Relentless and hyper-prolific Craig Dyer, poète maudit from the Manchester underground, continues his incessant musical journey through the realms of Rock & Roll and literature with Beautiful & Damned.
A homage to F. Scott Fitzgerald, the 4 track EP of The Underground Youth confirms Dyer’s obsession for the darkest side of literature and poetry of the last two centuries, as well as his proud never-give-up / we-don’t-give-a-f**k DIY approach.
Since 2009, The Underground Youth have made the unique achievement of producing an impressive and extensive catalogue of beautifully home-crafted EPs and LPs, putting them out on limited edition vinyl and gaining a dedicated cult following from all sides of the globe.
Rigorously recorded in their home-studio with the help of producer James Shillito in early 2014, Beautiful & Damned is a preview to their new LP. It is the first TUY material featuring synth and electronic equipment. It also represents a significant shift to a much darker sound and lyrical content, as anticipated by their first single/video Naked, a perfect encounter between the atmospheres of the Cocteau Twins and the early Creation sound.
The vinyl is a 10" limited to 400 copies. 100 on coloured vinyl exclusive to the Fuzz Club shop.
A BIT OF HISTORY
TUY is the name under which Manchester’s underground poet, Craig Dyer, has produced his records since 2009. They have released six albums and several EPs and singles. In 2011, Fuzz Club Records started putting out his prolific catalogue, bringing to light a number of LPs and singles that had only circulated virally on the Internet. Since then, TUY, with Craig and Olya Dyer as the core of the band, have expanded to a four piece, gaining a solid international fan-base and touring all around the UK and Europe. They took part to the Reverb Conspiracy, the annual compilation curated by Fuzz Club and Austin Psych Fest. Last summer they played Eindhoven Psych Lab and headlined Paris Psych Fest. They are currently working on their new LP.
