Yard Act - Dark Days EP

Yard Act - Dark Days EP

Limited to one per person

Tracklisting
Dark Days
Peanuts
Fixer Upper
The Trappel's Pelts

Having sold out their first two 7”s in double quick time,
and in response to huge demand, Yard Act have compiled
their first four tracks on Red Ash vinyl, limited to a run of
1500.

Yard Act formed in Leeds in late 2019 when Ryan
Needham found himself temporarily living in James
Smith's spare bedroom. The two had been pub associates
for years, but their new living circumstances served as a
catalyst for their friendship and creative partnership which
saw them fuse James' interest in spoken word with
Ryan's primitive proto-punk demos using an ancient drum
machine and borrowed bass guitar.

Yard Act’s rise since arriving in March 2020 with debut
track ‘The Trapper’s Pelts’ has been nothing short of
extraordinary, even without the opportunity to showcase
their incendiary live set. Their first releases last year
proved an instant hit with national newspapers (The
Observer, The Times, The Independent, and The
Guardian) and radio stations (BBC Radio 6 Music
(‘Fixer Upper’ and ‘Peanuts’ were both daytime
playlisted), BBC Radio 1 and Radio X) alike.

The band rounded off 2020 with spots on the NME 100, Dork
HYPE List, The Daily Star ‘Ones to Watch 2021’,
Gigwise ‘21 for 21’, and Selector Radio’s ‘New Wave
Artists 2021’. Single ‘Fixer Upper’ landed on Loud &
Quiet and So Young Magazine’s ‘Tracks of the Year’,
while ‘Peanuts’ earned a place as BBC Introducing
West Yorkshire Track of the Week, as well as being
playlisted at NME, So Young, and The Independent
alongside appearing on the cover of ‘The Punk List’ and
‘Hot New Bands’ at Spotify.