Name: Low Slow Needle
Brand: The Underground Youth

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FC004V10R

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Green

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Coke Bottle Green

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-10-15

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Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Cargo

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Standard:20

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5060467887601

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1 / 10" / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / green

Artist

The Underground Youth

Genre GB

Indie Pop / Shoegaze

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Fuzz Club

Fuzz Club is a London based independent record label that focuses on raw, experimental rock 'n' roll. Influenced by genres such as psychedelia, shoegaze, noise, garage, blues, folk and experimentation. The label started in rural Norway during the 24 hour darkness of the Arctic winter and emerged onto the scene in 2012 with their compilation album "The Reverb Conspiracy". This annual release captures the essence of today's underground music scene.

With over 40 releases and around 20 artists under their belt, Fuzz Club has worked with renowned names like Anton Newcombe, Goat, Alan Vega, The Black Angels, Dead Skeletons, A Place to Bury Strangers and The Underground Youth. They believe in putting as much energy and art into the presentation of their records as the bands do into their music. Collaborating with visual artists allows them to create unique and collectible album covers and vinyl.

In addition to their regular releases, Fuzz Club offers super limited edition deluxe versions of select albums. These hand painted, stamped and sealed editions are considered works of art themselves. As a distributor for Fuzz Club records, Cargo Records ensures that these exceptional releases reach fans worldwide.

The Underground Youth is a British post-punk band formed in 2008. Led by Craig Dyer, the group's sound combines elements of darkwave, shoegaze, and psychedelic rock. With introspective lyrics and atmospheric melodies, their music creates a captivating and melancholic atmosphere. The Underground Youth has released numerous albums and gained a dedicated following for their unique blend of genres. Their powerful live performances have solidified their reputation as one of the most exciting bands in the underground music scene.
With influences ranging from Joy Division to The Velvet Underground, The Underground Youth's music resonates with fans who appreciate raw emotion and thought-provoking lyrics. Their discography includes critically acclaimed albums such as "Mademoiselle" and "Haunted." Each release showcases their evolution as artists while staying true to their signature sound.
Whether you're a long-time fan or new to their music, exploring The Underground Youth's catalog is an immersive experience that will transport you to another world. Discover their haunting melodies and poetic storytelling today.

To celebrate its ten-year anniversary, Fuzz Club Records are reissuing The Underground Youth’s 2011 Low Slow Needle EP on 10” vinyl with remastered audio. ‘Low Slow Needle’s hauntingly minimal, neo-psychedelic melancholy provides a more lo-fi snapshot of the now-Berlin-based band’s earlier days – when The Underground Youth was more of a DIY solo endeavour for Blackpool-born musician Craig Dyer, as opposed to the much-adored, full-band, international touring force that it is now. Looking back on Low Slow Needle, Dyer said: “The EP was recorded in September 2011, I had just returned to the UK from St. Petersburg where Olya [now drummer in The Underground Youth] and I had just got married. Olya had to stay in Russia to finalise her paperwork before we would move into our first home together in Manchester. It was a difficult time, being apart after just getting married, and so I distracted myself by working on these songs that would become the Low Slow Needle EP. It was sort of my love letter to that period, looking back and also looking to the future. I worked closely with mine and Olya's friend in St. Petersburg, Daria Xenofontova, who gave her beautiful voice to my words and featured on three of the most popular songs on the EP, Midnight Lust, Addiction and Blue. These three songs still remain popular with our fans, who still request we play them live to this day.”

When compared with the cinematic folk-noir heard on the band’s tenth album, the newly-released The Falling (2021), what we find here captures a more stark and stripped-back The Underground Youth as the project was about to come out of its embryonic phase: “All five tracks were recorded in my bedroom and I really wanted to strip back the sound, to give a romantic feel of that period for me. To consider it 10 years on, it feels like the beginning to the next step of the journey, my life in Manchester with Olya, making contact with Casper at Fuzz Club and signing up with the label (this came just after the release of Low Slow Needle) and us putting together the first incarnation of TUY's live band (again this followed the release of the EP). So, in a way, this record marked the end of the first era of The Underground Youth, and in doing so, paved the way for the next.”

Tracklist: 1) Midnight Lust 2) On Your Screen 3) Addiction 4) Blue 5) Witchcraft 

Low Slow Needle

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