Young Love (band)
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Young Love is an American
dance
-rock
band formed in 2005 in New York City
, New York
. Dan Keyes handles the majority of the production
and songwriting in addition to providing lead vocals. Young Love's debut full-length album, Too Young to Fight It
was released on January 30, 2007 in the United States
.
post-hardcore
band Recover
with much help from Rory Phillips
. After releasing three albums with the quartet, Keyes felt the need for change, but continued work with Phillips. A friend offered him a place to stay in New York City
, and within weeks Keyes was traveling from Austin to New York with just one bag and his guitar. Keyes spent 2005 working at a restaurant in the city as well as working on music that he started while he was touring with Recover
. At the end of 2005 Island Records
signed the musician, and by summer 2006, Keyes and his band, now known as Young Love, were performing with Stolen Transmission at Annex
in New York City
. In mid-July, a live video of Keyes performing the song "We Want Drugs" acoustic was released on YouTube
.
In September, two short promotional videos were released for the single "Discotech
". The single was also featured on the FIFA 07
soundtrack. In October, a full video featuring live footage was released for the single, and on November 21, 2006, the Young Love EP
was released on iTunes
, and featured "Discotech
" a new song, "Tragedy" and two remixes. In December, Young Love played several shows with British MC Lady Sovereign
.
In early January 2007, Billboard
listed Young Love as one of "2007's Best Bets" for the year, and described their album as "...the kind of pop that we've been missing: melodic, catchy, smart and as young and in love-with the ubiquitous 'she'-as Romeo...". On January 3, 2007, MTV
premiered the video for the band's newest single, "Find A New Way
". In addition, the single will serve as the theme song for the network's Jennifer Lopez
-produced reality series, DanceLife
, which premiered January 15, 2007.
January 30, 2007 was the official release of Young Love's full-length debut, Too Young to Fight It
. The album includes both "Discotech
" and "Tragedy" along with nine more original songs. In February of 2007, the band toured with better known artists, playing shows with several different acts including Foreign Islands, Lady Sov and Good Charlotte. On April 29, 2007, the band signed with Konspiracy Theory Music to better promote themselves.
In the summer of 2007, Young Love opened for the Erasure
Light at the End of the World
tour. Cities included Seattle, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Cleveland and Brooklyn.
Their song "Close Your Eyes" off of Too Young to Fight It
was featured on the My Happy Place episode of Scrubs
.
Their second record "One Of Us" came out April 28, 2009.
Dan Keyes- Lead Vocals, Guitar
Bob Mann- Guitar, Bass, Backing Vocals
Erik Tonnesen- Keyboard
Past members-
Santiago Vela III- Drums (2006-2008)
Ross Tweedy- Guitar (2006-2008)
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
dance
Dance music
Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. It can be either a whole musical piece or part of a larger musical arrangement...
-rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band formed in 2005 in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. Dan Keyes handles the majority of the production
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and songwriting in addition to providing lead vocals. Young Love's debut full-length album, Too Young to Fight It
Too Young to Fight It
Too Young to Fight It is the debut full-length album by American dance-rock band Young Love. The album was recorded in New York City, New York and features songwriting, production and vocals from musician Dan Keyes...
was released on January 30, 2007 in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
History
Prior to creating Young Love, Dan Keyes fronted the Austin, TexasAustin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
post-hardcore
Post-hardcore
Post-hardcore is a genre of music that developed from hardcore punk, itself an offshoot of the broader punk rock movement. Like post-punk, post-hardcore is a term for a broad constellation of groups...
band Recover
Recover (band)
-History:Recover comprised Dan Keyes , Robert Mann , Ross Tweedy , and Santiago "Jimmy" Vela . The four first started playing together while in high school, but didn't officially form Recover until 2000. The band recorded a four-song demo in the spring of 2000...
with much help from Rory Phillips
Rory Phillips
Rory Allen Phillips is a founding member of punk-ska band, The Impossibles. Phillips also started The Stereo with Jamie Woolford of Animal Chin in 1999, and Slowreader with Impossibles bandmate Gabe Hascall in 2001...
. After releasing three albums with the quartet, Keyes felt the need for change, but continued work with Phillips. A friend offered him a place to stay in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, and within weeks Keyes was traveling from Austin to New York with just one bag and his guitar. Keyes spent 2005 working at a restaurant in the city as well as working on music that he started while he was touring with Recover
Recover (band)
-History:Recover comprised Dan Keyes , Robert Mann , Ross Tweedy , and Santiago "Jimmy" Vela . The four first started playing together while in high school, but didn't officially form Recover until 2000. The band recorded a four-song demo in the spring of 2000...
. At the end of 2005 Island Records
Island Records
Island Records is a record label that was founded by Chris Blackwell in Jamaica. It was based in the United Kingdom for many years and is now owned by Universal Music Group...
signed the musician, and by summer 2006, Keyes and his band, now known as Young Love, were performing with Stolen Transmission at Annex
Annex
Annex or Annexe may refer to:* Annex , a Marvel Comics character* Annex, an early name for the Bangkok Adventist Hospital* Annex, addendum or appendix at the end of a book or report* Annex, an addition or extension...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. In mid-July, a live video of Keyes performing the song "We Want Drugs" acoustic was released on YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
.
In September, two short promotional videos were released for the single "Discotech
Discotech (song)
"Discotech" is a song by American dance-rock band Young Love. It was recorded in New York City, New York and features songwriting, production and vocals from musician Dan Keyes...
