Led by Nick Llobet, New York-based indie outfit youbet‘s latest album, last year’s Way To Be and its singles received coverage from Stereogum, Consequence, Paste‘s “Best New Songs” and Post Trash. Album singles landed on playlists by Ones to Watch, Pitchfork “Selects,” The Alternative, The Line of Best Fit, Dork and a list of others.
The band supported the album through tours with Mary Timony, Palehound, Ratboys, Sour Widows, Truth Club, Coco, June McDoom and others. Their latest single “Deny” was released through Hardly Art, and the track is a decided sonic and stylistic left turn with the track being grunge-inspired ripper anchored around fuzzy power chords, thunderous drumming, big mosh pit friendly hooks paired with Llobet’s dreamy falsetto. Play loud — and open up that pit!
“Normally, youbet songs start on the nylon string, but this time I was inspired to write on the electric guitar,” Nick Llobet says. “While driving around last spring we listened to a ton of Polvo, Autolux, and Boris, just to name a few. ‘Deny’ was written last April after we got home from supporting Mary Timony on tour. I was inspired to create a song that captured the energy of that time. In this way, touring is such a great learning experience. Getting in front of new audiences last year helped us develop a new sound. We fed off of the energy. I would say this song is an experiment –trying to explore some new stylistic terrain. A lot of the new songs we’re writing live in this world – ‘Deny’ is a bridge.”
Along with the single, the band announced 2025 tour dates. Between January 13 and January 22, youbet will open for This Is Lorelei‘s January tour, which includes a January 22, 2025 stop at Baby’s All Right. youbet will open for Friko during their April-May tour run. The band will also make festival stops at Chicago’s Tomorrow Never Knows Festival on January 17, 2025 and Salt Lake City’s Kilby Court Block Park on May 17, 2025. Check out tour dates below.
Tour Date
Mon. Jan. 13 – Washington, DC – DC9 *
Tue. Jan. 14 – Pittsburgh, PA – Bottlerocket Social Hall *
Wed. Jan. 15 – Lakewood, OH – Mahall’s *
Fri. Jan. 17 – Chicago, IL – Tomorrow Never Knows Festival @ Schubas *
Sat. Jan. 18 – Detroit, MI – Lager House *
Sun. Jan. 19 – Toronto, ON – The Baby G *
Tue. Jan. 21 – Somerville, MA – The Rockwell *
Wed. Jan. 22 – Brooklyn, NY – Baby’s All Right *
Wed. Apr. 30 – Boise, ID – Neurolux ^
Fri. May 02 – Vancouver, BC – The Pearl ^
Sat. May 03 – Seattle, WA – Madame Lou’s ^
Sun. May 04 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios ^
Wed. May 07 – San Francisco, CA – Rickshaw Stop ^
Fri. May 09 – Los Angeles, CA – Lodge Room ^
Sat. May 10 – San Diego, CA – Soda Bar ^
Wed. May 14 – Las Vegas, NV – Swan Dive ^
Sat. May 17 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Court Block Party ^#
Sun. May-18 – Denver, CO – Marquis ^
Tue. May 20 – Omaha, NE – Reverb Lounge ^
Wed. May 21 – Des Moines, IA – xBk ^
Thu. May 22 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line ^
* w/ This Is Lorelei
^ w/ Friko
# w/ Weezer, St. Vincent, Toro y Moi, & more
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