After performing at Lollapalooza Brasil in March, Yungblud made his mark as one of the highlights of pop punk
Skirt, black lipstick and a shirt from Brazil. Thats howyungblud performed at Lollapalooza 2023 at the end of March this year. The British artist, whose real name is Dominic Richard Harrison, is a relatively new name in music. It emerged in 2018 in Doncaster, England, with a proposal that reveres punk rock.
Currently, the young man transits through different musical styles, such as alternative rock, pop punk and alternative hip hop, seen in his last albums as YUNGBLUD (2022) It is Weird (2021).
“And I was getting a lot of inspiration from new wave music that I liked, like Billy Idol, The Cure It is Joy Divisionn. That’s what happened to the disc YUNGBLUDand then Weird,but above all, I was also playing other instruments that influenced the songs,” he revealed in an interview with Rolling Stone Brazil.
With his husky voice, soft highs and almost shouted words, yungblud took Brazilian teenagers to participate in punk circles in the Lollapalooza and mesmerized the audience. In addition to going to the streets of the Liberdade neighborhood, in São Paulo, during his side show before the festival.
“You all have incredible energy and togetherness and I can’t wait to meet you. I can’t wait to feel you all. That’s what I want in a show, that’s the idea of a small show too, very close to the people. Already.” I’ve been told I should play a big show now. But it’s not my first time.” he announced in an interview before the performance.
In the sideshow, yungblud got close to the fans by climbing into a pickup truck and proved to be one of the icons of the new generation of Pop Punk, making his long-awaited debut in Brazil one of the highlights of Lollapalooza.
The 25-year-old singer doesn’t feel part of the same generation of classic indie bands Arctic monkeys It is The 1975as revealed in an interview withRolling Stone UK last year.
According to him, most of his fans are part of generation Z, different from the public of the other bands mentioned. “When I look at The 1975 It is Arctic monkeysthey are a different generation for me,” he said at the time
“When they talk, they’re deep. I don’t want to be deep yet, I want to be on the f*cking floor,” continued the musician.
Although not related to the lyrics, the singer declared that he respects other artists: “I love Matty Healy, I love Alex Turner, but I don’t connect to them like I used to. They’re older, and it’s all very serious.”
When asked by Rolling Stone Brazil because he feels so different from musicians of another generation, he replies:
“What I mean is, we speak louder. Our generation is loud as hell. But I like Arctic Monkeys and The 1975, The Car [recente disco do Arctic Monkeys] was my favorite last year”
During Lollapalooza, the scorching heat didn’t stop fans from cheering and singing sarcastically about the death, anxiety and conflicts of adolescence. yungblud is a reflection of the teenage audience, they took the stage running and jumping. It didn’t take long for the 25-year-old British singer to throw beer into the audience and speak Portuguese words like “I love you” and profanity.
The musician is now preparing a more ‘heavy’ album. And he says he wants to go back to his roots.
“the next record should surprise everyone, it will be heavier, I can guarantee”
Source: Rollingstone
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