". The single was also featured on the FIFA 07
FIFA 07
FIFA 07 is the 2007 edition of EA Sports' series of football simulator video games. Developed by EA Canada, it is published by Electronic Arts....
soundtrack. In October, a full video featuring live footage was released for the single, and on November 21, 2006, the Young Love EP
Young Love EP
Young Love EP is the debut EP by American dance-rock band Young Love. The EP was recorded in New York City, New York and features songwriting, production and vocals from musician Dan Keyes...
was released on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
, and featured "Discotech
Discotech (song)
"Discotech" is a song by American dance-rock band Young Love. It was recorded in New York City, New York and features songwriting, production and vocals from musician Dan Keyes...
" a new song, "Tragedy" and two remixes. In December, Young Love played several shows with British MC Lady Sovereign
Lady Sovereign
Louise Amanda Harman , better known by the stage name Lady Sovereign, is an English rapper & grime artist. She is noted for her professional success in performing styles of music generally dominated by males...
.
In early January 2007, Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
listed Young Love as one of "2007's Best Bets" for the year, and described their album as "...the kind of pop that we've been missing: melodic, catchy, smart and as young and in love-with the ubiquitous 'she'-as Romeo...". On January 3, 2007, MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
premiered the video for the band's newest single, "Find A New Way
Find a New Way
"Find a New Way" is the second single from Too Young to Fight It the debut full-length album by American dance-rock band Young Love. The single was recorded in New York City, New York and features songwriting, production and vocals from musician Dan Keyes...
". In addition, the single will serve as the theme song for the network's Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...
-produced reality series, DanceLife
DanceLife
DanceLife is a 2007 dance-oriented US TV reality show, featuring and produced by Jennifer Lopez. The series follows the lives of seven dancers trying to break into the world of professional dance and trying to "make it" in Hollywood...
, which premiered January 15, 2007.
January 30, 2007 was the official release of Young Love's full-length debut, Too Young to Fight It
Too Young to Fight It
Too Young to Fight It is the debut full-length album by American dance-rock band Young Love. The album was recorded in New York City, New York and features songwriting, production and vocals from musician Dan Keyes...
. The album includes both "Discotech
Discotech (song)
"Discotech" is a song by American dance-rock band Young Love. It was recorded in New York City, New York and features songwriting, production and vocals from musician Dan Keyes...
" and "Tragedy" along with nine more original songs. In February of 2007, the band toured with better known artists, playing shows with several different acts including Foreign Islands, Lady Sov and Good Charlotte. On April 29, 2007, the band signed with Konspiracy Theory Music to better promote themselves.
In the summer of 2007, Young Love opened for the Erasure
Erasure
Erasure are an English synthpop duo, consisting of songwriter and keyboardist Vince Clarke and singer Andy Bell. Erasure entered the music scene in 1985 with their debut single "Who Needs Love Like That"...
Light at the End of the World
Light at the End of the World
Light at the End of the World is the thirteenth studio album by English synthpop duo Erasure. The album's release was announced on the band's website on 26 January 2007 in a video message from members Vince Clarke and Andy Bell.-Background:...
tour. Cities included Seattle, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Cleveland and Brooklyn.
Their song "Close Your Eyes" off of Too Young to Fight It
Too Young to Fight It
Too Young to Fight It is the debut full-length album by American dance-rock band Young Love. The album was recorded in New York City, New York and features songwriting, production and vocals from musician Dan Keyes...
was featured on the My Happy Place episode of Scrubs
Scrubs (TV series)
Scrubs is an American medical comedy-drama television series created in 2001 by Bill Lawrence and produced by ABC Studios. The show follows the lives of several employees of the fictional Sacred Heart, a teaching hospital. It features fast-paced screenplay, slapstick, and surreal vignettes...
.
Their second record "One Of Us" came out April 28, 2009.
Members
Current members-Dan Keyes- Lead Vocals, Guitar
Bob Mann- Guitar, Bass, Backing Vocals
Erik Tonnesen- Keyboard
Past members-
Santiago Vela III- Drums (2006-2008)
Ross Tweedy- Guitar (2006-2008)
Albums
- Too Young to Fight ItToo Young to Fight ItToo Young to Fight It is the debut full-length album by American dance-rock band Young Love. The album was recorded in New York City, New York and features songwriting, production and vocals from musician Dan Keyes...
(2007) - One of UsOne of Us (Young Love album)One of Us is the second full-length album released by alternative dance band Young Love. It was released on April 28, 2009, to less-than-positive reviews.-Track listing:# "Unafraid" - 3:25# "One to Ten" - 2:37# "Get Me Up" - 3:45...
(2009)
Non Album Tracks
1979 (From Helio Presents: The Smashing Pumpkins Tribute CD)Singles
| Year | Song | Chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... |
U.S. Club Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs... |
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| 2006 | "Discotech Discotech (song) "Discotech" is a song by American dance-rock band Young Love. It was recorded in New York City, New York and features songwriting, production and vocals from musician Dan Keyes... " |
- | 2 | Young Love EP Young Love EP Young Love EP is the debut EP by American dance-rock band Young Love. The EP was recorded in New York City, New York and features songwriting, production and vocals from musician Dan Keyes... |
| 2007 | "Find a New Way Find a New Way "Find a New Way" is the second single from Too Young to Fight It the debut full-length album by American dance-rock band Young Love. The single was recorded in New York City, New York and features songwriting, production and vocals from musician Dan Keyes... " |
103 | - | Too Young to Fight It Too Young to Fight It Too Young to Fight It is the debut full-length album by American dance-rock band Young Love. The album was recorded in New York City, New York and features songwriting, production and vocals from musician Dan Keyes... |
| 2007 | "Too Young to Fight It" |