Yard Act

Yard Act
Yard Act performing at Rough Trade East in London on 21 January 2022
Yard Act performing at Rough Trade East in London on 21 January 2022
Background information
OriginLeeds, West Yorkshire, England
Genres
Years active2019–present
LabelsIsland, Zen F.C.
Members
  • James Smith
  • Ryan Needham
  • Sam Shipstone
  • Jay Russell
Past members
  • Sammy Robinson
  • George Townend
Websitewww.yardactors.com

Yard Act are a British rock band from Leeds, West Yorkshire, composed of James Smith (vocals, lyrics), Ryan Needham (bass), Sam Shipstone (guitar) and Jay Russell (drums).[1] Their debut album, The Overload, was released on 21 January 2022 and debuted at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart.[2] They released their second album, Where's My Utopia?, on 1 March 2024.

  1. ^ "Yard Act's carefully woven reality deftly picks apart our own in the search for something bigger". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. ^ Savage, Mark (28 January 2022). "Meat Loaf albums return to the UK charts after his death". BBC News. Retrieved 28 January 2022.