{"id":2473388,"date":"2026-06-24T11:03:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T11:03:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2473388"},"modified":"2026-06-24T11:03:52","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T11:03:52","slug":"yard-act-share-new-single-new-beginnings-from-third-album-youre-gonna-need-a-little-music","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/yard-act-share-new-single-new-beginnings-from-third-album-youre-gonna-need-a-little-music\/","title":{"rendered":"Yard Act share new single &#8216;New Beginnings&#8217; from third album You&#8217;re Gonna Need A Little Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yard Act have shared \u2018New Beginnings\u2019, the second single from their forthcoming third album <em>You\u2019re Gonna Need A Little Music<\/em>, due 17th July via Island Records.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The single follows \u2018Redeemer\u2019 as a deliberate counterpart in mood. \u201cNew Beginnings is a bit of light to counteract the dark we led with,\u201d vocalist James Smith has said. \u201cSometimes we\u2019ve already shed our old skin without even realising it\u2019s happening. Celebrate the new, because you can\u2019t go back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The album marks a significant shift in how Yard Act make records. Their Mercury Prize-nominated debut <em>The Overload<\/em> (2022) was written before the band fully formed; their Top 5 follow-up <em>Where\u2019s My Utopia?<\/em> (2024) was pieced together on tour buses and in hotel rooms between relentless shows. <em>You\u2019re Gonna Need A Little Music<\/em> is the first time all four members have made an album together as a live band in the same room. \u201cThe first two records were both laptop records essentially,\u201d Smith has said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The album was recorded between Leeds and Los Angeles with producer Justin Meldal-Johnsen, whose credits include Nine Inch Nails, Beck and St Vincent, across an uninterrupted five-month period in which the band wrote between 40 and 50 songs. \u201cIt felt like freedom,\u201d Smith has said. \u201cIt felt like everything I\u2019d wanted from being in a band.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A UK in-store tour accompanies the album\u2019s release, beginning in Edinburgh on 15th July, before a North American run in August, European dates in October and a full UK headline tour in November closing at O2 Academy Brixton on 26th November.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yard Act - New Beginnings\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7AwpsbQRgVI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UK in-store dates:<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">15 Jul \u2013 Belle Anglais, Edinburgh (Assai Records)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">16 Jul \u2013 Baltic, Liverpool (Jacaranda Records)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">18 Jul \u2013 Rough Trade East, London<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">21 Jul \u2013 Rough Trade, Nottingham<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">22 Jul \u2013 Rough Trade, Bristol<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">24 Jul \u2013 Chalk, Brighton (Resident Records)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North America:<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5 Aug \u2013 Belly Up, Solana Beach<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6 Aug \u2013 Teragram Ballroom, Los Angeles<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7 Aug \u2013 Outside Lands, San Francisco<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">9 Aug \u2013 Revolution Hall, Portland<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">10 Aug \u2013 Neptune Theatre, Seattle<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">11 Aug \u2013 The Pearl, Vancouver<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">13 Aug \u2013 Warsaw, Brooklyn<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">14 Aug \u2013 Black Cat, Washington DC<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">15 Aug \u2013 Underground Arts, Philadelphia<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">16 Aug \u2013 The Sinclair, Cambridge MA<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">17 Sep \u2013 Fine Line, Minneapolis<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">18 Sep \u2013 Riot Fest, Chicago<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">20 Sep \u2013 Magic Stick, Detroit<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">22 Sep \u2013 The Opera House, Toronto<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">European tour:<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1 Oct \u2013 La Cigale, Paris<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2 Oct \u2013 Ancienne Belgique, Brussels<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3 Oct \u2013 Tivoliredenburg Ronda, Utrecht<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">5 Oct \u2013 Gloria-Theater, Cologne<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7 Oct \u2013 Uebel &amp; Gef\u00e4hrlich, Hamburg<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">8 Oct \u2013 Rockefeller Music Hall, Oslo<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">9 Oct \u2013 Kagelbanan, Stockholm<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">10 Oct \u2013 Vega Main Hall, Copenhagen<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">12 Oct \u2013 Niebo, Warsaw<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">13 Oct \u2013 MeetFactory, Prague<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">14 Oct \u2013 Festival Kreuzberg, Berlin<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">16 Oct \u2013 Les Docks, Zurich<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">17 Oct \u2013 Magazzini Generali, Milan<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">19 Oct \u2013 La Cabane, Toulouse<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">20 Oct \u2013 Sala Apolo, Barcelona<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">21 Oct \u2013 Teatro Eslava, Madrid<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">23 Oct \u2013 Cineteatro Capitolio, Lisbon<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UK headline tour:<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">6 Nov \u2013 O2 Academy, Leeds<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">7 Nov \u2013 O2 Academy, Leeds<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">10 Nov \u2013 NX, Newcastle<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">11 Nov \u2013 Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">12 Nov \u2013 Octagon Centre, Sheffield<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">13 Nov \u2013 O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">15 Nov \u2013 Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">16 Nov \u2013 O2 Academy, Leicester<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">17 Nov \u2013 Rock City, Nottingham<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">18 Nov \u2013 Junction 1, Cambridge<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">20 Nov \u2013 O2 Academy, Oxford<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">21 Nov \u2013 Bristol Beacon, Bristol<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">23 Nov \u2013 Plymouth Arena, Plymouth<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">24 Nov \u2013 O2 Guildhall, Southampton<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">26 Nov \u2013 O2 Academy Brixton, London<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<h3 id=\"h-editors-picks\" class=\"wp-block-heading wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">Editors\u2019 Picks<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source whynow.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yard Act have shared \u2018New Beginnings\u2019, the second single from their forthcoming third album You\u2019re Gonna Need A Little Music, due 17th July via Island Records. The single follows \u2018Redeemer\u2019 as a deliberate counterpart in mood. \u201cNew Beginnings is a bit of light to counteract the dark we led with,\u201d vocalist James Smith has said. 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