The Underground Youth is a British band based in Berlin, their music touches on different genres
including psychedelia and post punk. The Underground Youth was started in 2008 as the creative project of Craig Dyer. The band have released 13 albums and 4 EPs, over the years developing their unique sound, which has ranged from cinematic lo-fi psychedelia to a raw and noisy, albeit romantically melancholic, form of post-punk.
Shrouded in a dark aesthetic and the imagery of various art film movements, The Underground Youth
have established a devoted global following and cult fan base, continuously built upon by their extensive touring schedule through Europe, Asia and North America. Signed to independent record label Fuzz Club Records in 2012, Alongside Dyer, The Underground Youth is comprised of drummer and visual artist Olya Dyer, guitarist Leonard Kaage (who also assisted with post-production on the record) and bassist Samira Zahidi.
Initially formed as a solo project by Dyer in 2008, the band has sinced released 11 – now 12 –
studio albums and 4 EPs, evolving a unique sound that has over the years ranged from cinematic lo-fi psychedelia and raw melancholic post-punk to gothic folk-noir. Throughout they have maintained a devoted global following continuously built upon by the band’s extensive touring through Europe, Asia and North America.
From humble beginnings as a one-man project alone in his house, Craig Dyer has built The
Underground Youth from the ground up. Having recently signed with Fuzz Club Records The Underground Youth are in the process of re-releasing their first five self-released albums as well as recording new material. An unstoppable juggernaut that refuses to be ignored, subtly understated,
melancholy and at once uplifting and empowering, The Underground Youth are proving to be one of the most talented and versatile bands from the already ridiculously amazing UK psych scene. With influences ranging from Joy Division to The Velvet Underground, The Underground Youth's music resonates with fans who appreciate raw emotion and thought-provoking lyrics.
IT'S PSYCHEDELIC BABY MAGAZINE ( INTERVIEW WITH CRAIG DYER)
01. THE UNDERGROUND YOUTH - THE PERFECT ENEMY FOR GOD 2013
Originally hailing from Manchester, England, the Underground Youth make moody, often raw,
'80s-style post-punk infused with a darkly psychedelic vibe. Formed in 2008, the Underground Youth was initially the solo project of singer, guitarist, and songwriter Craig Dyer. After Dyer's songs found an audience online, he brought in his wife, drummer Ola Dyer, as well as guitarist Leonard Kaage and bassist Max James, to round out the ensemble.
Label: Fuzz Club Records – none
Format: CD, Album 2016
Country: UK
Released: 2013
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, Psychedelic Rock, Ethereal, Post-Punk,
TRACKS
01. Tokyo Blue 4:24
02. Rodion 4:18
03. In Sofia's Reflection 4:35
04. Juliette 4:13
05. Runaway 4:35
06. Veil 9:46
07. In The Dark I See 2:28
08. Masquerade 5:06
09. Ritual 4:42
Flac Size: 241 MB
02. THE UNDERGROUND YOUTH - SADOVAYA 2014
As the record approaches its ten-year anniversary, we’re extremely excited to be repressing perhaps one of, if not the definitive, The Underground Youth record; 2010’s ‘Sadovaya’. A masterclass in the lo-fi psychedelic post-punk that the band cultivated in their earlier works, the album will get its second
pressing after we issued it to vinyl for the first time back in 2014 (now, of course, long sold-out.) Looking back on the album, Craig Dyer recalls: “If memory serves, though it doesn't always, the songs on "Sadovaya" were written between my hometown of Blackpool and St. Petersburg, Russia, which I visited a number of times during this period. The album title was taken from the historically significant street, Sadovaya Ulitsa, close to which Olya and I stayed on one of my visits. We also stayed a number of times at the Art House Hotel, from where the title of the albums opening track 'Art House Revisited' came from.”
The Underground Youth – Sadovaya
Label: Fuzz Club Records
Format: Album
Genre: Rock
Style: Psychedelic Rock, Shoegaze
Year: 2014
TRACKS
01. Art House Revisited 5:08
02. The American Dream 5:14
03. Morning Sun 2:27
04. On The Floor 3:48
05. Sadovaya 6:24
06. Heart On A Chain 2:56
07. Your Birthday Song 4:01
08. Revolution Revisited 4:59
09. Lost Recording 3:14
Flac Size: 231 MB
03. THE UNDERGROUND YOUTH - HAUNTED 2015
One of the best Post-Punk albums in the lasts years. A dark jewel. All tracks are absolutely
awesome. Favorite track: Returning To Shadow a strong, complex red wine, candles all around and... dark dreaming.. that's it ! The aim became to create a collection of songs and attempted to dissect not only the positive but the negative elements of nostalgia, primarily the romanticisation of the past – be it the politics of a country, the controversial legacies of film and musical icons or the sentimental idealisation of long dead toxic relationships.
