Yuck.

Out of the midst of the ever declining talent from the 21^st century, springs up a fresh new act going by the (somewhat distasteful) name of Yuck. Fronted by Cajun Dance Party’s Daniel Blumberg and Max Bloom, from what sounded like a conventional, unremarkable, whiny kook-y type indie pop band has emerged a 90’s shoegazing revival in the form of Yuck.

Possible shoegaze revival? This is a sign!

Given the fact that Yuck have taken undeniable influence from pre-grunge acts such as Dinosaur Jr makes it impossible not to see that this young band are shamelessly recycling the sound from the shoegazing era of around two decades ago. With howls of feedback and reverb mimicking those of predecessors The Jesus and Mary Chain and with melodies and guitar that resemble the work of Sonic Youth, Yuck are breathing air back into the ever fluctuating lungs of transcendental pop.

Despite the obvious influence Yuck are under, it would be somewhat idiotic to dismiss and bypass this young new band. Even though they might be as derivative as can possibly be, there is no denying that Yuck’s powerful, remarkable melodies are in no way inhibited by the dissonant feedback and rich howls of guitar which actually contrast well with Yuck’s razor sharp melodies.

There is no denying that they have a lot ahead of them after an appearance on Jools Holland and releasing self titled debut album Yuck. With a debut so sophisticated it’s hard to believe that Yuck have only been together for around 2 years; you could only assume that this band have had years of experience. After playing on the John Peel stage at Glastonbury and Radio1/NME at Reading and Leeds this year, Yuck can expect a whole new fanbase and following, there’s nothing this band can do but grow.

Yuck Radio 1 Session from June 23, 2010: