Yungblud teases next album saying there will be 'a lot more synths'

Yungblud’s forthcoming album will be synth-heavy.

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The ‘Funeral’ rocker is already working on his fourth record, the follow-up to last week’s self-titled LP, and it’s influenced by synth pioneers Joy Division and post-punk icons The Smiths.

Yungblud – born as Dominic Richard Harrison – said: “I’ve already started on album four which has a lot more synths, it’s very Joy Division with a bit of The Smiths, definitely more in that direction.

“That’s where I’m going because album four is very much with ambition to headline festivals all over the world.”

On his last album, he told MarkMeets.com “I opened my chest up and put my heart on a plate”.

He explained: “In the past my music has been an uncensored representation of the f****** world and what I believe about the world, even if I disagree with myself later.

“It’s always about that person’s story, sexuality, politics, Brexit etc.

“This album is very much about the ‘I.’

“‘I think I’m going mad.’

‘I’ve been dancing at the funeral.’

“And it’s allowing people to put those words in their mouths.”

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The 25-year-old musician’s latest LP is deeply personal, hence being named ‘YUNGBLUD’.

The ‘Fleabag’ star – performed three legendary Los Angeles venues in one night recently for the ‘YUNGBLUD: Occupy The Strip’ event – recently insisted he wishes not to be “defined” as he compared himself to the likes of the late, great David Bowie and Lady Gaga.

He said: “I’ve heard, ‘Yungblud’s saving rock music, Yungblud is a punk and Yungblud is a queer icon’.

“Well, I’m not. I’m just f****** me. Like David Bowie and Lady Gaga, I can’t be defined. Yungblud is about freedom and I am finally free after making this album.”

To his mind, Yungblud isn’t a just stage name, it’s a movement. Over the course of three albums and hundreds of live shows, he’s gathered a tribe of like-minded misfits who respond to his stories of alienation, depression and rebellion with almost religious fervour.

He doesn’t call them fans. In fact he hates the idea, declaring, “If I ever become a rock star, the whole thing is flawed”. Instead, it’s a symbiotic relationship. As they found solace in his music, he found a sense of belonging in their kinship.

“I felt so lost and lonely as a kid,” he says. “Walking down the street I felt alone, even if I was surrounded by 10 mates. And through this music, I got to find a community that would protect me.”

He dreamt of becoming a drummer, a painter, a musician. Anything that could provide a creative release. “It made me feel free”.