{"id":2504447,"date":"2026-07-16T12:15:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T12:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2504447"},"modified":"2026-07-16T12:15:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T12:15:59","slug":"yard-act-review-a-wry-dissection-of-the-downside-of-fame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/yard-act-review-a-wry-dissection-of-the-downside-of-fame\/","title":{"rendered":"Yard Act Review: A wry dissection of the downside of fame"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Yard Act\u00a0– You\u2019re Gonna Need A Little Music<\/h2>\n

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The sleeve of Yard Act\u2019s new LP shows a pedestrian about to be flattened by a falling piano, and a sense of impending doom \u2013 or an imminent backlash \u2013 hangs over these songs. \u201cDo you feel like an impostor for every new level you ascend to, too?\u201d asks James Smith on opener Empty Pledges.<\/p>\n

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But if it\u2019s a record that grapples \u00e0 la Pulp<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0This Is Hardcore<\/a><\/em>\u00a0with the downside of success,\u00a0You\u2019re Gonna Need A Little Music<\/em>\u00a0is further testament to Smith\u2019s lending library smarts and the band\u2019s Happy Mondays-via-Franz Ferdinand knack for indie-disco bangers, with Over The Barrel and mournful Streets shuffle Janey Said worthy additions to the canon. \u201cI could kill your mood with all this wisdom,\u201d Smith reflects on the elegantly crumpled Talky Talky People, but Yard Act wear their learning wisely. The Yeah Yeah Noh of their age, and that\u2019s a compliment.<\/p>\n

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You\u2019re Gonna Need A Little Music is out July 17 on Island.<\/em><\/p>\n

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ORDER: Amazon<\/a> | Rough Trade<\/a> | HMV<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Empty Pledges
New Beginnings
Tall Tales
Fiction
You’re Gonna Need A Little Music
Cherophobe Rock
Thrill Of The Chase
Janey Said
Redeemer
Talky Talky People
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Get the definitive verdict on all the month’s essential new releases, reissues, music books and films in the latest issue of MOJO. More info and to order a copy for delivery wherever you are\u00a0HERE<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.mojo4music.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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