YUKON BLONDE ANNOUNCE CANADIAN TOUR DATES BEGINNING THIS MARCH

TOUR DATES THROUGHOUT ONTARIO BEGIN MARCH 31, 2022

TICKETS ON SALE TOMORROW, DECEMBER 17, HERE

BUY / STREAM VINDICATOR (DELUXE) HERE

WATCH AND SHARE “LET YOUR BODY MOVE” LYRIC VIDEO HERE

PRAISE FOR VINDICATOR

“It's been a decade since the Vancouver-based rock band released its self-titled debut, and there are few bands whose journeys have been this musically adventurous and rewarding. ...Vindicator, promises further experimentation in psychedelic and soul and dance pop" - CBC Music

"The fifth full length recording from the quintet builds on the synth-laden pop panoramas that made 2018s Critical Hit such a delight. Vindicator showcases a band nearing its second decade firing on all points" - The Vancouver Sun

"In an age of boring, watered down, corporate, vanilla, focus-group engineered pop-rock shenanigans, it's cool to hear a group like Yukon Blonde still taking educated risks and maintaining the same punk DIY credos that put them on the Canadian musical map in the first place." Exclaim!

PHOTO CREDIT : Erika Saul  // DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES

This Fall, Yukon Blonde returned to the road for a very successful short run of dates in their home province of B.C. Today, they’re announcing another run of shows in Spring throughout Ontario. Full dates can be found below. Be on the lookout for more tour dates in the near future.

Recently, the band released the deluxe version of their latest LP Vindicator, which arrived with four additional tracks, “Let Your Body Move”, “Come Over To Mine”, “Birthday”, and “Beat The Pressure”. “Back when we finalized the track listing for Vindicator, there were four tracks that didn’t quite fit,” says Jeff Innes. “One was too fun, one was too poppy, one was unfinished and the last was… I actually don’t know what everyone’s beef with it was. All I know is that since we’ve released the record, these songs keep popping up. We had a massive batch of trashed songs, but these four won’t leave us alone. We were going to release them as an EP, but in retrospect we probably should have just included them since all four have become some of our favourite songs to date. So, we’re re-releasing Vindicator with four tracks that probably should have been on it, as they were when we finished the record.”

In addition to the four unreleased tracks, the deluxe version of Vindicator also includes a remix of “Get Precious” by JayWhy, which was previously only available on 7” vinyl.

WATCH AND SHARE “LET YOUR BODY MOVE” LYRIC VIDEO HERE

BUY / STREAM VINDICATOR (DELUXE) HERE


MORE ABOUT YUKON BLONDE & VINDICATOR
After ten years since forming and five LPs in, Yukon Blonde have been characterized in a lot of different ways. They emerged as a guitar-heavy rock band with their debut self-titled LP in 2010 and by the release of On Blonde in 2015, Yukon Blonde were experimenting with slick, ‘80s inspired pop elements like those heard on the album’s driving hit single “Saturday Night”. More recently, on 2018’s Critical Hit, the Vancouver-based five piece band turned their attention to mood making, largely ditching their guitars in favour of synths and drum machines to build danceable, multi-dimensional soundscapes. 

With Vindicator, Yukon Blonde rewrote their story again. Jeffrey Innes (vocals/guitar/keys), Brandon Scott (vocals/guitar), Graham Jones (vocals/drums), James Younger (vocals/bass/keys), and Rebecca Gray (vocals/keys) douse keyboard melodies and relaxed grooves with psychedelic hues that are both playful and expansive. 

From the opening track, Vindicator will immediately put you under a joyful spell and then never let you go. “We’re more mature and comfortable with ourselves now and we know that we can try something new even at this stage in our career,” explains Younger. “We completely deconstructed the narrative of the band and made the music that felt good at the moment.” 

Vindicator is the first Yukon Blonde album written, recorded, and produced entirely by the band. It took shape in their jam space in East Vancouver, a cabin on Galiano Island, in a closet at Younger’s home, and in Innes’ kitchen. But this DIY ethos has always been the backbone of Yukon Blonde who are curious artists with a passion for honing their craft. 

