Written by Madison Boyce
One name that always pops up in the pop-punk scene is Young Culture, the trio from Albany, New York. They’ve been making their way into the scene since the release of their first EP “You”, in 2016.
Three years ago yesterday on November 24th, 2017, they released their second EP titled “Blue”. With only five tracks, “Blue” comes out to be 17 minutes long; despite the short runtime, the band proves they are a force to be reckoned with.
Opening up this EP is a song called “Bloom”, one of the best songs in the Young Culture discography to date. From what I can tell this song is about being so in love with someone that the only thing that matters is their company, further conveyed through the lines “Breathe in and tell me where you wanna go, / 'Cause anywhere you are is gonna be home”.
In my review of their debut album I spoke about how this song reminds me of their songs “Compass” and “Anywhere I Go, I’m Taking You With Me”. You can check out my review of their record here!
Keeping with the same theme of being in love, “Pure Gold” is about being so infatuated with someone that you feel as if you've found pure gold. It’s as if them being in your life just makes everything so much better.
“Biggest Mess” definitely doesn’t give off the same vibe as the first two tracks; it's more of an angry song about getting over someone who wasn’t good for you. “So let's keep it simple / You're not the one I'm looking for / You told me this time would be different / We're undoing, and I'm moving on” shows that the pain has been going on for a while and eventually the narrator got tired of it.
Up next is “Party Girl” and it’s an overall favorite for all Young Culture fans. For me, it’s a standout track in their discography and most importantly in their live set. My favorite thing about “Party Girl” is the energy it gives off during a live show.
Despite the rest of the EP taking more of the upbeat pop-punk route sound-wise, “Smooth” definitely doesn’t match. That’s why I think it was such a smart idea to close “Blue” out with this track.
Another reason I think it was a smart idea to close out the EP with “Smooth” is that this EP started with two songs about being deeply in love and ending with it sort of shows the love draining out.
The line “I don't feel the same I did last May” gives the feeling that over time the love was lost. Not feeling the same as you did in the past is inevitable, but all it shows is growth.
All in all, I can say this EP still hits just as much as it did the first time I listened. In the past three years, Young Culture released two EPs and a debut album. As well as that, they also signed to Equal Vision Records.
Have you listened to this EP in the past few years? Let us know by tweeting us your favorite song @lgndsoftmrw! You can support Young Culture by following them on Twitter and picking up some merch, and you can find “Blue” as well as the rest of their discography anywhere you listen to music.
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