And so, after forging themselves one hell of a fanbase completely independent of any major label, You Me At Six return with second album ‘Hold Me Down‘ and a little extra push from Virgin Records.
No strangers to writing a catchy tune having released an album full to the brim of them in 2008 with ‘Take Off Your Colours’, YMAS have fast become a teen favourite, selling out headline tours in their own right as well as supporting the likes of US pop-punk heavyweights Paramore and Fall Out Boy.
The album’s lead track ‘The Consequence‘ sets it off to a flying start a with a tightly paced verse-chorus pattern seeing the band let loose to a certain degree in the choruses. But the song peaks with the breakdown right at the end which features a full-on incorporation of the band’s most melodic traits and some more aggressive riffing and background screams to add an edge. It’s imperative to start as you mean to go on after all.
The album unfolds with angsty lyrics as is to be expected but there is definitely a jubilant air about these songs as the band are clearly living their dream and, considering that in many ways this is just the beginning, they have achieved pretty heady heights of success so far.
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