Oxford-based prog-punks Youthmovies - formerly Youthmovie Soundtrack Strategies - is (2007 model):

Al English (guitar/vocals)
Graeme Murray (drums/vocals)
Stephen Hammond (bass/keys)
Andrew Mears (vocals/guitar)
Sam Scott (trumpet/flugelhorn/organ)

In their younger days Youthmovies (MySpace here) liked nothing better than getting their chests out at shows. Mmmm. They have since realised that too much flesh can be a bad thing. Truth.

The roots of the band were laid in 2002; Hope of the States' Simon Jones was initially brought in on drums, replaced by Graeme in 2004. Trumpet player Sam Scott, also of Jonquil, joined full-time in 2006.

"Youthmovies take you on a musical journey like no other, taking elements of DC hardcore and wrapping it in the shimmering glow of bands like Do Make Say Think. They are true believers in the power of music - not as a commodity, but as a way of truly stirring the soul. Amazing stuff." - Rocksound

"Youthmovies are clever, original - and sadistically unpredictable." - Kerrang!

"Youthmovies sound like absolutely bugger-all else out there... No band in the world comes close to matching their thirst for the deranged; nobody can hold a torch to their genre-splicing glory. Prefixes come and go in their world - post, prog, whatever - but none stick. Only one simple word can successfully clamp itself to this eight-legged beast of a band as it sprints into previously unexplored musical territories: brilliant." - DrownedinSound.com

"Like a post-hardcore brainstorming session on where music should go next." - Steve Lamacq

"A genuinely scary art-metal racket." - The Independent

Video - 'The Naughtiest Girl Is A Monitor':

New single 'Naughtiest Girl Is A Monitor', available on 7" and digital download, released March 3 on Drowned in Sound Recordings.

Upcoming events

• Summer Sundae Weekender Friday, Fri 08 Aug at Leicester De Montfort Hall with Supergrass, The Coral, Nina Nastasia, The Mae Shi, King Creosote, Howling Bells

Releases

• Good Nature - album, out 17/03/2008 on Drowned in Sound. (post review)
• The Naughtiest Girl Is A Monitor - single, out 10/03/2008 on Drowned in Sound. (post review)
• Ores - single, out 11/04/2005 on Fierce Panda. 1 review (read/post)
• Hurrah! Another year... - album, out 16/08/2004 on Fierce Panda. 1 review (read/post)
• Let's Get Going... You're Fracturing Me With This Misery - album, out 16/09/2003 on Quickfix Recordings. 1 review (read/post)