The Underground Youth – Haunted
Label: Fuzz Club Records – none
Format: CD, Album
Country: UK
Released: Sep 3, 2015
Genre: Rock
Style: Alternative Rock, Post-Punk, Darkwave, Psychedelic Rock
TRACKS
01. Collapsing Into Night 5:32
02. Haunted 3:09
03. Dreaming With Maya Deren 3:30
04. Self Inflicted 3:40
05. Drown In Me 5:12
06. The Girl Behind 3:43
07. Slave 4:44
08. Deep Inside Of Me 2:51
09. Returning To Shadow 6:35
Flac Size: 306 MB
04. THE UNDERGROUND YOUTH - FUZZ CLUB SESSIONS EP 2017
Perhaps what is most exceptional about The Underground Youth is their ability to create a brooding
melting pot of psychedelia, post-punk, Berlin chillwave, goth and shoegaze but delivered with a dreamy pop sensibility. TUY's blend of dark psychedelic post-punk music has developed a worldwide loyal fan base that continues to grow.
The Underground Youth – Fuzz Club Sessions No. 7
Label: Fuzz Club Records – FCS7
Series: Fuzz Club Sessions – FCS7
Format: EP Album, Limited Edition
Country: UK
Released: Oct 2017
Genre: Rock
Style: ost-Punk, Psychedelic Rock
TRACKS
01. Strangle Up My Mind
02. Hope & Pray
03. Morning Sun
04. The Rules Of Attraction
05. Your Sweet Love
Flac Size: 157 MB
05. THE UNDERGROUND YOUTH - WHAT KIND OF DYSTOPIAN HELLHOLE IS THIS? 2017
8th album from this Berlin-via-Manchester band who play mysterious songs with a darkly haunted,
low-key aura. These are gloomy psychedelic pop rumblings for depressed people floating in an emotional opiate haze. Sometimes, when the rhythm kicks in, the skeletons dance with a hopeless post-Goth fervor. Melodies lope along with a hypnotic chug in a slurred psycho-drone lethargy. Sounds get tired of what they’re doing and seek an eerie hypno-dissonant release. Craig Dyer’s baritone voice is a buried plea for spiritual connection, a desert cowboy lost in the eternal sands of time. Reminiscent of
bands like King Dude, The Velvet Underground, Phil Shoenfelt, Leonard Cohen, Psychic Ills, Lee Hazelwood (who has a song covered here). “What Kind Of Dystopian Hellhole Is This?” is an incredibly beautiful, scarily real and masterfully addictive listen. It’s the kind of album that will make your heart shudder and your soul throb with a subtly invasive auditory power. One of 2017’s best! Highly Recommended.
The Underground Youth – What Kind Of Dystopian Hellhole Is This?
Label: Fuzz Club Records – FC56CD
Format: CD, Album
Country: UK
Released: Feb 15, 2017
Genre: Rock
Style: Post-Punk, Psychedelic Rock, Shoegaze
TRACKS
01. Half Poison, Half God
02 .Alice
03. You Made It Baby
04. Beast (Anti-War Song)
05. A Dirty Piece of Love For Us To Share
06. Amerika
07. The Outsider
08. Persistent Stable Hell
Vocals – Faith Vernon
09. Your Sweet Love
Guitar – Mark Vernon (4)
Written-By – Lee Hazlewood
10. Incapable Of Love
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Lyrics By, Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Synthesizer – Craig Dyer
Bass, Guitar – Max James
Drums – Olya Dyer
Drums, Piano, Synthesizer, Percussion – Leonard Kaage
Flac Size: 230 MB
06. THE UNDERGROUND YOUTH - THE FALLING 2021
The new full-length sees Craig and band trade their acerbic post-punk melancholy for a more refined and stripped-back sound that, instead, enters the world of romantic, shadowy folk-noir. A
marked departure from the primal intensity often heard on the band’s previous work, ‘The Falling’ showcases a softer, more cinematic musical landscape shaped by acoustic guitars, piano, accordion and a heavy presence of violin and string arrangements. Craig Dyer: "Born from the heartbreak of how the worldwide pandemic has changed the industry we were thriving within, this album also functions as a love letter to the past".
The Underground Youth – The Falling
Label: Fuzz Club Records – FC135CD
Format: CD, Album
Country: UK
Released: Mar 12, 2021
Genre: Rock, Folk, World, & Country
Style: Alternative Rock, Folk Rock, Goth Rock
TRACKS
01. The Falling 4:55
02. Vergiss Mich Nicht 3:52
03. Egyptian Queen 4:06
04. And I… 5:00
05. A Sorrowful Race 4:15
06. For You Are The One 3:19
07. Cabinet Of Curiosities 4:32
08. Letter From A Young Lover 4:15
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Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Harmonica, Accordion, Percussion – Craig Dyer
Violin – Astrid Porzig
Vocals [Additional], Guitar – Magnus Westergaard (tracks: 7)
Written-By – Craig Dyer
Bass – Max James
Drums, Guiro – Olya Dyer
Guitar, Slide Guitar, Drums, Strings [Arrangements], Piano, Organ, Synth, Other [Typewriter], Percussion – Leonard Kaage
I was searching for years to find them, and now I found 6 albums. Lucky me.
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