WATCH AND SHARE “YOUR HEART’S MY HOME” LYRIC VIDEO HERE

WATCH AND SHARE “YOU WERE MINE” LYRIC VIDEO HERE

WATCH AND  SHARE “GOOD TIMES” LYRIC VIDEO HERE

The in-house approach to Vindicator allowed Yukon Blonde to stretch themselves creatively and experiment with sounds and styles in ways they haven’t before. The band share vocal duties and Innes, the band’s primary songwriter, lets his lyrics, which touch on everything from love to redefining your relationship with social media, drive the shape of the songs. 

Admittedly, making Vindicator by themselves was a creative risk but it’s one that’s paid off. Even the album title is a nod to how Yukon Blonde feel about the record’s outcome. As Innes notes, “You don’t really need to compete with yourself, you just need to challenge yourself.” 

“It’s a very rewarding feeling taking control of yourself and your creative ambition,” adds Younger. “It’s something that you can ride high on because expectations were met and fulfilled and that’s a joyous thing.” 

WATCH AND SHARE “GET PRECIOUS” LYRIC VIDEO HERE

WATCH AND SHARE “IN LOVE AGAIN” LYRIC VIDEO HERE

2022 TOUR DATES
Mar 31 – Toronto, ON - Lee’s Palace
Apr 01 – Hamilton, ON - Bridgeworks
Apr 05 – London, ON - Club Saw
Apr 07 -  Ottawa, ON - Rum Runners

YUKON BLONDE RELEASE DELUXE VERSION OF VINDICATOR WITH 4 ADDITIONAL TRACKS

BUY / STREAM VINDICATOR (DELUXE) HERE

WATCH AND SHARE “LET YOUR BODY MOVE” LYRIC VIDEO HERE

FALL TOUR DATES NOW ANNOUNCED - TICKETS ON SALE HERE

PRAISE FOR VINDICATOR

“It's been a decade since the Vancouver-based rock band released its self-titled debut, and there are few bands whose journeys have been this musically adventurous and rewarding. ...Vindicator, promises further experimentation in psychedelic and soul and dance pop" - CBC Music

"The fifth full length recording from the quintet builds on the synth-laden pop panoramas that made 2018s Critical Hit such a delight. Vindicator showcases a band nearing its second decade firing on all points" - The Vancouver Sun

"In an age of boring, watered down, corporate, vanilla, focus-group engineered pop-rock shenanigans, it's cool to hear a group like Yukon Blonde still taking educated risks and maintaining the same punk DIY credos that put them on the Canadian musical map in the first place." Exclaim!

PHOTO CREDIT : Erika Saul  // DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES

Today, Yukon Blonde are releasing the deluxe version of their latest LP Vindicator, which arrives with four additional tracks, “Let Your Body Move”, “Come Over To Mine”, “Birthday”, and “Beat The Pressure”. “Back when we finalized the track listing for Vindicator, there were four tracks that didn’t quite fit,” says Jeff Innes. “One was too fun, one was too poppy, one was unfinished and the last was… I actually don’t know what everyone’s beef with it was. All I know is that since we’ve released the record, these songs keep popping up. We had a massive batch of trashed songs, but these four won’t leave us alone. We were going to release them as an EP, but in retrospect we probably should have just included them since all four have become some of our favourite songs to date. So, we’re re-releasing Vindicator with four tracks that probably should have been on it, as they were when we finished the record.”

In addition to the four unreleased tracks, the deluxe version of Vindicator also includes a remix of “Get Precious” by JayWhy, which was previously only available on 7” vinyl.

WATCH AND SHARE “LET YOUR BODY MOVE” LYRIC VIDEO HERE

BUY / STREAM VINDICATOR (DELUXE) HERE

This Fall, Yukon Blonde will hit the stage once again in support of Vindicator on October 21 in Nanaimo, October 22 in Victoria, and on October 23 in Vancouver.

