Formed in Leeds, England in 2019, Yard Act is a British post-punk band comprised
of James Smith (vocals), Ryan Needham (bass), Sammy Robinson (guitar, replaced
in 2020 by Sam Shipton) and George Townend (drums, replaced in 2020 by Jay
Russell). The group’s first batch of singles in 2020 - including "The Trapper's
Pelts", "Fixer Upper", "Peanuts" and "Dark Days” – established their style of
black humour, cynicism, surrealism, and political consciousness. Yard Act
released their debut album, The Overload, in January 2022. The album, which was
nominated for the 2022 Mercury Prize, c...