THE HEYS – youngbored&broke
Tracks (listen to MP3 audio clips)
01. fridaynight
02. elbowculture
03. pressure
04. brightenupmyday
05. youngbored&broke
06. don’t
07. arms&legs
08. hey
09. getiton
10. scene
11. aintwotUsay
12. clanprimate
13. breakdown
14. takeiteasy
RELEASE DATE: APRIL 29, 2008
Hot UK up-and comers The Heys are quickly becoming one of the most talked-about new bands in the UK, having won the support of tastemakers like Steve Lamacq and Alan Mc Gee on BBC6 and Radio 1. The Heys have everything that a great guitar-pop band should have, three minutes of fuzzy major chords, rich bass, shouty, omni-present backing vocals and impossibly addictive hooks. Fans of the garagey, punk-infused power pop of bands like Arctic Monkeys, The Kooks and early Supergrass will find the band’s debut youngbored&broke easy to love. Songs like the title track and first single pressure have already made their way onto playlists of both sides of the pond.
Born from a love of Ray Davies and The Kinks, The Stones, The Who and The Jam this British 4-piece wear their influences on their sleeves: 60’s mod, Motown, northern soul , rhythm & blues, punk attitude. Tom Flynn, the lead singer/songwriter in The Heys feeds off the tradition and passion of British 60’s beat music and combines it with incisive comments and observations on modern life. The songs on their debut album scream the frustrations and simple joys of living day-to-day, hand to mouth, bad jobs-good friends, boozy nights at the local pub. The Heys are a blue-collar working class band through and through.
