Following Dream Job, it serves as the second taster of what's to come on the Leeds post-punks' second album, 'Where's My Utopia?', due out on March 1 via Republic.
Propelled by a catchy bassline and incorporating electronic elements, it arrives with a video starring comedian and Starstruck creator Rose Matafeo. It carries on from the James Slater-directed clip for their previous single and their summer track The Trench Coat Museum. Frontman James Smith said:
"I lost it with the crowd in Bognor Regis and told them I was bored and I didn’t want to be there. Me and Ryan [Needham] had a row after, and Ryan rightly dressed me down for the way I acted. It got me pondering the idea that, now this is a job, what are the requirements of it? People think they want honesty but they don’t, they want me to portray the version of honesty that they've paid to see and that’s part of the illusion."
On the video, Smith added: "Petroleum finds The Visitor as she stumbles into the hideout of a fearsome Biker gang called The Utopians. She's still on the run from the H.G.E agents. It was a lot of fun shooting this video, and a joy to watch our friend Rose Matafeo bring the leader of The Utopians to life. Though the story isn't being told in a linear format, I hope that the journey of The Visitor through the last three videos is starting to come together and reveal that we're working on something bigger here. More to come!"
Matafeo commented: "I screen most of my phone calls, but when the phone flashes up “JAMES YARD ACT” you’re gonna pick that up straight away. To feature in a Yard Act video has been on my bucket list ever since I added it to my bucket list after they asked me so I could have the satisfaction of crossing it off my bucket list. The overall vision for this album is so creatively ambitious and fun and cool and I’m so stoked to even be a little part of it. Sorry for my bad accent. Not sorry for the line dancing."
Yard Act will embark on a huge UK and European tour in spring, before playing their biggest hometown show to date at Millennium Square, Leeds on August 3. Tickets are on sale.
Yard Act Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Wed March 13 2024 - NORWICH UEA
Thu March 14 2024 - NOTTINGHAM Rock City
Fri March 15 2024 - GLASGOW O2 Academy Glasgow
Sat March 16 2024 - MANCHESTER O2 Apollo
Sun March 17 2024 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Northumbria University
Tue March 19 2024 - BELFAST Mandela Hall
Wed March 20 2024 - DUBLIN Vicar Street
Fri March 22 2024 - LIVERPOOL Invisible Wind Factory
Sat March 23 2024 - BRISTOL O2 Academy Bristol
Mon March 25 2024 - BRIGHTON Brighton Dome Concert Hall
Wed March 27 2024 - LONDON Eventim Apollo
Thu April 04 2024 - NANTES Stereolux (France)
Fri April 05 2024 - PARIS CABARET SAUVAGE (France)
Sat April 06 2024 - BORDEAUX ROCK SCHOOL BARBEY (France)
Mon April 08 2024 - LISBON LAV (Portugal)
Tue April 09 2024 - MADRID Mon (Spain)
Thu April 11 2024 - BARCELONA La 2 (Spain)
Fri April 12 2024 - LYON LE TRANSBORDEUR (France)
Sat April 13 2024 - BOLOGNA Locomotiv Club (Italy)
Sun April 14 2024 - MILAN Santeria Toscana 31 (Italy)
Tue April 16 2024 - ZURICH Mascotte (Switzerland)
Wed April 17 2024 - MUNICH Muffathalle (Germany)
Thu April 18 2024 - BERLIN Festsaal Kreuzberg (Germany)
Sat April 20 2024 - STOCKHOLM Slaktkyrkan (Sweden)
Wed April 24 2024 - HAMBURG Uebel and Gefährlich (Germany)
Thu April 25 2024 - AMSTERDAM Paradiso (Netherlands)
Fri April 26 2024 - NIJMEGEN Doornrosie (Netherlands)
Sat April 27 2024 - COLOGNE Kantine (Germany)
Sun April 28 2024 - BRUSSELS Les Nuits Botanique (Belgium)
Thu May 30 2024 - SOLANA BEACH California - Belly Up Tavern (USA)
Fri May 31 2024 - LOS ANGELES California - Regent Theater Los Angeles (USA)
Mon June 03 2024 - SANTA CRUZ California - Atrium at The Catalyst (USA)
Tue June 04 2024 - SAN FRANCISCO California - THE INDEPENDENT (USA)
Thu June 06 2024 - PORTLAND Oregon - Mississippi Studios (USA)
Sat June 08 2024 - SEATTLE Washington - Crocodile Seattle (USA)
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