Youngblood Hawke (band)

Youngblood Hawke
Origin Los Angeles, California, United States
Genres
Years active 2012-present
Labels Republic
Associated acts Iglu & Hartly
Website www.youngbloodhawke.com
Members Nik Hughes
Alice Katz
Simon Katz
Samuel Martin
Omar Ahmed
Tasso Smith

Youngblood Hawke is an American indie pop band based in Los Angeles, California.[1]

History

Both Simon Katz and Sam Martin were in the band Iglu & Hartly, but after a 2011 hiatus, the two reformed with three of their long-time friends to form Youngblood Hawke.[2] Their name is taken from the Herman Wouk novel of the same name.[3] In October 2011 before landing a recording contract with Universal Republic, Youngblood had a residency at The Satellite[4] in Los Angeles. Aside from that, the group has performed at South by Southwest, playing showcases such as Comedy Central Workaholics showcase,[5] and Purevolume House.[6][7][8]

The band was based in Silverlake, Los Angeles, where they were working on their debut album and worked odd jobs on the side during the recording process.[9] Youngblood Hawke's first single "We Come Running", has been described by LA Weekly 's Kevin Bronson as showing the quintet's "skills at grabbing hold of the pop jugular vein".[10] Their track "Forever" was the Starbucks Pick of the Week for September 2012.[11] Before that, they joined the line-up for both the Echo Park Rising Festival[12] as well as Lobsterfest.[13] "We Come Running" was also featured on the soundtrack for the association football video game FIFA 13.[14]

Youngblood Hawke's video for their debut single "We Come Running" was featured on Rolling Stone, "where they play music and scuba dive with sharks in time" in hopes to help promote the conservation of sharks.[15]

The band is currently in the process of recording their second studio album[16] and its lead single "Pressure" was released in early 2014.[17][18] They "plan on releasing a cover song accompanied by a band-made music video every month until the album is released," starting with Private Eyes by Hall & Oates which was released on March 2, 2015.[19] Their song "Knock Me Down"[20] was featured in a commercial for PlayStation 4[21] and also in the UFC documentary Road to the Octagon.[22] The song was later used in an Applebee's commercial.[23] The song was released on July 30, 2015 as the second single from the band's forthcoming second album.[24] It will also be featured in the soundtrack for Madden NFL 16.[25]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Wake Up 58

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[27] 		US Heat
[28]
Youngblood Hawke 193 3

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US Alt
[30]		 US Rock
[31]		 Canada Alt
[32]		 AUS
2012 "We Come Running" 7 22 17 17 ARIA: Gold[33] Wake Up
2013 "Stars (Hold On)" — — — —
2014 "Pressure" — — — — TBA
2015 "Knock Me Down" — — — —

Featured singles

Year Single
2013 "Big City Lights"[34]
(Sinead Burgess featuring Youngblood Hawke)
2014 "Wolves"[35]
(DiGiTALiSM featuring Youngblood Hawke)
"Endless Summer"[36]
(Miracle featuring Youngblood Hawke)
"Live Like We'll Never Die"[37]
(Chiddy Bang featuring Youngblood Hawke)

Other appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Bring Me Home"[38] 2013 The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (soundtrack)
"Collide"[39] 2014 Non-album single

References

  1. ↑ Monger, James Christopher. "biography". Allmusic. Rovi Corp. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Youngblood Hawke". Jigsaw Magazine. 22 August 2012. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  3. ↑ Sawdey, Evan (27 September 2012). "20 Questions: Youngblood Hawke". Popmatters. Buzzmedia Music. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "The Satellite". Thesatellitela.com. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  5. ↑ "Workaholics - Series | Comedy Central Official Site". ComedyCentral.com. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  6. ↑ "Getting to Know Youngblood Hawke « The PureVolume House". Purevolume.com. 2012-03-02. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  7. ↑ Sherrick, Alex (2012-03-08). "Workaholics SXSW House Party presented by Comedy Central Announced". Mxdwn.com. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  8. ↑ "The 2012 PureVolume House Presented by iHeartRadio is Here! « The PureVolume House". Purevolume.com. 2012-02-28. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  9. ↑ Pannacione, Maggie (17 September 2012). "See the Music: Youngblood Hawke's "We Come Running"". Artistdirect. Rogue Digital. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
  10. ↑
  11. ↑ Heringer, Mark (2012-09-25). "Starbucks iTunes Pick of the Week - Youngblood Hawke - Forever". Mark-heringer.com. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  12. ↑ "August 17 and 18, 2013". Echo Park Rising. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  13. ↑ "Home - Redondo Beach Lobster Festival". Lobsterfestival.com. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  14. ↑ "FIFA 13 Soundtrack". EA.com. September 6, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
  15. ↑ "Youngblood Hawke Dive Below the Surface in 'We Come Running' Premiere - Video". Rolling Stone. 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  16. ↑ "Youngblood Hawke on Twitter". Twitter.
  17. ↑ "Youngblood Hawke on Twitter". Twitter.
  18. ↑ "Pressure - Single". iTunes.
  19. ↑ PureVolume. "WATCH: Youngblood Hawke Cover Hall & Oates' 'Private Eyes'". PureVolume.
  20. ↑ "Youngblood Hawke on Twitter". Twitter.
  21. ↑ "Youngblood Hawke on Twitter". Twitter.
  22. ↑ YouTube. youtube.com.
  23. ↑ Applebee's NEW Triple Hog Dare Ya. YouTube. 18 May 2015.
  24. ↑ "Knock Me Down - Single". iTunes.
  25. ↑ "Madden NFL 16 Full Soundtrack Tracklist Revealed". hardcoregamer.com.
  26. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Wake Up by Youngblood Hawke". itunes.apple.com. 2013-04-23. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  27. ↑ "Youngblood Hawke Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  28. ↑ "Heatseekers Albums : Sep 01, 2012 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard.com. 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  29. ↑ "iTunes Store". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  30. ↑ "Youngblood Hawke Album & Song Chart History - Alternative Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  31. ↑ "Youngblood Hawke Album & Song Chart History - Rock Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  32. ↑ "Canadian Active Rock & Alt Rock Chart Archive: Alternative Rock – January 15, 2013". America's Music Charts. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
  33. ↑ http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesaria-charts-accreditations-singles-2013.htm
  34. ↑ "Sinead Burgess". facebook.com.
  35. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wolves-feat.-youngblood-hawke/id876391057
  36. ↑ "Music News on PureVolume". PureVolume.
  37. ↑ "Earth To Echo (Music From the Motion Picture)". iTunes.
  38. ↑ "The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes.
  39. ↑ "Kinect Sports Rivals Free Trial Experience Launches Nov. 22". xbox.com.
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