Past events

• Sat 05 Apr at Leeds Upstairs at the Library. (post review)
• Thu 03 Apr at London ICA. (post review)
• Wed 02 Apr at Southampton The Joiners. (post review)
• Tue 01 Apr at Brighton The Freebutt. (post review)
• Mon 31 Mar at Paris La Flèche d'Or. (post review)
• Thu 27 Mar at Norwich Queen Charlotte. (post review)
• Wed 26 Mar at Hereford Jailhouse. (post review)
• Tue 25 Mar at Liverpool Korova. (post review)
• Mon 24 Mar at Bristol The Cooler. (post review)
• Sun 23 Mar at Coventry Taylor John's House. (post review)
• Sat 22 Mar at Cambridge The Portland Arms. (post review)
• Fri 21 Mar at Tunbridge Wells Forum. (post review)
• Thu 20 Mar at London Fabric. (post review)
• Adventures In The Beetroot Field, Thu 20 Mar at London Fabric. (post review)
• Wed 19 Mar at Nottingham Bodega Social Club. (post review)
• Tue 18 Mar at Sheffield Corporation. (post review)
• Sat 15 Mar at Oxford Academy. (post review)
• Fri 14 Mar at Norwich Waterfront. (post review)
• Wed 12 Mar at Birmingham Academy 2. (post review)
• Tue 11 Mar at Manchester Academy 2 (formerly MDH). (post review)
• Mon 10 Mar at Glasgow King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. (post review)
• Sun 09 Mar at Manchester Academy 2 (formerly MDH). (post review)
• Sat 08 Mar at Carlisle The Brickyard. (post review)
• Fri 07 Mar at Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach. (post review)
• Thu 06 Mar at York Fibbers. (post review)
• Wed 05 Mar at Manchester Night and Day Cafe. (post review)
• Tue 04 Mar at Newcastle upon Tyne Cluny. (post review)
• Mon 03 Mar at Glasgow King Tut's Wah Wah Hut. (post review)
• Sun 02 Mar at London King's Cross Scala. (post review)
• Sat 26 Jan at London Barden's Boudoir. (post review)
• Winter Warmer, Wed 19 Dec at London Barden's Boudoir. (post review)
• Tue 27 Nov at London Madame Jo Jo's. (post review)
• Thu 22 Nov at London 229. (post review)
• Fri 09 Nov at London Camden Electric Ballroom. (post review)
• Thu 08 Nov at Stoke-on-Trent Sugarmill. (post review)
• Wed 07 Nov at Manchester Academy 2 (formerly MDH). (post review)
• Tue 06 Nov at Newcastle upon Tyne University. (post review)
• Sat 03 Nov at Dublin Temple Bar Music Centre. (post review)
• Mon 29 Oct at Southampton University SU. (post review)
• Sun 28 Oct at Exeter Lemon Grove. (post review)
• Sat 27 Oct at Oxford Zodiac / Academy 2. (post review)
• Fri 26 Oct at Brighton Audio. (post review)
• Thu 25 Oct at Winchester Railway Inn. (post review)
• Wed 24 Oct at Plymouth Hub. (post review)
• Mon 22 Oct at Aldershot West End Centre. (post review)
• Brainwash Festival, Sun 21 Oct at Leeds Brudenell Social Club. (post review)
• Fri 19 Oct at Leeds Brudenell Social Club. (post review)
• Thu 18 Oct at Manchester Night and Day Cafe. (post review)
• Wed 17 Oct at Leicester Firebug. (post review)
• Tue 16 Oct at London Kilburn The Luminaire. (post review)
• Mon 15 Oct at High Wycombe White Horse. (post review)
• Fri 12 Oct at Tunbridge Wells Forum. (post review)
• Thu 11 Oct at Kingston upon Thames The Works. (post review)
• Wed 10 Oct at Cambridge Barfly at The Graduate. (post review)
• Tue 09 Oct at London Camden Electric Ballroom. (post review)
• Tue 09 Oct at Norwich Queen Charlotte. (post review)
• Sun 07 Oct at Carlisle The Brickyard. (post review)
• Sat 06 Oct at Barrow-in-Furness The Canteen. (post review)
• Fri 05 Oct at Glasgow Barfly. (post review)
• Thu 04 Oct at Edinburgh Cabaret Voltaire. (post review)
• Tue 02 Oct at Hull The Adelphi. (post review)
• Sat 29 Sep at Guildford Boiler Room. (post review)
• Fri 28 Sep at Coventry Taylor John's House. (post review)
• Thu 27 Sep at Preston The Venue. (post review)
• Wed 26 Sep at Nottingham Bodega Social Club. (post review)
• Tue 25 Sep at Harrogate Moko Lounge. (post review)
• Sat 22 Sep at Oxford Truck Festival. (post review)
• DiS End-Of-Summer Party! (headlined by Russian Circles), Fri 31 Aug at London Monto Water Rats. (post review)
• Sat 18 Aug at Oxford The Cellar (The Dolly). (post review)
• Fri 20 Jul at Manchester Cafe Saki. (post review)
• Thu 24 May at London King's Cross Scala. (post review)
• Wed 18 Apr at Brighton Concorde 2. (post review)
• Tue 17 Apr at Cambridge Junction 2 The Shed. (post review)
• Mon 16 Apr at Oxford Zodiac / Academy 2. (post review)
• DiSCover Club at RoTa, Sat 14 Apr at London Notting Hill Arts Club. (post review)
• Thu 12 Apr at Leeds Brudenell Social Club. (post review)
• Mon 09 Apr at Leicester Leicester Square. 1 review (read/post)
• Sat 18 Nov at Oxford Zodiac / Academy 2. (post review)
• Thu 16 Nov at Leeds Brudenell Social Club. (post review)
• Wed 15 Nov at Hull The Adelphi. (post review)
• Tue 14 Nov at London 93 Feet East. (post review)
• Mon 13 Nov at Nottingham Stealth. (post review)
• Sun 12 Nov at Manchester Night and Day Cafe. (post review)
• Sat 11 Nov at Liverpool Club EVOL. (post review)
• Fri 10 Nov at Hertford Marquee. (post review)
• Thu 09 Nov at Portsmouth The Registry. (post review)
• Mon 30 Oct at Southampton The Joiners. (post review)
• Sun 01 Oct at Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach. (post review)
• Truck Nine - Day 2 (Sunday), Sun 23 Jul at Steventon Hill Farm. (post review)
• Fri 14 Jul at Nottingham The Rescue Rooms. (post review)
• Sat 18 Mar at Oxford Zodiac / Academy 2. (post review)
• Fri 24 Feb at Soho Curzon Cinema. 1 review (read/post)
• Wed 26 Oct at London Rhythm Factory. (post review)
• Mon 21 Feb at London ULU. 1 review (read/post)
• Wed 03 Nov at London Camden Underworld. 1 review (read/post)
• Thu 12 Feb at London ULU. 1 review (read/post)
• Sun 18 May at London Bull and Gate. 1 review (read/post)

News

• 16/04/2008: Youthmovie soundtrack strategies: band perform live for Juno girl's new film
• 09/04/2008: Watch: Youthmovies live on Channel M
• 09/04/2008: DiS @ Summer Sundae: find out which of the new additions will be on our stage
• 02/04/2008: Youthmovies: Tired Irie replaced by House of Brothers for tomorrow's London show
• 24/03/2008: Chart round-up: bite-size Bank Holiday edition
• 17/03/2008: Youthmovies: ICA show news, plus WIN records for words
• 05/03/2008: In photos: Dead Meadow and Youthmovies do DiS London show
• 26/02/2008: Weekend whetting: Youthmovies single out, live show this Sunday
• 31/01/2008: A Week in Drownload: Youthmovies, No Age, John Maus, the Sticks, Soiled Mattress and the Springs
• 25/01/2008: A Week in Drowned in Sound: 25/01/08

Features

• 23/04/2008: In Photos special: The Camden Crawl 2008
• 14/03/2008: DiScover: MySpace Trail #3
• 28/02/2008: The Weekly DiScussion: when did post-rock jump the shark?
• 07/02/2008: The Weekly DiScussion: five new British obsessions?
• 11/01/2008: Foaling around: founders' foibles dissected
• 03/01/2008: Slight return: DiS's tips for 2007 reprised
• 02/01/2008: It's great in 2008, yeah: DiS's anticipated albums
• 10/12/2007: Artist Mixtape #2: Foals
• 26/11/2007: Drowned in Sound launches ‘Drownloads’ ‘blog
• 15/10/2007: Brainwash Festival 2007: the DiS preview

Links

• YMSS - Youth Movie Soundtrack Strategies
• YMSS photos - live in London

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