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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 ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ ▄▄▄┌─────────────┐▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ░▐ ▌░ ▒▒▒│ rip notes │▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ░▐ ▌░ └─────────────┘ ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ 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 ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ 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 ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ 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. ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ 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. ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ 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 ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ 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 ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ ▄▄▄┌─────────────┐▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ ░▐ ▌░ ▒▒▒│ marr │▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒ ░▐ ▌░ └─────────────┘ ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ indie . pop . rock . shoegaze . dream . jangle . twee ░▐ ▌░ chamber . noise . c-86 . college . goth . post . kraut ░▐ ▌░ darkwave . alternative . lo-fi . country . americana ░▐ ▌░ folk . folk/rock . psychedelic . progressive . metal ░▐ ▌░ heavy . hair . math . grunge . classic . southern . aor ░▐ ▌░ west coast . punk . garage . avantgarde . classical ░▐ ▌░ electronic . ambient ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ▌░ ░▐ ░▌░ ░ █ █ ░ ░▐░ ▌░ ▓▓█ █▓▓ ░▐ ▌░ ░█ █░ ░▐ ▌░ █ ░ ▒ ░ ░ ▒ ░ █ ░▐ ░ ▌░██ ░ ▒█████░ ░█████▒ ░ ██░▐ ░ ▒ ░ ▌░█ ░ ███▓ ▓██ ▒ ▒ ██▓ ▓███ ░ █░▐ ░ ▒ ░██ ▌█▓ ████ █▒ ▒█ ████ ▓░▐ ██░ ░██████░ ███ █ █ ███ ░██████░ ██████ ███ █ █ ███ ██████ ▒███ ███▒ ██ █ █ ██ ▒███ ███▒ ████ ████████ ▒ █ █ ▒ ████████ ████ ████░ ███████░ ░░ █ █ ░░ ░███████ ░████ █████░ ████▒ ▒ ▓█ █▒ ▒█ █▓ ▒ ▒████ ░█████ █████░ ██████████ ███ █ █ ███ ██████████ ░█████ ▒██████ ░ ███████▒ ████▒▒█ █▒▒████ ▒███████ ░ ██████▒ ░ ███░ ███ ░ * █▓▓ ▓▓ ▓▓█ * ░ ███ ░███ ░ █░ ███ █░ *** * * █▒█▒▒██████▒▒█▒█ * * *** ░█ ███ ░█ ████ ██ * ████████ ████████ * ██ ████ ████████ * *** ░ ░██████ ██████░ ░ *** * ████████ █████ ** ░ ████ ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ ████ ░ ** █████ ▒█████████████▒▒ ░░ ░░ ▒▒█████████████▒ ░▓██████████▒ ░░ ░░ ▒██████████▓░ ▒█████ ░░ ░░ █████▒ ███ ███ ██ ██ ▒█ █▒ https://yungband.bandcamp.com/album/ongoing-dispute-lp