Where's My Utopia?

by Yard Act

Where's My Utopia? cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 March 2024
  • Label: Island
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 43:24
  • Community rating: 3.51/5 from 13 ratings

Artists on this release: Katy J Pearson, Christopher Duffin, Zahra Benyounes, Maddie Cutter, Guy Button, Ross Orton, Francesca Gilbert

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Stepping away from the stark minimalism of their debut, the Leeds band vastly expands their sonic palette with prominent disco grooves, funky basslines, and vibrant horn sections. The relentlessly energetic, dance-punk instrumentation provides a lively contrast to the frontman's deadpan, highly sarcastic spoken-word critique of modern British life.

Genres

Descriptors: political, conscious, rhythmic, witty, spoken-word, talk-singing, dance, dissonant

Tracklist

  1. An Illusion (3:36)
  2. We Make Hits (3:02)
  3. Down by the Stream (3:44)
  4. The Undertow (4:02)
  5. Dream Job (2:39)
  6. Fizzy Fish (3:30)
  7. Petroleum (3:39)
  8. When the Laughter Stops (3:17)
  9. Grifter's Grief (3:19)
  10. Blackpool Illuminations (7:28)
  11. A Vineyard for the North (5:03)

Credits

  • Ian Stephens - arranged by [strings], conductor [strings]
  • Tom Robinson - artwork
  • Maddie Cutter - cello
  • James Smith - lyrics by, performer [yard act are]
  • Ryan Needham - lyrics by, performer [yard act are]
  • Sam Shipstone - performer [yard act are]
  • Christopher Duffin - saxophone, flute, keyboards [additional keys]
  • Francesca Gilbert - viola

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