The band name originates from the football player Lev Yashin, founding member Paul Travers was nicknamed after the footballer and the name was used for the band.
In 2007 they released their first EP Pay To Play, which contained 4 songs. In 2008 they released their second EP Miles Away But Getting Closer which gets its name from the track Heroes (Alive In Us Yet). This second EP featured two songs from Pay To Play; a re-recorded version of So We’re Named After Saints and an acoustic version of Tonight We Dance.
In October 2008 Michael Rice announced he was leaving the band due to personal reasons. The rest of the band auditioned potential vocalists for the band and in 2009 announced that Glaswegian Kevin Miles and American Harry Radford would both be fronting the band. The two had auditions one after the other.
In 2010 they released their first full length album Put Your Hands Where I Can See Them which featured the singles Friends In High Places, Stand Up and Get Loose! It also featured a cover of Everytime.
In 2012 they released Put Your Hands Where I Can See Them Revolution. This contained 4 bonus tracks: Awake While I’m Asleep (Dubstep remix), and rerecorded versions versions of Mr Hyde, The First Rule Of Fight Club and Dirty Slut.
Yashin shared the stage with many bands including: Lostprophets, Enter Shikari, The Used, Gallows, New Found Glory, Madina Lake, The Blackout, Kids In Glass Houses, We are the Ocean, A Day To Remember, Red Jumpsuit Apparatus, Black Veil Brides, Papa Roach, Glamour Of The Kill, Skindred and Limp Bizkit. They have also played festivals such as Slam Dunk, Taste of Chaos, Download, Nova Rock, Hit The Deck, Wakestock and Pukkelpop.
They released their second album We Created A Monster in June 2012. They had previously the singles New Year Or New York the forthcoming album, and Make It Out Alive, which both appeared on the album. Later in the year they released a video for Runaway Train, and released the Runaway Train EP, which along with the title track had on it covers of Wherever I may Roam (also featured on Kerrang's Black Album Covered) and One Step Closer, as well as acoustic recordings of other Yashin songs.
They went on a headline tour of the UK, with support from We Butter The Bread With Butter, Shadows Chasing Ghosts and Azriel. During the tour they also performed at the Vans Warped Tour UK. Before the tour started, the band announced that guitarist Lewis Millen was leaving the band, and was replaced with Connor MacLeod for the We Created A Monster tour.
In 2013 they will support We Are The Ocean through the UK, including playing Radstock Festival. In 2016 they released their album The Renegades.
Members:
* Paul Travers – Guitar (2006 – present)
* Andrew McShane – Bass, Backing Vocals (2006 – present)
* David Beaton – Drums (2006 – present)
* Harry Radford – Vocals (2009 – present)
* Kevin Miles – Vocals, Piano (2009 – present)
* Connor MacLeod - Guitar (2012 - present)
Previous Band Members:
* Paul McShane – Guitar (2006)
* Michael Rice – Vocals (2006 – 2008)
* Lewis Millen – Guitar (2006 – 2012)
Releases:
* Pay To Play (EP 2007)
* Miles Away But Getting Closer (EP 2008)
* Put Your Hands Where I Can See Them (LP 2010, re-released with bonus tracks 2012)
* Stand Up (Single with B-Side Black Summer (Acoustic), 2011)
* We Created A Monster (LP 2012)
* Runaway Train (EP 2012)
* The Renegades (LP 2016)
So We're Named After Saints
Yashin Lyrics
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This love is alive in me
This love is alive in me yet
The thing that makes this love alive
Is that I'd want your heart to beat
Instead of mine
The places I've lived all my life
When you're inside
There's heroes alive in us yet
You've got to find them before they run away-again
The heroes that live in ourselves
You've got to find them
You've got to find them
Your eyes tell me try harder
But you're lost in the headlights
And I'm lost in your eyes
There's heroes alive in us yet
You've got to find them before they run away-again
The heroes that live in ourselves
You've got to find them
You've got to find them
So I say the same thing over
Over and over
I'll love you till the end
So I say the same thing over
Over and over
I'll love you till the end
The heroes that live in ourselves
You've got to find them
You've got to find them
So I say the same thing over
Over and over
I'll love you till the end
The song "So We're Named After Saints" by Yashin speaks about the power of love and the need to find one's own inner strength to overcome obstacles. The lyrics talk about being miles away from the person they love, but getting closer. Despite the distance, love remains alive in the singer's heart. The singer expresses the desire to have their lover's heart beating in place of theirs, emphasizing how much they long for them. The line "The places I've lived all my life only feel like home when you're inside" underlines how important their lover is to them and how they feel incomplete without them.
The chorus highlights the idea of having heroes alive within oneself, which one needs to find before they run away. The singer highlights the need to find these heroes within oneself to overcome challenges and struggles. The line "your eyes tell me try harder, but you're lost in the headlights, and I'm lost in your eyes" could be seen as a metaphorical representation of the challenge in the relationship, where both parties feel lost and uncertain, but the singer remains confident in their love.
The repetition of the line "I'll love you till the end" towards the end of the song is a reaffirmation of the depth and sincerity of the singer's love. The song's overall message is one of love being a powerful force and the need to find one's inner strength to overcome struggles.
Line by Line Meaning
We are miles away, but getting closer
Both geographically and emotionally, we may be far apart, but our relationship is growing and becoming increasingly intimate.
This love is alive in me
My love for you is very much present and active within my heart.
This love is alive in me yet
Despite the challenges that we may face, my love for you remains strong and endures.
The thing that makes this love alive
Is that I'd want your heart to beat
Instead of mine
What sustains my love for you is the fact that I would rather you be alive and healthy than to have my own heart continue beating.
The places I've lived all my life
Only feel like home
When you're inside
My home is wherever you are, and being together makes me feel comfortable and at ease.
There's heroes alive in us yet
You've got to find them before they run away-again
The heroes that live in ourselves
You've got to find them
You've got to find them
We both have inner strength and resilience that we need to recognize and hold onto before it slips away.
Your eyes tell me try harder
But you're lost in the headlights
And I'm lost in your eyes
I sense that you are encouraging me to persevere, but at the same time, I am captivated and distracted by your gaze.
So I say the same thing over
Over and over
I'll love you till the end
I reiterate my declaration of love for you because it is unwavering and boundless.
Contributed by Colin L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Sa _Torre
The best band nobody knew about. Once the original vocals left ‘‘twas never the same 😪
Danyell4495
LOOVE IT!!! Didn't know of Yashin when Micheal was in it..Only just not long been listening to these guys (About August last year) and WOW!! BIGGEST mistake to leave it that late cos these guys are just AMAZING!! Harry and Kev are SOO nice to talk to..Haven't spoke to rest of band. YET!
This Will Destroy You
this song is pure
Sarah Maria
I haven't listened to this band in ages, but the first time I heard of them was from that C4/ or C5 show called battle of the bands, I met up them back in 2007 i think it was and as a keeno i was i arrived so early to the gig when i mean early think i got there at like 8am but I ended up hanging out with the band and went to Camden town with them, I went to have a look on Spotify but none of their songs are their and it looks like the whole band has changed only Paul looks familiar. Nice guys to hang out with at the time but godnows if they would ever read this post and remember who i was haha.
Bianca Garciarivas
I forgot about this song… the first screamo band I ever heard!
Steven Blance
These were the days! Pay to Play 🙌 this must be 2006/2007?
Tara Hunter
Wish this was on spottify
BoondockSaintMigs
Why is this song not on Spatify???
Bibi Hill
Released before they were on their current label with their current singer. I come back to this video often