Gang of Youths

Gang of Youths return with their fourth studio album, Compañero, out March 12, 2027 via Mosy Recordings, Sony Music Australia, RCA UK and Arista US. Following the deeply personal angel in realtime., songwriter David Le’aupepe turns to imagined characters and tighter pop structures, drawing on the storytelling of Leonard Cohen, Warren Zevon and David Berman. Mortality still runs through the record, with more room for humor and warmth.

Much of the writing began in multi-instrumentalist Tom Hobden’s London garden. Jung Kim led production and engineering, and the band tracked as much live as possible across several UK studios, including Decoy Studios with engineer Robert Sellens. “Desert Life Museum” takes on a dusty lounge-pop shuffle, while “This Machine, It’s A Classic” brings jazz-pop into the band’s art-rock arrangements.

The ARIA-nominated “Things Take Time” was the first taste of the record. “Benny’s Video” follows with restless synths and a darker streak, taking its name and inspiration from Michael Haneke’s 1992 film.