Youth Sector have released their new single Free Parking, taken from their forthcoming EP Quarrels.
“This one comes from the bones of an old song that got started years ago but it wasn’t quite there. I always liked the riff and I had the “four miles, five miles” sections so never quite tossed it out, and eventually in 2021 had another stab at it and overhauled most of the original song,” explains the band.
“In all its iterations though, the song has always been about the fear of getting old and boring, and the “four miles, five miles for free parking” line refers to those dull exchanges grumbling about how far you had to go to find somewhere to park. In the final version, the metaphor took a life of its own and morphed into a surreal town planning session where I deal with the logistical issues of finding parking for the residents of a toy village: “these plastic people’s plastic permits only work in the week / how will they meet their plastic pals if they can’t park on the cheap?”
Like what you hear? Free Parking is available to stream/download HERE. The Quarrels EP is set for release on 16th June 2023 via Dance To The Radio and is available to pre-order now.
You can see Youth Sector live at the following dates this year:
May 2023
Sat 27th – LEEDS – Live at Leeds In The Park
June 2023
Thu 15th – LONDON – The Dome
Sat 17th – FRANCE – Festival Un Monde… Des Cultures
Fri 30th – NORTH SHIELDS – Engine Rooms
July 2023
Sat 1st – STOCKTON ON TEES – Munro Festival
Fri 21st – LUDLOW – Castle (With Kaiser Chiefs)
Sat 22nd – WARWICK – Castle (With Kaiser Chiefs)
Fri 28th – TREBUR – Open Air Festival
