Taken from the forthcoming EP of the same name, Harrogate’s Blood Youth have unveiled the video for Closure. Vocalist Kaya Tarsus explains the narrative: “The video is inspired by a scene in one of my favourite films 'Fight Club'. We liked the idea of a group therapy session based around the idea of closure and acceptance”. Giving insight into the video’s creation Kaya reveals: “We shot the video with our good friend Zak Pinchin and we actually filmed it at the school in our hometown, that Chris went to!”
Discussing its thematic link to the debut, 2015’s ferocious call to arms "Inside My Head", guitarist Chris Pritchard elaborates: “It expressed the issues Kaya (Kaya Tarsus - vocals) has had for the past six years in a way he hadn’t been able to show until the band started. With this new EP - Closure - it’s about what he once felt coming to an end. And for all of us this EP is literally closure for the personal anxiety we all felt while writing Inside My Head. The whole thing was a recovery process. Full circle”.
Despite being only 10 months young, Blood Youth – Chris and Kaya squared off by bassist Max Dawson and new drummer Sam Hallett – have already made a hefty dent on the national scene, helped along by attention grabbing appearances at Download Festival and Hevy Fest, and tours alongside the likes of Beartooth and Architects. The aforementioned debut EP garnered rave reviews, crashing into end of year critical lists, evidence that the world is as hungry for Blood Youth’s music as they are to make it.
Recorded once again with producer Jonny Renshaw at Bandit Studios, Closure sees the quartet confident and utterly in charge, their seemingly endless arsenal of punch-in-the-mouth riffs and the kind of grooves that simply defy you to stand still, packed tightly into sharp, controlled bursts. Chris expands: “You can tell we’re pissed off, hungry and have something to say. There’s a lot more behind our songs than people might feel on first listen. We came out swinging, and we plan to continue to do so”.