Posts Tagged ‘Hold Me Down’
You Me At Six – Hold Me Down
February 3rd, 2010 by RBRYou Me At Six
Hold Me Down
Virgin Records
Surrey pop-punk quintet You Me At Six released make-or-break album number two ‘Hold me Down’ mid January through Virgin Records.
It’s excelled any expectations the fans and the band alike have had by reaching number five in the official UK album chart, whereas their first album, ‘Take off Your Colours,’ only reached the top 20. They are now receiving much more media attention and radio play than ever before, and have proved to be set for great heights.
The album (recorded at Outhouse Studios in Reading,) kicks off with song ‘The Consequence,’ promoted as a free pre-release and is bound to get pulses racing as it has a heavier feel than most of the other work completed by the boys. On some level it can be compared to ‘Tigers and Sharks’ from the first album, or some of the gritty unreleased tracks from the bands younger days.
Following this is the track on everyone’s lips ‘Underdog’ of which the video is shown daily throughout many music broadcasting channels. However, it wouldn’t be fair to say that these two renowned songs are what make the album. It was ‘There is no such thing as Accidental Infidelity’ that you could consider as a more upbeat verse of A Day to Remember’s ‘If it Means A lot to You’ that did it for me.
Many tracks from the rest of Hold Me Down appear to be a sort of diary or therapy for singer Josh Franceschi by spilling a number of thoughts and feelings about the break up with his ex girlfriend.
Three of the tracks that poignant to this are ‘Stay with me,’ ‘Safer to Hate Her’ and ‘Fireworks.’ The latter being the icing on the cake for this 12 track masterpiece and what all good ballads are made of with similar tones to ‘Always Attract’ (from first album ‘Take Off Your Colours’), and using the metaphorical lyric ‘Remember when, you were my boat, and I was your sea, together we’d float, so delicately. But that was back when we could talk about anything..’
It’s words like these that make us understand why countless numbers of girls (and guys) swoon over this young band.
Words: Talie Pemberton
You Me At Six iPhone Application and London show
January 28th, 2010 by Sophie
Some call it the sport of kings; others consider it to be the purest form of ancient combat. Now mainstream infiltrating pop-punks You Me At Six have immortalised thumb wrestling with a new iPhone app themed around their current album release ‘Hold Me Down.’
The ‘Hold Me Down’ game features unique, intuitive controls that mimic real life thumb wrestling. You can test your skills against a computer opponent, battle your friends on a single iPhone or use Bluetooth networking for the ultimate dual iPhone face-off.
The game is also integrated with the OpenFeint platform so players can accumulate points by completing challenges against the computer. The more points you get, the more chance you have of receiving exclusive You Me At Six goodies! There is also a global leaderboard to check your progress against other players.
Best of all, you can play as each and every member of the band. So if you’ve ever wanted to take on the world as Josh, pitch Max and Chris against each other in a six-string thumb war, or see Matt and Dan in a rhythm section showdown, here’s your chance!
The app only costs £1.19. Just visit the iTunes App Store and download it here:
http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/hold-me-down-ymas-thumb-wrestling/id348228834?mt=8
Set to fly into the charts, ‘Hold Me Down’ finds the Surrey quintet fulfilling their potential with a collection of soaring hooks and irresistible melodies. It captures the band’s live exuberance with ‘Playing The Blame Game’ breaching the gap between pop-punk energy and the snappy immediacy of new wave, while ‘Safer To Hate Her’ alternates between a tender, melancholic riff and a fiercely defiant chorus.
Album opener ‘The Consequence’ caused ripples of excitement when its hi-octane thrills were made available as a free download from the band’s website. The first full single to be taken from ‘Hold Me Down’ will be the crunchy power-pop attack of ‘Underdog’ that’s released on February 7th.
You Me At Six’s famously adrenalized live show hits the road in March for their first UK tour since the release of their second album ‘HoldMe Down’ that infiltrated the mainstream by crashing into the charts at #5. Last seen as guests on Paramore’s arena trek, You Me At Six’s growing reputation as one of the nation’s most scintillating emerging bands is set to be solidified with a tour that concludes with a landmark show at Brixton Academy on March 20th.
They have also been confirmed as one of the acts to play HMV’s music festival ‘Next Big Thing’. The show, which sees the boys being backed by Young Guns and This City, takes place at the Relentless Garage on Feb 8th. Earlier in the day the band will also play an acoustic set and signing at HMV Oxford Circus.
Tickets, priced at £10 in advance, are available from www.hmvnextbigthing.com or from the box office 0844 847 1678.
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You Me At Six Release New Video
December 29th, 2009 by RBR
Fresh from supporting Paramore on their arena dates, You Me At Six have announced that they will release new single ‘Underdog’ on 7 February 2010 on Virgin Records.
‘Underdog’ is a punchy sonic attack that combines the band’s innately melodic songwriting with the famous exuberance of their live shows. The single will be available on digital, 7″ and iTunes exclusive formats. The digital package adds an intimate acoustic version of ‘Underdog’, while the 7″ is backed with the brand new track ‘Fact-tastic.’ The iTunes exclusive format collates all three tracks.
Watch the video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3INoafnTHJ0
‘Underdog’ is the first single to be taken from their forthcoming second album ‘Hold Me Down’, out on 11 January 2010.
You Me At Six Release Video For ‘The Consequence’
December 17th, 2009 by RBRWatch the video for You Me At Six track “The Consequence”:
The track is a taste of new album “Hold Me Down“, realeased on January 11th 2010 and it is available to download for FREE only via You Me At Six: Backstage: http://youmeatsix.co.uk/backstage.php
You Me At Six are currently on tour with Paramore in the UK, and they will be back in March for a headline tour. Full dates:
9th – Birmingham, O2 Academy
10th – Newport, Centre
11th – Sheffield, O2 Academy
12th – Manchester, Apollo
13th – Newcastle, O2 Academy
14th – Glasgow, O2 Academy
16th – Leeds, O2 Academy
17th – Nottingham Rock City
18th – Southampton, Guildhall
19th – Norwich, UEA
20th – London, Brixton O2 Academy
