Album Review
Whenyoung - Reasons To Dream
4-5 StarsA band to believe in.
When Whenyoung emerged towards the end of 2017, the Irish trio cut the figures of indie-pop darlings, all sweet choruses and saccharine melodies. Fast forward just under two years to their debut album, and they’re a whole different beast.
The hooks remain on ‘Reasons To Dream’ - there are bucketfuls of earworms - but there’s an added bite and emotional weight to their make-up. Lead single ‘Never Let Go’ is a gargantuan statement - both in message and sound - with swirling guitars and Aoife Power’s astonishing vocal range lifted above swathes of reverb as she delivers a hammerblow message to those suffering with their mental health, repeating the track’s title.
‘Future’ treads the same path, bravely detailing the suicide of a friend and the emotional recovery that followed. Team this heavy emotional resonance with the gorgeously catchy skips of ‘You’re Grand’ and ‘In My Dreams’, and ‘Reasons To Dream’ sees Whenyoung come good - better than good - at exactly the right time. On their debut, they’re a band to believe in.
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Whenyoung - Paragon Songs
3-5 Stars
A collection of songs which - although mixed in results - have been given the space to just be.
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Whenyoung release new single ‘Rubik’s Cube’
It’s lifted from their new album ‘Paragon Songs’.
28th February 2023, 12:00am
Whenyoung release new single ‘Shame Train’
Listen to the title track now.
19th January 2023, 12:00am
Peace, Gengahr, Jaws and more appear on new charity vinyl ‘What’s Going On?’
The profits will be shared between Music Venue Trust and musically-aligned, BAME supporting mental health outfits via L;FE.
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