That Was Then, by Friends of Our Youth

That Was Then

by Friends of Our Youth

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That Was Then. The scuffed and shiny debut album from Manchester-birthed four piece Friends of Our Youth, bringing transcendent sounds from a differently-shaped constellation where human problems have long coalesced into bright spheres of beauty and love. That Was Then drapes a garment of shimmering polyphonic fibre, glorious guitars and deeply haunting vocals over propulsive drums and bass, celebrating too the gashes in that fabric, dark cosmology and fuzzy logic in which the most profound things are born. Nuclear heart of that serene, faraway star. The result is triumphant and tearful. You’ll hold your sleeves to your eyes and your loved ones close.

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1.	That Was Then 04:24	buy track
2.	Taxi 04:02	buy track
3.	Summer 03:45	buy track
4.	The Search 04:04	buy track
5.	Tales of the Unrequited 04:09	buy track
6.	Whatever Makes It Easy 04:25	buy track
7.	Dim Light 03:41	buy track
8.	Kings & Queens 04:44	buy track

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Mastered At – Reveal Sound
Recorded At – The Crow's Nest Studio

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released November 18, 2022

All songs composed by David Boon

Bass – Lee Brotherson, Matt Smithson
Drums, Percussion – John Keaveney
Guitar, Backing Vocals – Patrick McKeown
Guitar, Lead Vocals, Synths – David Boon

Additional Guitar – Josh Brady
Additional Percussion, Additional Keyboards – Olly 'The Kid' Betts

Artwork ["Remember You Must Die" Aka The Bench] – Jamie Holman
Mastered By – Neil Pickles
Design & Layout – Secret Industries

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Friends of Our Youth Manchester, UK

FooY hail from Manchester but sound like they appeared from a faraway galaxy governed by beauty, love and glorious guitars.
FooY's sound is propelled by muscular drums and bass, clad in a polyphonic fibre of chiming guitars and glitches. Their debut album will make you punch the air in triumph, cry into your sleeve when no one is looking, then turn to hold your loved ones close. ... more

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