BIZARRE: 2 - You Need To See This

‘I was blown away!’: readers on their best music discoveries – and listening habits

Concluding our Discovery Channels series, Guardian readers share the music that’s new to them – and how they came across it

The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2022

‘This should not be normalised’: Why musicians are cancelling tours to protect their mental health

High-profile acts from Justin Bieber to Arlo Parks have cancelled gigs recently, prioritising mental health over the demands of a relentless industry

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2022

Yard Act: ‘There were a lot of good reviews for our debut that we disagreed with’

The Leeds-formed band are up for this year’s Mercury Prize with their bristling first album, ‘The Overload’. Frontman James Smith and bassist Ryan Needham meet with Roisin O’Connor to talk about playing with northern stereotpyes, songwriting, and how they wrong-footed the music industry

The Independent UK · Sep 4, 2022

Leeds band Yard Act who battled Years and Years for No.1 with their first album

Bassist Ryan Needham talked about their number two album The Overload and the Leeds music scene

Leeds Live · Mar 7, 2022

Yard Act postpone Edinburgh tour date after singer struck down by 'sickness'

James Smith admitted he had been 'running up and down the stairs like a prat' but was unable to shake off a bug that had forced the cancellation of a previous date in Newcastle ahead of the capital show

Edinburgh Live · Mar 2, 2022

Yard Act at Village Underground gig review: a tight performance that promised revolution

The Leeds band are the sharpest of the post-punk revival bunch

Evening Standard · Feb 18, 2022

Leeds band Yard Act deliver thrilling set at Belgrave Music Hall - review, pictures and setlist

The post punk quartet were back in Leeds after a remarkable week saw them battle it out for the number one album spot with Years And Years

Leeds Live · Feb 4, 2022

Emmerdale Cain Dingle actor Jeff Hordley ends 12-month Twitter hiatus with simple and supportive tweet to Leeds band

Leeds band Yard Act are competing again Years and Years in their battle to top the album charts

Leeds Live · Jan 25, 2022

Yard Act: Overload review – full of anger, humour and effortless tunes

The Leeds quartet’s state-of-the-nation debut is an instant classic

The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2022

Yard Act - The Overload review: Wry, words-first wit from a band with promise

Lyric after lyric leaps out while listening to this debut - but they don’t always have the tunes to match

Evening Standard · Jan 21, 2022