Go Farther In Lightness

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Earp, Joseph (12 July 2023). "Album Review: Gang of Youths – The Positions". Renowned for Sound . Retrieved 12 July 2023. Angeles, Jana (18 April 2015). "Album Review: Gang of Youths – The Positions (2015 LP)". The AU Review . Retrieved 12 July 2023.

a b c Clerke, Roshan (15 April 2015). "Gang Of Youths - The Positions". The Music . Retrieved 28 August 2017. You’ve said this song is about how scared you are to bring kids into the world without your dad around. I like the idea of you imagining your kid in the kitchen and there’s this painting of your dad kind of presiding over the family even though he’s not there bodily. You've mentioned in interviews and on the album this idea of the "new sincere." Can you talk about what that idea is and what it means to you? gang of youths went on to break venue attendance records across australia and led to large international touring with the likes of foo fighters and mumford & sons. You talk about that a bit on the new record, but there's also a spirit to your lyrics that feels rebellious as well. Was that something you always wanted to bring into the band?I know the racial identity themes seem to be involved in this one: “White kids say they sympathize, but they’re afraid to look me in the eye.” This is another one sung as your father? I think it really works to keep this one as minimal as you did. I was stunned to learn that it was five-plus minutes long because it feels so engaging for a song that musically is mostly staying in the same mode. But I think that has a lot to do with the quality of the storytelling that’s happening there. Brancatisano, Gloria (29 January 2023). "Rolling Stone's 200 Greatest Australian Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone Australia . Retrieved 29 January 2023.

This is inspired by when you went to Samoa, and you had a couple of landmark experiences with your wife, right? Gang Of Youths Release Video For 'Magnolia' ". Universal Music Publishing Group. 13 August 2015 . Retrieved 13 July 2023.Despite and indeed because of frontman Dave Le’aupepe’s father’s absence, his influence permeates every talking point that the album offers. At times it’s solely focused upon the precise, personal experiences of loss: the dichotomy of intensity and peace that comes as someone passes through their final days; the overwhelming feeling in the wake of their death that life will never be the same, even if the rest of the world at large remains utterly unchanged.

How did you guys meet in New York? And had you already moved to London at the time when you met her? Or how did you end up in London? Gang of Youths upcoming album 'Angel In Realtime.' comes exclusively pressed to double animated zoetrope picture disc LP's via Blood Records. Limited to just 1500 copies and hand-numbered on a first-come-first-served basis the album is about the life and legacy of Dave's father, indigenous identity, death, grief and God... And also the Angel, Islington. The band recently finished an arena tour as special guests to Sam Fender, played a selection of rapidly sold-out headline shows, and played an unforgettable performance of 'the angel on 8th ave' on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.VMP: From what I understand, the band met at church. Could you describe a little bit about how that came about? the original vinyl, of which 500 units were made only, has become quite the sought-after item amongst gang of youths fans worldwide, and so on its 5-year anniversary, comes a special edition of let me be clear, on clear vinyl.