'King Charles is about your future being determined by people who arent even going to be around to see it, says Harrison. The embodiment of Yungbluds sonic sensibilities, opening track King Charles fuses wiry grooves, heavy guitar riffs, and sharp-tongued lyrics capturing the confusion of being young at such a volatile moment in time. Im trying to change that and bring in some hip-hop, because to me hip-hop and rock-and-roll share the same soul. It feels like rock-and-roll is on life support right now, because everyone keeps trying to do it the same way its been done since the 60s, says Harrison. The collaborators performed all the music on the EP (Harrison plays guitar, bass, piano, and drums), shaping a guitar-driven sound spiked with tightly crafted beats. The project was subsequently brought to the attention of Geffen Records by Martin Terefe who also features as a producer on several of Yungbluds forthcoming tracks. Recorded in a tiny room in a very smoky basement in the West End of London, Yungblud came to life with the help of Matt Schwartz (a producer/songwriter known for his work with Massive Attack and Kylie Minogue). He was homeless at the time all this was going on, so he contacted the company and asked, 'Since you sold all these flats using something I made, could you maybe give me a place to live? But they just ignored him. The redevelopment company made loads of money off what this guy created, and he ended up with nothing, says Harrison. Merging its bouncy ska rhythms with gritty storytelling, the track tells the couples tragic story and recounts how the graffiti was appropriated for marketing purposes as the council estate transformed into a trendy apartment complex.
singleand the EPs most heartbreaking momentI Love You, Will You Marry Me takes its title from a real-life, ill-fated marriage proposal spray-painted at a public housing project in South Yorkshire. Throughout Yungblud, the London-based artist shows the nuance of his songwriting, turning out instantly catchy protest songs that reveal the personal toll of political tensions. When people preach to me, I completely switch offlike, 'Why are you trying to tell me to do? This musics just an outburst of emotion and anger, and everything else going on in my head.
I want my music to always have a message, but I dont want to preach to anybody, says Yungblud, otherwise known as Dominic Harrison. With his frenetic take on alt-pop equally inspired by punk, hip-hop, and UK garage, Yungblud makes brilliant use of his breakneck flow and tongue-in-cheek attitude, delivering pointed lyrics without ever getting heavy-handed. On his self-titled debut EP, the 19-year-old Northern England native confronts everything from gentrification to disenfranchisement to addiction, turning each track into an infectious anthem that packs endless cathartic power. As an artist and songwriter, Yungblud lives to stir up the raw energy of rebellion.
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