippie to the hippie, The hip, hip…
Guilty I gaze at the scenery. He hasn't seen it since '93. He…
Happiness' Border He was invited so he came to the wedding, Even…
I Don't Care We're celebrating the end of call waiting. I don't want to…
In My Dreams Happy again for the precious time I steal For a minute…
Last Quarter Deep inside their armored vaults they keep your pathologic f…
Let It Go Let go before I force it from your grip, your ears…
Lillian Lies Lillian lies to avoid awkward questions Looks to the sky fo…
Negative Hearing He's buying property by the water Because the colour supplem…
On a String I just changed my mind I traded it in For a new…
One For Another Your letter came today. I'm glad to hear the clinic's going…
Piece of Wood All I am is a piece of wood Cut from something…
See-Saw Pull down the blinds and stare at my blank screen Some…
Shadowland Released under watchful skies Into a town I didn't recognize…
Sicily Babe, let's move to Sicily Just you and me And…
Skeleton Jar I feel like hell, you feel like dancing, You know this…
Someone Else's Dream You lit the spark, the day dawn dark and your restless…
Sorry Did you find what you were looking for in room…
Spry Griever The window held no answer. Thoughts still ate my mind like…
Start Today Tomorrow The summer rain is falling Like it's never gonna stop here I…
The Destruction of Laurel Canyon The nominated councillors had a joke, To build the city's fo…
The Frankston Line The day is grey, don't love you anymore The sun smiles…
Time Freezes The fin-de-siecle - that golden age All those bright young t…
TJ Down in the valley, the industrial estate, He slaloms round …
Two Sides I'm looking for oblivion Become the place where the horizon…
Under The Underpass I'll meet you by the drain. We'll run through leaves and…
What Is A Life? I've lived in this town for 13 years I've been…
why don't the buildings cry Stepping outside, a tap in my heart Why hasn't the sky…