Young Bloods (song) explained

Young Bloods
Cover:The Bronx - Young Bloods cover.jpg
Alt:Cover of "Young Bloods"
Type:single
Artist:The Bronx
Album:The Bronx
A-Side:Young Bloods
B-Side:Lab Rats
Released:March 4, 2009
Recorded:June 2008 at Big Game Lodge in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California
Genre:Punk rock
Label:Wichita (WEBB 198-S)
Producer:Dave Schiffman
Prev Title:White Guilt
Prev Year:2006
Next Title:Cell Mates
Next Year:2009

"Young Bloods" is a song by the Los Angeles-based punk rock band The Bronx, released as the first single from their 2008 album The Bronx.

While the album was released by Original Signal Records and the band's own White Drugs label, the singles for all of their albums have been released exclusively in the United Kingdom, through Wichita Recordings. The single was released on 7-inch vinyl and limited to 1,500 copies.[1] The B-side song, "Lab Rats", is an outtake from the album's recording sessions. The cover artwork was designed by guitarist Joby J. Ford.

The music video for "Young Bloods" was directed by French visual artist Lokiss.[2] Mike Piscitelli had directed four of the band's five previous music videos, but was unable to work on "Young Bloods" due to being on a project in Africa.[3] The video shows lucha libre-style wrestlers practicing and sparring in a room.[2] It failed a Harding Test for broadcast in the United Kingdom due to numerous flashes and strobes which could potentially cause seizures in viewers.[2] The band posted the results of the test to their website, noting that "of course we don't wish this upon anyone and feel a bit weird posting something like this. But - the interesting fact is no other broadcast has failed as miserably as our video."[2]

Track listing

Vinyl version

Personnel

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Band

Production

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Releases . Thebronxxx.com . . 2009-09-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090402124514/http://www.thebronxxx.com/releases/ . April 2, 2009 .
  2. Web site: Young Bloods video . thebronxxx.com . . 2008-12-08 . 2009-09-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081222095154/http://www.thebronxxx.com/thebronx/2008/12/young-bloods-video.html . December 22, 2008 .
  3. Web site: Video of the Week: The Bronx (video interview). Punknews.org. 2008-12-04. 2009-08-28.
  4. The Bronx. The Bronx. 2008. CD. White Drugs/Original Signal Records. OS-12.