Yard Act - The Overload

In Our Headphones · Feb 23, 2022 · 3m

Yard Act - "The Overload" from the 2022 album The Overload on Zen F.C.

This might be the debut album from Leeds band Yard Act, but its members have been kicking around the scene for a while — frontman James Smith in Post War Glamour Girls, and bassist Ryan Needham as a member of Menace Beach. They're hardly the latest post-punk band to come out of the UK, but Smith brings a sarcastic sense of humor and gift for lyrics that sets them ahead of the pack.

"‘The Overload’ serves as an overture to the album," he says of today's Song of the Day to NME. "It’s written from the…