{"id":30925,"date":"2017-01-06T07:00:52","date_gmt":"2017-01-05T20:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=30925"},"modified":"2017-01-08T07:54:46","modified_gmt":"2017-01-07T20:54:46","slug":"six-night-people","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2017\/01\/six-night-people\/","title":{"rendered":"You Me At Six – Night People"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Now I\u2019ve been a little excited about checking out this new album from \u2018You Me At Six\u2019 after their last effort \u2018Cavalier Youth\u2019 was one of my favourite albums of the last five years, so let\u2019s see how the last few years have treated the band and what they\u2019ve come up with\u2026<\/p>\n

Opening with a big riff for the title track, it\u2019s a great set up for an album from a band that I feel have continued to grow, to mature and to become a force as one of the best rock bands out there today. Its groove, its gang vocals and overall feel are what fans were introduced to as a first single and it doesn\u2019t disappoint. A count in for \u2018Plus One\u2019 kicks it off and the production and arrangement on this track for me stands out, great use of simple drums and bass early in the verses leading to the guitars crashing in to fill out the tune, well played. Not to mention it\u2019s another big rocker that is destined to become part of the band\u2019s blistering live show but more on that later\u2026<\/p>\n

Time to slow it down just a little in an area where this band truly shine, and \u2018Heavy Soul\u2019 is absolute You Me At Six, if you were to define a sort of vibe or feel for the band, this one really hits the nail on the head. It\u2019s a stand out and Josh\u2019s vocals are perfect for it, oh man, it just got better mid tune as it breaks down with some outstanding guitar tones and a simple question of \u201cwhat are you waiting for?\u201d repeated throughout, they truly know how to structure a song. Now, on the slow it down aspect I was saying above, the one thing this band are the kings of is a good ballad, look at tracks like \u2018Crash\u2019 or \u2018Wild Ones\u2019 from previous releases for proof, but with \u2018Take On The World\u2019 they have 100% outdone themselves, in almost a growing up the band have delivered a track that should top the charts and would if it was given the chance. It\u2019s one of those songs that when you listen to it, I mean truly listen to it you just get it, the haunting underlying music and the real lyrics, not to mention the build-up mid song that makes it even more real, I should be thanking the band for creating a song like this. So, thank you, YMAS!<\/p>\n

\u2018Brand New\u2019 is probably my absolute favourite on the album, again, these guys have really developed as songwriters and musicians and have grown to be able to give us tunes like this, because when the chorus hits on this track there is absolutely no way you can\u2019t be tapping your feet and almost instantly start singing along with a song you\u2019ve never heard before. Production wise once again it shines with so much happening in the song but the layers perfectly balanced to not get lost. Ahh why can\u2019t more bands write catchy hook laden choruses like this anymore? It\u2019s not that hard other bands, geez\u2026 Lift your game, YMAS are smashing it!! Ooh this is different, almost a fuzz style bass taking on \u2018Swear\u2019 and another rocker that comes in at just under three minutes but it\u2019s all that is needed to deliver the punch.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s talk briefly about how good of a live band You Me At Six are\u2026 actually, I\u2019ll make it very, very brief and use only one word. Outstanding. Actually let me elaborate on that, in my many years of seeing bands, it\u2019s absolutely refreshing to see a band like You Me At Six live as to me, that\u2019s where they truly shine and deliver that 1,2 punch of amazing arena style tunes and a band so tight that no water is leaking out of that vessel. So if you\u2019re new to YMAS, do yourself a huge favour, go and see this band live, hear these new songs live and you will not be disappointed.<\/p>\n

Ok, sorry, that was a bit of a side bar, and I was writing that while listening to \u2018Make Your Move\u2019, a big rocker sure to make it into the band\u2019s set also. It sounds like I\u2019m gushing all over this album and you know what I am a little because it\u2019s a perfect start to a new year when a rock album of this calibre kicks it off, I guess I \u2018Can\u2019t Hold Back\u2019\u2026 pun intended\u2026 please see pretty much every comment above about the songs and put them together to describe this one as it ticks every box, OK maybe except for the ballad one but I\u2019ll let that slide\u2026 this time.<\/p>\n

Back to ballad land\u2026 or are we?! Well sort of, before this gets f\u2019n heavy! Now THIS is something I haven\u2019t heard from YMAS before, massive driving guitars and rhythm section fill this one out like a kid who got given a shirt too big for Christmas and all of a sudden had a growth spurt and boom, shirt fits. That\u2019s how filled out this song became and \u2018Spell It Out\u2019?! Oh they sure did! Wow. If they play that one live I\u2019ll be watching the ceiling for the moment the roof flies off. Oh no way, how can there only be one song left?! That sucks\u2026 not the song, the song is great, the fact that it\u2019s the last one is what sucks, but \u2018Give\u2019 is the best way to go out with even more maturity and growth in n0ot only writing but overall feel of the song.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m just truly impressed with what they\u2019ve done if you couldn\u2019t guess that already. Hey, remember that reviews are one person\u2019s opinion, so make sure you listen and make up your own mind on what you think YMAS have done with \u2018Night People\u2019, me? I loved it! You Me At Six to me truly are a breath of fresh air in a time where rock music is slowly going the way of the caribou, and hearing what that band have created with \u2018Night People\u2019 only gets me pumped for what the continued future holds for these guys. See you on the road, fellas.<\/p>\n

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Check out our interview with Josh Franceschi of You Me At Six HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

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Essential Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n

From:<\/strong> Surrey, England<\/p>\n

Release date:<\/strong> 6 January 2017<\/p>\n

Record label:<\/strong> Liberator Music \/ BMG<\/p>\n

Produced by:<\/strong> Jacquire King<\/p>\n

Website:<\/strong> http:\/\/www.youmeatsix.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Track Listing:<\/strong>
\nNight People
\nPlus One
\nHeavy Soul
\nTake On The World
\nBrand New
\nSwear
\nMake You Move
\nCan\u2019t Hold Back
\nSpell It Out
\nGive<\/p>\n

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