Yuck is the debut studio album

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 from the English

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 indie rock

Indie rock

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 band Yuck

Yuck (band)

Yuck are an indie rock band that originated in London, England. The band features members Daniel Blumberg and Max Bloom, both of whom formerly played in the band Cajun Dance Party. The band's self-titled debut album was released through Fat Possum on 21 February 2011 in the United Kingdom...

. The album was released for both CD and digital download

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 on 15 February 2011 on the Fat Possum Records

Fat Possum Records

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 label in the United States

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 and on 21 February 2011 on the Mercury Records

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 label in the United Kingdom

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Background

Formed by Daniel Blumberg & Max Bloom, the pair began writing what would be Yuck material together after leaving their previous group Cajun Dance Party

Cajun Dance Party

Cajun Dance Party were a five-piece band based in London, England. They originally consisted of Robbie Stern, Max Bloom, Daniel Blumberg, Will Vignoles, and Vicky Freund. The band has split after Blumberg and Bloom left the band in 2009 to form the band Yuck, while other members of the band went to...

 in 2008. Having already released two singles on vinyl

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 only (Rubber & Georgia) in early 2010, and after adding the likes of Jonny Rogoff on Drums and Mariko Doi on Bass (who had just recently left the group Levelload) the group began recording what would be their debut LP

LP album

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 in the summer of the same year.

Yuck released their first single in promotion of the album "Holing Out" on 20 February 2011.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Daniel Blumberg & Max Bloom, except tracks 9 and 11 composed by Max Bloom.

On October 11, Fat Possum will be releasing a Deluxe Edition of Yuck's debut album. The Deluxe Edition will include a 2nd CD / LP that includes 6 B-sides.

Personnel

• Daniel Blumberg – Lead Vocals, Guitar
• Max Bloom – Lead Guitar, Lead Vocals (Track 9)
• Mariko Doi – Bass
• Jonny Rogoff – Drums
• Illana Blumberg – Backing Vocals

Reviews

The album received positive reviews from critics. Allmusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, saying, "Yuck is an impressively assured debut from such a young band. Their love of shoegaze and loud/quiet '90s guitar rock is unadulterated and it translates into the songs and the sound, making it a pure and easy-to-love album for all those who have ever been fans themselves." Robert Christgau gave it an A-. Consequence of Sound gave it 4.5 stars out of 5, saying "It’s a refreshingly diverse album consisting of a dozen songs as enthralling as those from any of the band’s influences." Pitchfork gave it an 8.1 out of 10. Rolling Stone gave the album a 4 out of 5 also, saying, "Yuck channel their college-rock jones with skill and charm, balancing in-the-red guitar fuzz with melodic sweetness." Critics have also compared their sound to other bands such as My Bloody Valentine, Dinosaur Jr., Sonic Youth

Sonic Youth

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, Teenage Fanclub

Teenage Fanclub

Teenage Fanclub are an alternative rock band from Bellshill, Scotland. The band is composed of Norman Blake , Raymond McGinley , Gerard Love and Francis MacDonald , with songwriting duties shared equally among Blake, McGinley and Love...

 and Pavement

Pavement (band)

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