Conner Youngblood - The Generation Of Lift

Conner Youngblood - The Generation Of LiftFrom growing up in Dallas, studying at Yale, and eventually moving to Nashville, music has always played an important role in Conner Youngblood's life. He began by playing clarinet and banjo in middle school and eventually started writing and recording songs in his college dorm. Influenced early on by artists like Elliott Smith, Gorillaz and Sufjan Stevens, Conner's music focuses on the beauty in intricate, original instrumentation, simplicity in song

“My dad has been hugely influential to the whole thing

And it delivers just the kind of thrills ‘n’ spills you’d hope for: vintage video game porn for the over thirties

Opener “Nina’s Charm” sets out the stall for the album

cacophonous breakdowns and formidable rhythms are both expert and childlike

Discovering Arrington’s output in his late teens

Hector Barbour—has rapidly emerged as one of the most exciting new talents from the ever-fertile Glasgow scene

Lost Village

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with different members dipping in and out of the booth to write

’ Wherry and Teeba put together a crack group of musicians (many with a strong background in jazz and soul) to bring their recordings into full-on technicolor

from Mos Def to Four Tet to Julio Bashmore and way beyond

Featuring long time Bug collaborator Flowdan