Gang of Youths
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| Origin | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Genres | Indie Rock, Baroque Rock |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | Mosy/Sony |
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Gang of Youths are an Australian indie rock group formed by Max Dunn on bass guitar, Jung Kim on guitar and keyboards, David Le'aupepe on lead vocals and piano, Joji Malani on lead guitar and Dom Borszestowski on drums. Their debut album, The Positions, peaked at No. 5 on the ARIA Albums Chart in May 2015.
History
Gang of Youths were formed in Sydney in 2012 by Max Dunn on bass guitar, Jung Kim on guitar and keyboards, David Le'aupepe on lead vocals, guitar and piano, and Joji Malani on lead guitar.[1] The members had met at church and attended "Jesus camps and banded together in light of our unified disenfranchisement and admiration for Bruce Springsteen and sports."[2]
They started work on their debut album, The Positions, in 2013.[1][3] In September that year some tracks were recorded in New York's Marcarta Recording studio with Kevin McMahon.[4][5] By June 2014 they were in the Sony Music Australia recording studios in Sydney.[4] Le'aupepe is the sole songwriter and his lyrics deal with his relationship with his former wife, her melanoma diagnosis and treatment for the cancer, their separation and his suicide attempts.[5]
The band performed at South by Southwest festival in March 2014.[6] The Positions, peaked at No. 5 on the ARIA Albums Chart in May 2015.[7] At the ARIA Music Awards of 2015 Gang of Youths received five nominations: Breakthrough Artist – Release, Best Rock Album, Best Cover Artist (by Nathan Johnson) for The Positions, Engineer of the Year (Adrian Breakspear, Peter Holz) for "Radioface", and Best Australian Live Act for the Gang of Youths National Tour.[8] In December they were recognised as the Live Act of the Year of 2015 and Best Domestic Tour in The AU Review.[9]
References
- 1 2 Mordue, Mark (5 September 2015). "Gang of Youths' Difficult Positions". The Saturday Paper (Schwartz Media). Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ↑ Roose, Jana (9 July 2014). "Gang of Youths". Yen. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ↑ Anagnostellis, Antigone (30 July 2015). "Why Gang of Youths' David Le'aupepe Is Looking for Bad Luck for The Positions Follow-up". The Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media). Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- 1 2 Fitzsimons, Scott (5 June 2014). "In The Studio with Gang of Youths as They Finish Their Album". themusic.com.au. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- 1 2 "Rolling Stone Australia — Gang of Youths: A Matter of Life and Death". Rolling Stone Australia — Gang of Youths: A Matter of Life and Death. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ↑ Garrett, Jonathan (15 March 2014). "SXSW Friday Round-Up: Bully, Happy Diving, Viet Cong, Gang of Youths". NME. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ↑ Hung, Steffen. "Discography Gang of Youths". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ↑ ARIA Music Awards for Gang of Youths:
- Search Results 'Gang of Youths': "Search Results for 'Gang of Youths'". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- 2015 nominations: Baroni, Nastassia (7 October 2015). "Courtney Barnett, Hermitude, Tame Impala Lead 2015 ARIA Award Nominations". musicfeeds.com.au. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- 2015 winners: "And the ARIA Awards Goes to...". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 27 November 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
- ↑ Woollams, Renee (9 December 2015). "AU Live Music Awards Announced in Sydney, Gang of Youths, Meg Mac Amongst Winners". the AU review. Retrieved 16 December 2015.