{"id":42614,"date":"2025-05-19T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=42614"},"modified":"2025-05-19T09:07:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T13:07:23","slug":"youth-code-are-back-and-theyre-not-asking-for-permission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=42614","title":{"rendered":"Youth Code are back\u2014And they&#8217;re not asking for permission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>After a four-year silence that felt like a lifetime,&nbsp;<strong>Youth Code<\/strong>&nbsp;have kicked the door off its hinges with&nbsp;\u2018Yours, With Malice,\u2019 their brand-new EP out now on&nbsp;<strong>Sumerian Records<\/strong>. If you thought they\u2019d mellow out over time, think again\u2014this release is an all-out sonic assault, equal parts fury and finesse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Leading the charge is the blistering closing track&nbsp;<strong><em>I\u2019m Sorry<\/em><\/strong>, now available to stream, share, and absolutely destroy your speakers with. It&#8217;s a wild, snarling endnote to a project that\u2019s equal parts industrial chaos and calculated brutality. Go ahead\u2014put it on repeat, if you dare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I\u2019m Sorry by YOUTH CODE\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F2043403796&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=750&#038;maxwidth=500\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Not for the faint of heart.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The reviews are already rolling in, and they say it best:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Not for the faint-hearted or easily harshed&#8230;&#8221; \u2013&nbsp;<em>Consequence<\/em><br>&#8220;Industrial darlings Youth Code are back and they are not fucking around.&#8221; \u2013&nbsp;<em>VICE<\/em><br>&#8220;&#8230;a hard-hitting reminder of Youth Code&#8217;s mesh of intricacy and intensity.&#8221; \u2013&nbsp;<em>Knotfest<\/em><br>&#8220;&#8230;carrying on the only way they know how: violently and as pissed off as ever.&#8221; \u2013&nbsp;<em>Revolver<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The sound of chaos, refined.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Yours, With Malice\u2019 doesn\u2019t just hit\u2014it&nbsp;<strong>obliterates<\/strong>. Think: bulldozer made of scrap metal and rage. From bone-crunching snares and sub-bass thumps that\u2019ll rattle your guts, to that ever-present melodic thread holding it all together like a fuse burning toward detonation, this is Youth Code at their most refined and unrelenting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And yes,&nbsp;<strong>Sanford Parker<\/strong>&nbsp;is behind the mix, giving the EP that muscular, in-your-face sound you\u2019d expect\u2014but with just enough finesse to make you hit replay instead of run for cover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Old-school roots, next-level execution.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sure, you can hear echoes of 90s titans\u2014<em>Broken<\/em>-era Nine Inch Nails,&nbsp;<em>Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste<\/em>-era Ministry, plus nods to the likes of Front 242 and Cabaret Voltaire\u2014but this isn\u2019t nostalgia. It\u2019s&nbsp;<strong>evolution<\/strong>. Youth Code have honed their craft into something viciously their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Formed back in 2012 by real-life partners&nbsp;<strong>Sara Taylor<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Ryan George<\/strong>, Youth Code came crashing onto the scene with a demo cassette that caught the attention of Psychic TV&#8217;s Angry Love label. Since then, it\u2019s been a decade of tearing up clubs and stages with the likes of Skinny Puppy, Chelsea Wolfe, HEALTH, even main stage sets with Nine Inch Nails and arena shows with My Chemical Romance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And now, after a pandemic pause, they\u2019re back with what might be their most dialed-in release yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Catch Youth Code Live (if you can):<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4371.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"717\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4371.jpeg?resize=900%2C717&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Youth Code tour poster \" class=\"wp-image-42618\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4371.jpeg?w=900 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4371.jpeg?resize=300%2C239 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4371.jpeg?resize=768%2C612 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>May 23 \u2013 Brooklyn, NY @ Gold Sounds<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>(Sold Out)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>May 24 \u2013 Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>(Tickets available)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>June 7 \u2013 Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>(Sold Out)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4372.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4372.jpeg?resize=900%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Youth Code Yours, With Malice cover artwork\" class=\"wp-image-42619\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4372.jpeg?w=900 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4372.jpeg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4372.jpeg?resize=150%2C150 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4372.jpeg?resize=768%2C768 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018Yours, With Malice\u2019 track list:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No Consequence<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wishing Well<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/youth-code-erupts-with-in-search-of-tomorrow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Youth Code erupts with \u2018In Search of Tomorrow\u2019\">In Search of Tomorrow<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Make Sense<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I\u2019m Sorry<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Ready to dive into the abyss? Listen to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/sumerian.lnk.to\/imsorry\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">I\u2019m Sorry<\/a><\/em> now and check out\u00a0\u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/sumerian.lnk.to\/yourswithmalice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Yours, With Malice<\/a>\u2019\u00a0wherever you stream music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Youth Code: <a href=\"https:\/\/anotherside.cmail20.com\/t\/y-l-cukkkc-itjldhidjy-m\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Bandcamp<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/anotherside.cmail20.com\/t\/y-l-cukkkc-itjldhidjy-c\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Facebook<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/anotherside.cmail20.com\/t\/y-l-cukkkc-itjldhidjy-q\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Instagram<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/anotherside.cmail20.com\/t\/y-l-cukkkc-itjldhidjy-a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tiktok<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>After a four-year silence that felt like a lifetime,&nbsp;Youth Code&nbsp;have kicked the door off its hinges with&nbsp;\u2018Yours, With Malice,\u2019 their brand-new EP out now on&nbsp;Sumerian <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=42614\" title=\"Youth Code are back\u2014And they&#8217;re not asking for permission\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42617,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[13,23,25,28,30,1907],"tags":[6088,12649,1245,12465,12464,12463],"class_list":["post-42614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-electronic-music","category-indie","category-live","category-music","category-new-release","category-news","tag-industrial","tag-im-sorry","tag-tour-dates","tag-with-malice","tag-yours","tag-youth-code"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_4599.jpeg?fit=900%2C600","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-b5k","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":42100,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=42100","url_meta":{"origin":42614,"position":0},"title":"Youth Code erupts with \u2018In Search of Tomorrow\u2019","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"April 22, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Get ready to crank the volume: Youth Code are back and they\u2019re bringing the chaos. 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