{"product_id":"wheres-my-utopia","title":"Where's My Utopia?","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlbums of the Year 2024 - Number 10\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI wasn't a fan of Yard Act at first - something just didn't make sense. Something was up with them. It might be because the singer looks exactly like someone that annoys me. Anyway, when we got \u003cem\u003eWhere's My Utopia\u003c\/em\u003e in, I thought I'd give them another go and lo and behold I was hooked! This album cooks. It's all there - the beats, the breaks, the samples, the riffs, and the tunes. Check it. - \u003cstrong\u003eChris\u003c\/strong\u003e, Rough Trade West | Albums of the Year So Far 2024\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe return of Yard Act. \u003cem\u003eWhere’s My Utopia?\u003c\/em\u003e is the follow-up to the Leeds band’s critically-acclaimed debut record \u003cem\u003eThe Overload\u003c\/em\u003e which arrived in January 2022. Written in snapshots of time between a relentless touring schedule, and produced jointly by the band and Gorillaz’ Remi Kabaka Jr, the quartet’s second act is a giant leap forward into broad and playful sonic waters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAcross the record, influences ranging from Fela Kuti to Ennio Moricone via Spiller’s ‘00s pop smash ‘Groovejet’ make themselves known. It’s a celebratory palette upon which Smith allowed himself to reach lyrically deeper into himself than ever. Gone, largely, are the outward-facing character studies of yore, replaced with a set of songs that stare fully into the headlights of life, wrangling with the frontman’s own fears and foibles to create a sort of Promethean narrative - but with jokes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Island","offers":[{"title":"CD.","offer_id":50382828241227,"sku":"2164163","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Purple LP","offer_id":50382828929355,"sku":"2164165","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Orange LP","offer_id":50382829093195,"sku":"2229304","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50382828765515,"sku":"2164164","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50382829289803,"sku":"2185136","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Screenshot_2023-10-23_at_21.15.54_75406488_thumbnail_4096.png?v=1726260201","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/wheres-my-utopia","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}