It’s been a busy year for Young Galaxy. The Montreal-based electronic duo-turned-quintet released its third LP, Shapeshifting, and then hit the road, touring with fellow experimental electro-poppers Austra. With a month left in the year, the group figured it could squeeze in two more releases. On December 13, Young Galaxy will release a deluxe edition
Monday 11/28: Austra w/Young Galaxy & Tasseomancy at the Empty Bottle in Chicago – 9:30pm – $12 – 21+ Tuesday 11/29: Cults w/Panthers Modern & The Can’t Nots at The Met – Providence RI – 8pm – $15 – 21+ Thursday 12/1: Madi Diaz, w/Dashboard Confessional at Irving Plaza, New York City – 7pm – $27
Young Galaxy is a Canadian quintet whose latest album Shapeshifting sums up the group’s tumultuous transition from record label to independent music makers. With the help of Swedish producer Dan Lissvik (who they’ve never actually met), they have crafted tracks that manage to be epic in their subtlety, which is no easy feat. I had
Start your weekend off with a selection of music by artists featured this week on BestNewBands.com. “Outside the City” – Young Galaxy Kelly Knapp caught this stellar act at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn last weekend. Kelly wrote, “Young Galaxy’s set was pretty entrancing in a danceable way. This was a band with original synth
This past Saturday, in a total spur of the moment decision after just learning about them, I checked out Young Galaxy at my neighborhood venue, Knitting Factory in Brooklyn. I was worried that tickets would sell out quick at the door, as they often do if not sooner, but when I arrived there was almost
Kick off your pre-Valentine’s (or Singles Awareness) Day weekend with songs from some of the artists we’ve featured this week. “There’s Nothing For Me Here” – Range Rover On Sunday, Liz Livengood caught up with this San Diego trio, and even posted this song as a free download at the bottom of her post.
Young Galaxy are not just another dream-pop band. They’re not another Canadian indie-pop band, either. So what are they? Well, they are a consistently great and dedicated band that has suffered the highs and lows of the music industry. They were signed to a “mega” label in Arts&Crafts, and then found that the “dream” wasn’t