Zero Worship is the second full-length album by Young Legionnaire. The album was pre-released digitally to record backers on 24 June 2016, while the physical version was released on 25 November 2016 on Superstar Destroyer Records.
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| Recorded | Spring 2016 | |||
| Studio | Turmwerk, Woltersdorf, Germany | |||
| Genre | Post-hardcore, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 40:29 | |||
| Label | Superstar Destroyer Records | |||
| Producer | Tom Bellamy | |||
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In early 2014 the band began working on new material and performed a single date at The Garage in Islington, London, where they debuted two new tracks, titled on the setlist as "New 6/8" and "New Arpeg".[1][2] In February 2015 the band toured as support to Idlewild while continuing to work on new material.[3] In March 2015 Gordon Moakes announced he had left Bloc Party to concentrate on Young Legionnaire.[4] In April 2016 the band announced that their second album would be called "Zero Worship" and pre-released to record backers on 24 June 2016[5] ahead of a full release on 25 November on LP and CD.[6] Three singles were released with accompanying music videos before the release: "Disappear" on 16 September, "Heart Attack" on 21 October, and "Candidate" on 21 November.
Track listing edit
All tracks are written by Young Legionnaire
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Year Zero" | 4:52 |
| 2. | "Heart Attack" | 3:36 |
| 3. | "Hail, Hail" | 3:18 |
| 4. | "Simone" | 4:08 |
| 5. | "Candidate" | 2:48 |
| 6. | "Balaclava" | 4:14 |
| 7. | "Sawn-Off Shotgun" | 2:29 |
| 8. | "You and Me" | 3:48 |
| 9. | "Hospital Corners" | 3:34 |
| 10. | "Disappear" | 3:23 |
| 11. | "There Will Be an Escape Hatch" | 4:19 |
| Total length: | 40:29 | |
Personnel edit
- Young Legionnaire
- Paul Mullen – guitar, vocals
- Gordon Moakes – bass
- Dean Pearson – drums
- Additional personnel
- Tom Bellamy – producing, additional instrumentation, songwriting input and arrangements
- Dan Austin – mixing
- Rich Whittaker – mastering
References edit
- ^ "Gig of the Day – Young Legionnaire". amazingradio.com. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ Mayers, Jonathan (12 February 2014). "Live Review: Young Legionnaire – The Garage, London – 23/01/14". fortitudemagazine.co.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ "An update". younglegionnaire.com. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Gordon Moakes departs Bloc Party?". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Our new record is called 'Zero Worship', and here's the artwork". Pledge Music. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ "Young Legionnaire to release new album". NME. 20 September 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.