Track Details:
Artist: Poor Young Things
Track: Revolver
Album: The Heart.The Head.The End.
Songwriter: Matt Fratpietro, Dave Grant, Michael Kondakow, Scott Burke, Konrad Commisso
Produced by: Jon Drew
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In spite of the sympathy inducing tone of their name, Toronto-based indie rock powerhouse Poor Young Things are anything but these days, announcing both a North American headlining tour and the release of their second single Revolver off their 2013 debut full-length album ‘The Heart. The Head. The End.’ Kicking off The Revolver Tour in Pittsburgh, PA on October 13th, the band will headline shows in 24 cities across Canada and the US, including a stop at the popular and celebrated, Halifax Pop Explosion on October 24th.
Fresh off a busy summer that included a slew of US dates on the Vans Warped Tour, multiple music festivals throughout Canada and a showcase at the Yellow Phone Music Conference in Milwaukee, Poor Young Things – singer/guitarist Matt Fratpietro, guitarists Michael Kondakow and Dave Grant, bassist Scott Burke and drummer Konrad Commisso – are thrilled to once again be hitting the road and delivering their heavy-hitting, ear-catching rock riffs to the masses.
Additionally, as a follow-up to the melodic yet unfussy single ‘Sign Of The Times’ off ‘The Heart. The Head. The End.’ the band is excited to announce the release of their second infectious track, ‘Revolver’. Couple their high-energy stage presence with the ability to captivate an audience from the first note played, and it’s no wonder Poor Young Things were recently announced as the winners of the 2013 SiriusXM Emerging Artist of the Year award. A small glimpse of their live show is all it takes to know that this is a band to watch out for.
Watch Poor Young Things Southern Souls version of “Revolver” here.
POOR YOUNG THINGS NORTH AMERICAN TOUR:
Oct 13 – The Smiling Moose – Pittsburgh, PA
Oct 15 – Higher Ground – Burlington, VT
Oct 16 – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA
Oct 17 – Great Scott – Boston, MA
Oct 18 – CMJ – Planetary Group Party – Piano’s Upstairs – New York City, NY
Oct 19 – CMJ Official – Lit Lounge – New York City, NY
Oct 21 – Tide And Boar – Moncton, NB
Oct 22 – The Capital – Fredericton, NB
Oct 23 – Red Herring – St Andrews, NB
Oct 24 – Halifax Pop Explosion w/ Hollerado – Halifax, NS
Oct 25 – Peppers Pub – Saint John, NB
Oct 26 – Hunters Ale House – Charlottetown, PEI
Nov 1 – Crocks (presented by Rock 94) – Thunder Bay, ON
Nov 2 – Loplops – Sault Ste Marie, ON
Nov 7 – Call The Office – London, ON
Nov 8 – Paddy Flaherty’s – Sarnia, ON
Nov 9 – Paddy Flaherty’s – Sarnia, ON
Nov 14 – Red Dog – Peterborough, ON
Nov 15 – The Mansion – Kingston, ON (presented by K Rock)
Nov 16 – Mansion House – St Catharines, ON
Nov 21 – Maxwells – Waterloo, ON
Nov 23 – Café Dekcuf – Ottawa, ON
Nov 29 – Horseshoe – Toronto, ON
Nov 30 – Van Gogh’s Ear – Guelph, ON
“This record is a reflection of getting older and thinking about that. We are all going to be 27 this year,” Fratpietro says, adding that yes, they’re aware of the infamous 27 Club curse and no, they’re not planning to join though they have had some close calls on the highway.
Fratpietro continues: “’Sign of the Times’” (the album’s scorching first single) is based on what the world is like today. But the over-arching theme is experiences we’ve had – on the road, relationship-y things. There are also songs on there about having a good time and meeting people. ‘Revolver’ is one of those.”
‘Revolver’ is also an example of just how essential Toronto producer/engineer Jon Drew is to Poor Young Things’ lightning-in-a-bottle sound.
“Originally, the chorus of that song just had me singing ‘revolver.’ Jon suggested we should get a gang of people and blow it up to the next level. So we got (East Coast singer/songwriter and Bumstead label-mate) Tim Chaisson’s cousin and bassist Koady Chaisson and drummer Nat Lamoureux into the studio one night, had a couple of drinks and just sang our hearts out.
“Plus Jon has an ear for percussion,” Fratpietro says of Drew, whose sterling production dossier includes albums by Fucked Up, Tokyo Police Club, Alexisonfire and Matt Mays as well as Poor Young Things’ 2012 EP, Let It Sleep. “And we happen to have a drummer who is as solid and hard-hitting as you can get.”
The new record’s spit-shine polish – it’s melodic but unfussy and clearly made by flesh-and- blood people playing actual instruments together – reflects the swift, organic manner in which it was written and recorded.
“We toured until the end of summer 2012, then practiced for a while, wrote the songs, went in and did half the record, went on a month-long tour with Tim Chaisson across Canada in late-fall of 2012, then came back and recorded the other half of the album,” Fratpietro explains.
“We had a chance to play those new songs across the country and that’s where you get to the meat of it. Also, that tour impacted the vocals because when I came back my voice was destroyed. But it sounds awesome on the album and much closer to how we are live.”
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