TICKETS ON SALE HERE


MORE ABOUT YUKON BLONDE & VINDICATOR
After ten years since forming and five LPs in, Yukon Blonde have been characterized in a lot of different ways. They emerged as a guitar-heavy rock band with their debut self-titled LP in 2010 and by the release of On Blonde in 2015, Yukon Blonde were experimenting with slick, ‘80s inspired pop elements like those heard on the album’s driving hit single “Saturday Night”. More recently, on 2018’s Critical Hit, the Vancouver-based five piece band turned their attention to mood making, largely ditching their guitars in favour of synths and drum machines to build danceable, multi-dimensional soundscapes. 

With Vindicator, Yukon Blonde rewrote their story again. Jeffrey Innes (vocals/guitar/keys), Brandon Scott (vocals/guitar), Graham Jones (vocals/drums), James Younger (vocals/bass/keys), and Rebecca Gray (vocals/keys) douse keyboard melodies and relaxed grooves with psychedelic hues that are both playful and expansive. 

From the opening track, Vindicator will immediately put you under a joyful spell and then never let you go. “We’re more mature and comfortable with ourselves now and we know that we can try something new even at this stage in our career,” explains Younger. “We completely deconstructed the narrative of the band and made the music that felt good at the moment.” 

Vindicator is the first Yukon Blonde album written, recorded, and produced entirely by the band. It took shape in their jam space in East Vancouver, a cabin on Galiano Island, in a closet at Younger’s home, and in Innes’ kitchen. But this DIY ethos has always been the backbone of Yukon Blonde who are curious artists with a passion for honing their craft. 

WATCH AND SHARE “YOUR HEART’S MY HOME” LYRIC VIDEO HERE

WATCH AND SHARE “YOU WERE MINE” LYRIC VIDEO HERE

WATCH AND  SHARE “GOOD TIMES” LYRIC VIDEO HERE

The in-house approach to Vindicator allowed Yukon Blonde to stretch themselves creatively and experiment with sounds and styles in ways they haven’t before. The band share vocal duties and Innes, the band’s primary songwriter, lets his lyrics, which touch on everything from love to redefining your relationship with social media, drive the shape of the songs. 

Admittedly, making Vindicator by themselves was a creative risk but it’s one that’s paid off. Even the album title is a nod to how Yukon Blonde feel about the record’s outcome. As Innes notes, “You don’t really need to compete with yourself, you just need to challenge yourself.” 

“It’s a very rewarding feeling taking control of yourself and your creative ambition,” adds Younger. “It’s something that you can ride high on because expectations were met and fulfilled and that’s a joyous thing.” 

WATCH AND SHARE “GET PRECIOUS” LYRIC VIDEO HERE

WATCH AND SHARE “IN LOVE AGAIN” LYRIC VIDEO HERE


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VINDICATOR TRACKLIST
It's What You Are
Fickle Feelings
YGTT
You Were Mine
Play Along
In Love Again
Good Times
Fuck It
Your Heart's My Home
Get Precious
Big Black Cloud

DELUXE TRACKS
Let Your Body Move
Come Over To Mine
Birthday
Beat The Pressure
Get Precious (JayWhy Remix)

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YUKON BLONDE ANNOUNCE LIVE PERFORMANCES IN VANCOUVER AND VICTORIA

YUKON BLONDE TO PERFORM OCT 22 IN VICTORIA AT THE CAPITAL BALLROOM AND OCT 23 IN VANCOUVER AT THE HOLLYWOOD THEATRE, IN SUPPORT OF THEIR LATEST LP, VINDICATOR

TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, JULY 9 AT 10AM PDT HERE : VANCOUVER // VICTORIA

VINDICATOR OUT NOW VIA DINE ALONE RECORDS

BUY / STREAM VINDICATOR HERE

PHOTO CREDIT : Erika Saul  // DOWNLOAD HIGH-RES

Last year, Yukon Blonde released their fifth LP, Vindicator, but weren’t able to bring their own live performances of the record to fans everywhere, for obvious reasons. However, the band is now ready to hit the stage once again in support of Vindicator on October 22, 2021 at the Capital Ballroom in Victoria and on October 23, 2021 at the Hollywood Theatre in Vancouver.

