Yuck (band)
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Yuck are an indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 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
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...

. The band's self-titled debut album
Yuck (album)
Yuck is the debut studio album from the English indie rock band Yuck. The album was released for both CD and digital download on 15 February 2011 on the Fat Possum Records label in the United States and on 21 February 2011 on the Mercury Records label in the United Kingdom.-Background:Formed by...

 was released through Fat Possum on 21 February 2011 in the United Kingdom. Critics have likened the band to Dinosaur Jr
Dinosaur Jr
Dinosaur Jr. is an American alternative rock band formed in Amherst, Massachusetts in 1984. Originally called Dinosaur, prior to legal issues that forced the group to change their name, the band disbanded in 1997 until reuniting in 2005...

 and Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...

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Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions
UK
UK Albums Chart
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US Heat.
Top Heatseekers
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2011 Yuck
Yuck (album)
Yuck is the debut studio album from the English indie rock band Yuck. The album was released for both CD and digital download on 15 February 2011 on the Fat Possum Records label in the United States and on 21 February 2011 on the Mercury Records label in the United Kingdom.-Background:Formed by...

  • Released: 15 February 2011 (USA) / 21 February 2011 (UK)
  • Label: Fat Possum Records
    Fat Possum Records
    Fat Possum Records is an American independent record label based in Oxford, Mississippi. At first Fat Possum focused almost entirely on recording hitherto unknown Mississippi blues artists . Recently, Fat Possum has signed younger rock acts to its roster...

     / Mercury Records
    Mercury Records
    Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal...

  • Formats: CD, Digital Download
    Music download
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    , Vinyl
    Gramophone record
    A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...

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Singles

Year Single Album
2010 "Rubber" (Vinyl only) Yuck
"Georgia" (Vinyl only)
2011 "Holing Out"
"Get Away"
"The Wall"
"Shook Down"/"Milkshake"

Members

The current line-up of Yuck consists of:
  • Daniel Blumberg – vocals, guitar
  • Ilana Blumberg – vocals
  • Max Bloom – guitar, vocals
  • Mariko Doi – bass
  • Jonny Rogoff – drums
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