The overload

"Ind imellem rammer debutplader hundrede procent rent ind. Lige i skabet i første forsøg. Tidsbillede og toneklang. Sådan rammer The Overload direkte ind i bullseye ... Så selvom Yard Act trækker en masse tråde til en masse andre bands, ender deres debut alligevel med at være et helt igennem originalt album, fyldt med numre indspillet med lige dele britisk galde og humor, og et perfekt soundtrack til England anno 2022".

"Britiske Yard Act indløser på The Overload ikke helt forventningerne med et postpunk/spoken word-album, der rummer en del virkeligt stærke numre, men også for meget, der glider ind ad det ene øre og ud ad det andet uden rigtigt at efterlade sig noget ... Der er ingen tvivl om, at dette album og Yard Act nok skal gøre lykke. Det har helt sikkert noget drive og fremtid over sig - ikke mindst i kraft af de stærke, lange tekster. For mig bliver det dog en smule lala, fordi der er for meget af materialet, der ikke rigtig bevæger mig".

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"The Leeds band's mouthy and acerbic take on Brexit-era post-punk has the humor, polish, and storytelling of classic Britpop".

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"It may be early to start taking notes on the Album Of The Year, but the smart money says The Overload will be there or thereabouts. Yard Act may not be here to save the music industry, but they'll give it a damn good shake-up".

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"Leeds-based chroniclers of post-Brexit Britain refuse to give in to despair on exhilarating debut ... The Overload has an eye for detail behind its Jarvis Cocker glasses. Lyrically, it's not hard to draw lines between [songwriter James] Smith and his ancestors - John Cooper Clarke, Mark E. Smith, Ian Dury, Jason Williamson - and (...) these songs foreground a funny, alert writer ... Yard Act pull off a treacherous balancing act: describing a world that doesn't like nuance while ensuring they don't just end up shouting slogans and pieties in response".

"Leeds quartet's gloriously pithy, peculiar debut: A grab-bag of urgent pubb-funk grooves, underpinned by abrasive Burnel-esque bass growls, sardonic chants and hooky shards of guitar make for a debut album bursting with character, as does a compulsively entertaining lyrical narrative".