Loyourscd0001 - The Yours - Abraham

Bio:

Bursting into the Hong Kong indie music scene in 2005, The Yours have quickly established themselves with a reputation for their stunning live performances, which threatens to overshadow the superb production of their debut album, Abraham.  Variously described as a mixture of post-punk and shoegazing, their music is punctuated by walls of fuzzed out guitar riffs and a steady, almost drum-machine like rhythm section, all reminiscent and worthy of their self-confessed influences, My Bloody Valentine and The Telescopes.  Lead vocalist, Jack's deadpan voice provides a perfect compliment to such tracks as 'Tasteless', with its eerie evocation of the mind numbing vicissitudes of modern life/love.  Similarly, it is such unimposing but totally catchy vocal/instrumental layerings in the epic 'Missed Call', or 'Abraham' that have secured The Yours' place in 2006 Rockit music festival in HK.  

Members:
Jack (vocals and guitar),
Nic (guitar),
Azia (bass),
Ho(drums, guitar treatment and drums programming)

TRACKLISTING :

1. Another Teen
2. Abraham
3. Missed Call
4. Light A Cigarette To Start A Day
5. Put Me In The Box
6. Tasteless
7. Speeding Daze

Review:

The Yours are a Hong Kong band that has been paying attention to international music. This debut is a crunching droning monster that equally evokes early 90's shoegazing and fuzz-toned post-rock. The sound is BIG, going to eleven while still being melodic and catchy. The Yours put the Power in Power Pop. "Another Teen" kicks off the record with a burst of pure joy, like the one you got when you heard the first Matthew Sweet single in the middle of a shitty music season. The title track, the huge "Missed Call", and "Cigarette to Start The Day" are rough, Dolls-esque rock, driven the twin guitar attack of Jack and Nic (single names only for these guys, thanks). The rhythm section of Azia on bass and Ho on drums complete the lineup of those about to rock. This is what The Strokes promised and never delievered. --- Music Emissions (US)

www.myspace.com/theyours