Other People by Young Man in a Hurry

"When we complain about music, what we are really complaining about is other people." - Kelefa Sanneh

From Lucky Bird PR:

"Other People is significantly more raw than the band's debut full-length Jarvis, released in 2020. Here, Baron trades his David Berman-esque warbles for a noisy, unrefined, stream-of-conscious style, sounding less like an emotional burst and more like the colorful reeling that follows.

The album was recorded live in-studio over two days with no overdubs. Producer Brian Deck shares, “YMIAH couldn't have made this record first, they hadn't been together long enough. Their personalities hadn't yet stewed into a cohesive thing, hadn't laid it on the line in clubs, hadn't gotten pissed off with each other and come out the other end still alive. That first album Jarvis is the best of what can happen when mature artists collaborate for the first time. But Other People is what Young Man In A Hurry sounds like.” Read the full bio here.

According to bandleader Matt Baron, the album title Other People holds a few different meanings—it's a reference to the new band lineup, an homage to all the people who have supported him, and an acknowledgement that people coming in and out of one's life is a necessary signal of forward motion.

But a more literal interpretation of the title could apply to Baron's vocal stylings on this album—different on each track through varied sonic treatments and affectations, as if the narrator for each tune is an alternate version of himself. Baron offers that this has been a helpful tool for him to navigate, express, 'cathart' and heal through emotional upheaval."

Young Man in a Hurry reimagines the lo-fi sounds of their 80s and 90s youth, immersing listeners in a postmodern millennial séance.

If you’ve made it this far: YMIAH is a rotating cast of middle-aged people playing indie rock in Chicago. Their story is nothing special, but if you take time to listen, they’re actually pretty good.