Following the release of Ones And Zeros in June last year, excitement has been building for the fourth album from British rock band Young Guns, which is due to be released later this year. Despite the commercial success of Ones And Zeros none of its six singles managed to chart, placing pressure on Young Guns to ensure that their latest material fares better.
Today the band gave fans an idea of what the new album will comprise of with the premiere of its lead single Bulletproof. Fitting neatly into the alternative pop-rock genre the band carved out for themselves with the release of debut album All Our Kings Are Dead back in 2010, it’s distinctively Young Guns. The track, accompanied by a lyric video, has already received a positive response from fans. Listen below and see what you think!
Quoted by Alternative Press, frontman Gus Wood says of Bulletproof:
We recorded it at House of Loud in New Jersey with the brilliant David Bendeth this February and are really excited with the results. Featuring Chris Kamrada on drums, it’s a big anthemic rock song and we hope you dig it as much as we do.
Only last week Young Guns announced via an Instagram post that drummer Ben Jolliffe had left the band – however softened the blow and quickly quelled any rumours of dissent with the confirmation that their fourth album had been finished and that they would be touring in the near future.
We’ve been quiet for a few months now and in that time we have written and recorded our 4th album. We are ready once again to release new music and head back out on tour. To say we’re excited is an understatement. During this period we underwent some changes in camp YG and so now time has come for us to announce that we have parted ways with our drummer Ben. We have always been friends before band-mates and that will never change – our paths are simply headed in different directions and we agreed on this being the best thing to do for all of us. We wish him all the best. We can’t wait for this new chapter to begin and we are more excited and focussed than we’ve ever been before. We’re back. See you on the road! YG
This shake up had little effect on Young Guns’ three sets around the UK while touring with Slam Dunk this past weekend, which will have undoubtedly given them sufficient warm up for their stint with Vans Warped Tour in the US later this summer. Fans in the UK can catch them at Camden Rocks this Saturday (4th June) – see this year’s full line up here!
