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01. REPTILE YOUTH - Black Swan Born White
02. REPTILE YOUTH - Morning Sun
03. REPTILE YOUTH - Dead End
04. REPTILE YOUTH - Speeddance
05. REPTILE YOUTH - Be My Yoko Ono
06. REPTILE YOUTH - A Flash in the Forest
07. REPTILE YOUTH - Shooting Up Sunshine
08. REPTILE YOUTH - It's Easy to Lose Yourself
09. REPTILE YOUTH - Heart Blood Beat
10. REPTILE YOUTH - Fear
ARTIST
TITLE
Reptile Youth
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
HFN 019CD HFN 019CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
9/25/2012

"Hotly anticipated" does not really do justice to the level of excitement the release of Reptile Youth's debut album is generating among fans and critics alike. Those in the know are expecting the Danish duo to deliver a defining moment of 2012 -- injecting their off-kilter brand of highly-charged electro-punk-pop into the world's consciousness. Reptile Youth was formed by Mads Damsgaard Kristiansen and Esben Valløe in 2009. It was their intense period of gigging through Asia and Europe that earned Reptile Youth their radically evangelical fan base, while also prompting a string of superlative-laden reviews hailing the Youth as the saviors of rock n' roll. Hype aside, the incredible energy generated by Kristiansen and Valløe and their extended live line-up have made the arrival of this debut album a red letter day for their followers. After having been picked up by influential HFN music and recently signed to legendary live booking agencies ITB for Europe and ICM in the U.S., the band is now ready to take on the world. Produced in London with star producers Dave M. Allen (The Cure, Sisters Of Mercy, The Human League) and Mark Ralph (Filthy Dukes, Hot Chip), this is a collection of tracks to reset the musical dial. Having already laid out their agenda with the turbo-charged electro-pop perfection of "Speeddance" and the grandiose "Black Swan Born White," the rest of the record makes good on their exceptional promise. Second single "Black Swan Born White" kicks off the journey -- as epic a statement of post-punk vitality as you could hope for. A devastating track built on Mads Damsgaard's soaring vocal and sparkling new wave rhythm courtesy of Ebsen Valløe. "Morning Sun" is a delicious slice of pure aural bliss in just over 3 minutes, every much as optimistic as its title. "Dead End" follows next, switching up the vibe: hard and sharp riffs, thunderous drums and portentous vocals, a biblical electro-rock jam. "Speeddance's" primal bounce will be well-known to most listeners by now. "Be My Yoko Ono" comes up next, a hand-in-hand speed rush through the city, featuring a call-and-response duet with the vocalist of the Danish female band Nelson Can. "A Flash in the Forest" sees Mads in a reflective mood, coming across like a 21st century Ray Davies. "Shooting Up Sunshine" features a chiming piano hook matched up against turbo-powered euphoric pop. This is the soundtrack to a million great nights and the perfect days that follow. One of the rockiest moments on the album, "Heart Blood Beat" fires along at a breakneck pace, a surefire live favorite with a filthy synth line. The penultimate track, "It's Easy to Lose Yourself" mixes up a sweet melody and arrangement with memorable lyrics, before the album rounds out with the longest track on the release, "Fear." It's a rousing, epic, driving closure to an album that will surely find Reptile Youth exploding across the musical landscape this year.