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█▒ Artist - Yung ▒█
█▒ Title - Ongoing Dispute ▒█
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█▒ Genre - Indie Year - 2021 ▒█
█▒ Format - Album Time - 35:56 ▒█
█▒ Label - PNKSLM Recordings Source - Web Store ▒█
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▌░ 01. Autobiograhy 4:02 ░▐
▌░ 02. Lust And Learning 2:46 ░▐
▌░ 03. Progress 3:54 ░▐
▌░ 04. Dismantled 4:33 ░▐
▌░ 05. Above Water 4:02 ░▐
▌░ 06. Such A Man 3:03 ░▐
▌░ 07. Hose It Off 4:12 ░▐
▌░ 08. Unresolver 5:18 ░▐
▌░ 09. Friends On Ice 4:06 ░▐
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▌░ Yung have taken the long road to this second full-length. By ░▐
▌░ the time they released their debut, A Youthful Dream, it felt ░▐
▌░ less like a launchpad for the Aarhus four-piece and more like ░▐
▌░ a culmination; of years of touring, of a multi-EP trajectory ░▐
▌░ that began with Alter in 2015, and of a transition from a ░▐
▌░ project chiefly centred around the songwriting of frontman ░▐
▌░ Mikkel Holm Silkjµr to something more fully-formed. The ░▐
▌░ upshot is, right when they should have been celebrating the ░▐
▌░ opening of an exciting new chapter, they actually felt burned ░▐
▌░ out. ôIt wasnÆt that we didnÆt like A Youthful Dream,ö ░▐
▌░ explains Silkjµr. ôWe just werenÆt quite proud of it.ö ░▐
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▌░ Accordingly, they took some time to gather themselves. ôWe ░▐
▌░ were pretty worn down from a lot of touring,ö says bassist ░▐
▌░ Tobias Guldborg Tarp, ôand there was a lot of banging our ░▐
▌░ heads against the wall when it came to trying to write new ░▐
▌░ songs. We had to step back and think about what we wanted to ░▐
▌░ do as a band, and whether it even made sense to continue.ö It ░▐
▌░ was far from plain sailing once they eventually did regroup, ░▐
▌░ towards the end of 2016, for more writing sessions; with ░▐
▌░ Silkjµr previously the primary songwriter, coming up with ░▐
▌░ tracks that accommodated the polarised tastes of the ░▐
▌░ individual members was a challenge. Guitarist Emil Zethsen ░▐
▌░ takes his melodic cues from Prince and eighties pop; at the ░▐
▌░ other end of the spectrum, drummer Frederik Nybo Veile is an ░▐
▌░ avowed metalhead. ôIt was a struggle,ö recalls Zethsen. ôThe ░▐
▌░ four of us rarely agree on anything.ö ░▐
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▌░ Eventually, the breakthrough came. æLust and LearningÆ is a ░▐
▌░ fizzing synergy of each of the fourÆs musical ░▐
▌░ predispositions; chiming guitars from Zethsen, a strutting ░▐
▌░ bassline from Guldborg Tarp and soaring backing vocals on the ░▐
▌░ chorus accompany Silkjµr as he spins a wistful tale of ░▐
▌░ small-town inertia. It provided the spark for the sessions ░▐
▌░ that birthed the nine tracks comprising Ongoing Dispute, the ░▐
▌░ first Yung record in nearly five years and a compelling ░▐
▌░ argument for the importance of taking your time. Following on ░▐
▌░ from last SeptemberÆs æProgressÆ 7ö, the album cleverly melds ░▐
▌░ SilkjµrÆs penchant for krautrock with ZethsenÆs handsome ░▐
▌░ riffery and finds room for all four members to bring their ░▐
▌░ influences to the table; the sweeping punk thrash of ░▐
▌░ æUnresolverÆ, for example, gives way to woozy, reflective ░▐
▌░ closer æFriends on IceÆ at the back end of the album, whilst ░▐
▌░ elsewhere, the freewheeling rock and roll of æAbove WaterÆ ░▐
▌░ recalls Japandroids, and thereÆs a moody, post-punk edge to ░▐
▌░ the furious æSuch a ManÆ. Underlining everything is the ░▐
▌░ atmospheric spectre of Killing Joke, one of the few bands ░▐
▌░ that all four members of Yung cite as an inspiration. ░▐
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▌░ Silkjµr acknowledges that, had it not been for the ░▐
▌░ difficulties the band faced in the wake of A Youthful Dream, ░▐
▌░ Ongoing Dispute might never have been possible. ôWhen I ░▐
▌░ listen to it, I can hear a lot of that tension,ö he admits. ░▐
▌░ ôIt was a time when we were struggling financially, coming ░▐
▌░ back off every tour actually owing people money rather than ░▐
▌░ having made any. I can really hear the frustration that comes ░▐
▌░ with an unstable economy in the songs. It was just a big, ░▐
▌░ dark cloud that was hanging over our heads for a long time. ░▐
▌░ We felt as if things were not going our way, and those ░▐
▌░ feelings really manifest themselves on the record. ░▐
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▌░ ThereÆs more to the stormy atmosphere that runs through ░▐
▌░ Ongoing Dispute than that, though, as Silkjµr can attest. ôI ░▐
▌░ did get my own head out of my ass, for a change!ö he laughs. ░▐
▌░ ôIn the past, IÆve always written about me, and my life, and ░▐
▌░ things that affected me, but this time, I started talking ░▐
▌░ more about things that affect everybody. I was thinking about ░▐
▌░ the things that arenÆt working in the world; there are songs ░▐
▌░ about those kinds of problematic structures. ThereÆs a song ░▐
▌░ on the album called æDismantledÆ; we had to dismantle our ░▐
▌░ self-image as a band to move forwards, and I had to dismantle ░▐
▌░ my self-image as a songwriter, too.ö ░▐
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▌░ Recorded over two sessions at Dreamland Studio and the tiny, ░▐
▌░ now-defunct Studio One (so-called, Silkjµr jokes, because you ░▐
▌░ can only fit one person in at a time) and produced by the ░▐
▌░ bandÆs regular sound tech Neil Robert Young, Ongoing Dispute ░▐
▌░ is an ode to perseverance, collaboration and triumph over ░▐
▌░ adversity. It represents the dawning of a new era for the ░▐
▌░ band, the one that A Youthful Dream should have, and the ░▐
▌░ title, says Guldborg Tarp, perfectly encapsulates the dynamic ░▐
▌░ that has driven Yung forwards, out from under that black ░▐
▌░ cloud. ôUltimately, thatÆs what the writing of this record ░▐
▌░ was - an ongoing dispute. We come in to write and weÆre ░▐
▌░ referencing completely different bands, but every time we ░▐
▌░ wrap up a song, weÆre excited about it. It reflects the ░▐
▌░ lyrical side of the record, too; itÆs like the last few years ░▐
▌░ of coping with the world have been an ongoing dispute for ░▐
▌░ us!ö ░▐
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