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"Erratic and lovesick." - Noisey
"If Wayne Coyne teamed up with Phoenix." - Clash
"Would feel at home on a 1980s John Hughes soundtrack." - SPIN
"An inherently sunny quality, drawing heavily from 1970s American radio rock." - NPR
"Forget the folk, what we have here is harmonized rock with considerable punch." - Consequence of Sound
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With three full length LPs to their name, including their self-titled debut (2010), Tiger Talk (2012), and On Blonde (2015), Vancouver psych rock outfit Yukon Blonde have cemented their status as a Canadian powerhouse, earning comparisons to The Flaming Lips and Phoenix, delivering a welcomed throwback to the 1970's glory days of rock'n'roll. After linking up with producer Tony Hoffer (The Kooks, Beck, Air) for their upcoming fourth album Critical Hit, out June 22 via Dine Alone Records, they're aiming to show that Yukon Blonde is much more than just rock, incorporating elements of electronica and erratic pop with their familiar garage rock sound.
The 13-track album is a deeply personal proposition on dating in the digital age. Critical Hit channels the varying emotions experienced while navigating the sometimes treacherous waters of today; It's sometimes tenuous, sometimes depressing, and sometimes jubilant. "It's hard to do a song by song breakdown, because as much sarcasm and wit as there is on this record, there is some intensely private shit in the lyrics too, and sometimes the vibe is just more our obsession with synthesizers and drum machines, aesthetics over lyrics," vocalist Jeff Innes says.
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After sharing the erratic lovesick synth-pop anthem "Crazy" and the surf rock tinged track "Emotional Blackmail", Yukon Blonde returns today with "Love The Way You Are". The garage party anthem rides low on a gritty electric guitar rhythmic strut that recalls The Strokes, with the chorus blooming in a gang-vocal sing-a-long: ‘if you want something baby, go out and get it.’
Following a recent European tour with The Rural Alberta Advantage, Yukon Blonde are hitting the festival circuit in their home country this spring, beginning with CMW and CBC Music Festival in Toronto this May. Full tour dates can be found below.
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CRITICAL HIT TRACKLIST
1. Too Close To Love
2. Love The Way You Are
3. Emotional Blackmail
4. Cry
5. Hardly Even There
6. Feeling Digital
7. Summer in July
8. Crazy
9. The Bluffs
10. Painting on a Smile
11. Dear Nancy
12. This Is Spain
13. Ritual Off The Docks
TOUR DATES
May 11 - Toronto, ON @ CMW / Paradigm Talent Showcase
May 26 - Toronto, ON @ CBC Music Festival
Jun 1-3 - Seattle, WA @ Upstream Music Festival
Jul 27 - Bengough, SK, Canada @ Bengough Regional Park
Sep 7-9 - Vancouver, BC @ Skookum Festival
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