Go Farther in Lightness

Following two years on from their epic debut The Positions, Gang Of Youths have delivered a triumphant and deeply personal album.

Recorded over six weeks in November 2016 at Sony Music Sydney studios in Darlinghurst with co-producer Adrian Breakspear, it takes their self-reflective style of glorious indie rock to the next level, with the addition of some luscious string sections that frontman Dave Le'aupepe scored from scratch over the course of a three day period (where he stayed in the studio straight and barely ate or slept).

The album’s cathartic anthems and emotive sonic journeys were mixed in New York City by Peter Katis between duties finishing up albums by Japandroids and The National’s forthcoming album.

The result? A stirring collection of music that places Gang of Youths another rank higher in the echelons of Aussie rock bands with a set that Dave describes as his “attempt of making sense of the world.”

“About being a real life human being, with all our self-loathing, hopes, anxieties, sorrows and joys. It is about not knowing what the fuck I’m doing, but having a good ol’ stab at it anyways. It is about demonstrating empathy, overthinking metaphysics and, at the risk of seeming overly trite, embracing humanness in myself and those around me in the here and now.”
- From Triple J