“It’s been such an usual experience releasing a record and not being able to perform it live,” says Jeffery Innes. “We didn’t want to give it away over a live stream or something, which is why we’re particularly excited to be playing these shows. We’ve literally been waiting years to play. We wanted these extra special shows to be ‘hometown’ shows, and it’ll be nice to check out this new Hollywood Theatre here in Vancouver.”

Tickets for the shows are on sale July 9, 2021 at 10am PDT.

TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, JULY 9 AT 10AM PDT HERE : VANCOUVER // VICTORIA

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MORE ABOUT VINDICATOR AND YUKON BLONDE

After ten years since forming and five LPs in, Yukon Blonde have been characterized in a lot of different ways. They emerged as a guitar-heavy rock band with their debut self-titled LP in 2010 and by the release of On Blonde in 2015, Yukon Blonde were experimenting with slick, ‘80s inspired pop elements like those heard on the album’s driving hit single “Saturday Night”. More recently, on 2018’s Critical Hit, the Vancouver-based five piece band turned their attention to mood making, largely ditching their guitars in favour of synths and drum machines to build danceable, multi-dimensional soundscapes. 

WATCH AND SHARE “YOUR HEART’S MY HOME” LYRIC VIDEO HERE

With Vindicator, Yukon Blonde rewrite their story again. Jeffrey Innes (vocals/guitar/keys), Brandon Scott (vocals/guitar), Graham Jones (vocals/drums), James Younger (vocals/bass/keys), and Rebecca Gray (vocals/keys) douse keyboard melodies and relaxed grooves with psychedelic hues that are both playful and expansive. 

WATCH AND SHARE “YOU WERE MINE” LYRIC VIDEO HERE

From the opening track, Vindicator will immediately put you under a joyful spell and then never let you go. “We’re more mature and comfortable with ourselves now and we know that we can try something new even at this stage in our career,” explains Younger. “We completely deconstructed the narrative of the band and made the music that felt good at the moment.” 

Vindicator is the first Yukon Blonde album written, recorded, and produced entirely by the band. It took shape in their jam space in East Vancouver, a cabin on Galiano Island, in a closet at Younger’s home, and in Innes’ kitchen. But this DIY ethos has always been the backbone of Yukon Blonde who are curious artists with a passion for honing their craft. 

WATCH / SHARE “IN LOVE AGAIN” LYRIC VIDEO HERE

The in-house approach to Vindicator allowed Yukon Blonde to stretch themselves creatively and experiment with sounds and styles in ways they haven’t before. The band share vocal duties and Innes, the band’s primary songwriter, lets his lyrics, which touch on everything from love to redefining your relationship with social media, drive the shape of the songs. 

WATCH AND SHARE “GET PRECIOUS” LYRIC VIDEO HERE

Admittedly, making Vindicator by themselves was a creative risk but it’s one that’s paid off. Even the album title is a nod to how Yukon Blonde feel about the record’s outcome. As Innes notes, “You don’t really need to compete with yourself, you just need to challenge yourself.” 

“It’s a very rewarding feeling taking control of yourself and your creative ambition,” adds Younger. “It’s something that you can ride high on because expectations were met and fulfilled and that’s a joyous thing.” 

BUY / STREAM VINDICATOR HERE

PRAISE FOR YUKON BLONDE

"Future house party rocker status." - PASTE

"Erratic and lovesick." - Noisey

"If Wayne Coyne teamed up with Phoenix." - Clash

"Would feel at home on a 1980s John Hughes soundtrack." - SPIN

"An inherently sunny quality, drawing heavily from 1970s American radio rock." - NPR 

"Forget the folk, what we have here is harmonized rock with considerable punch." - Consequence of Sound

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