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Yard Act

July 2024

  • Mercury rising … (L-R) Charli xcx, Corinne Bailey Rae and Beth Gibbons.

    Mercury prize 2024: Charli xcx, the Last Dinner Party and Beth Gibbons among nominees

    The British music industry’s award for outstanding albums features eight debuts, from the likes of Nia Archives and Barry Can’t Swim, as the prize fails to find a sponsor

March 2024

  • Lolly Adefope shot for OM

    The best original photographs from the Observer
    Original Observer Photography

    From ghost hunting to sunken forests; the best original photographs from the Observer commissioned in March 2024
  • James Smith on stage at UAE Norwich, photographed from below, left knee up, looking dynamic

    Kitty Empire's artist of the week
    Yard Act review – a punk-funk workout for overthinkers

    Touring their exuberant second album, the Leeds band are embracing their dancier side as their barbed observational songs get ever more intimate
  • Yard Act at Norwich UEA

    Yard Act review – a band having fun in the midst of an identity crisis

    Seeming to play their jagged post-punky early material with some reluctance, the Leeds band strike out into bold new territory with hypnotic electronic grooves, disco stompers – and a Napalm Death collab

February 2024

  • James Smith, third from left, with Yard Act bandmates Jay Russell, Sam Shipstone and Ryan Needham.

    On my radar
    On my radar: James Smith of Yard Act’s cultural highlights

    The singer on the power of trespassing, a life-changing film, and the one item of clothing he never takes off

June 2023

  • Elton John performing at Madison Square Garden

    Elton John at Glastonbury: sun to go down on one of pop’s great performers

    Ahead of headline set, artists and philanthropists the singer has nurtured explain why he remains at heart of pop culture

April 2023

  • Chemical Brothers

    ‘Creating this magical atmosphere is addictive’: five of the hottest festival acts for 2023

    From veteran crowd-pleasers the Chemical Brothers to first-timer yeule, musicians discuss what they love about playing the great outdoors and give their top tips for festival-goers

October 2022

  • Little Simz performs after winning the Mercury prize.

    Mercury prize: Little Simz wins for Sometimes I Might Be Introvert

  • Grimes looking like a fantasy elf

    Discovery channels
    ‘I was blown away!’: readers on their best music discoveries – and listening habits

July 2022

  • Best of British … (L-R) Little Simz, Self Esteem and Sam Fender.

    Mercury prize: Sam Fender, Harry Styles and Self Esteem lead pack of first-time nominees

    Women including Little Simz and Jessie Buckley dominate this year’s cohort for the best British album of the year, which falters on recent diversity gains
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