Yukon Blonde

Yukon Blonde
Yukon Blonde playing at Vancouver's Biltmore Cabaret
Yukon Blonde playing at Vancouver's Biltmore Cabaret
Background information
OriginKelowna, British Columbia, Canada
GenresIndie rock
Years active2005 (2005)–present
LabelsDine Alone Records
Bumstead
Nevado
MembersJeff Innes
Brandon Scott
Graham Jones
James Younger
Rebecca Gray
Past membersAdam Newton
John Jeffrey
Websiteyukonblonde.com

Yukon Blonde is a Canadian indie rock band originally from Kelowna, British Columbia.[1] The band has been based in Vancouver since 2009.

Yukon Blonde's debut EP was Everything in Everyway. Their debut self-titled album, which was recorded live-to-tape,[2] came out in 2010. For both, they worked with record producer Shawn Cole, who has previously worked with such bands as Bend Sinister and You Say Party! We Say Die!.[3] The band has toured the US and Canada, and played at such festivals as South by Southwest. The band was named one of the "10 Canadian bands destined to break in 2010" by the CBC,[4] and Chart called the band the best of the 2010 Canadian Music Week festival.[5]

The album Tiger Talk was released in 2012. The band was nominated for the Juno Award for Breakthrough Group of the Year in 2013.[6]

On March 17, 2015 the band released the first taste of new material with the single "Saturday Night" which premiered through Paste Magazine.[7]

In October 2015, the band collaborated with Hey Rosetta! on the non-album single "Land You Love", a protest song about the 2015 federal election.[8]

Members

  • Jeff Innes – vocals, guitar, chief songwriter
  • Brandon Scott – guitar, vocals
  • Graham Jones – drums, vocals
  • James Younger – bass, vocals
  • Rebecca Gray – Keyboard, synth, vocals
Former members
  • Adam Newton – bass
  • John Jeffrey – bass

Discography

Albums

As Alphababy
  • 2006: You Gentle Crustacean (EP)
  • 2008: Alphababy Live (EP)
As Yukon Blonde
  • Everything in Everyway (EP) – October 5, 2009
  • Yukon Blonde – February 9, 2010
  • Fire//Water (EP) – September 20, 2011
  • Tiger Talk – March 20, 2012, No. 82 CAN[9]
  • On Blonde – June 16, 2015
  • Critical Hit – June 22, 2018
  • Vindicator – November 13, 2020
  • Shuggie - October 12, 2023

Singles

Year Song Chart peak Album
CAN
Alt
[10][11][12][13] 		CAN
Rock
[14]
2011 "Babies Don't Like Blue Anymore" 45 — Yukon Blonde
2012 "Stairway" 12 32 Tiger Talk
"My Girl" 30 —
2013 "Six Dead Tigers" 30 —
2015 "Saturday Night" 11 — On Blonde
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

References

  1. ^ Derdeyn, Stuart (April 22, 2010). "Yukon Blonde feels the love: Indie band adding plenty of fans on cross-country tour Archived April 24, 2010, at the Wayback Machine", Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
  2. ^ Zoratti, Jen (April 15, 2010). "What’s in a name?: If you ask Vancouver indie rock act Yukon Blonde, plenty", Uptown. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
  3. ^ Marchand, François (January 6, 2010). "Vancouver band on the cusp of classic rock revolution: Yukon Blonde tried for a modern pop sound on latest album, but it came out retro[permanent dead link‍]", The Vancouver Sun. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
  4. ^ Liss, Sarah (January 2010). "10 Canadian bands destined to break in 2010", CBC. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
  5. ^ Hemminger, Peter (April 15, 2010.) "Yukon Blonde’s classic rock makeover: Formerly Alphababy, Yukon has more fun as a Blonde Archived March 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine", Fast Forward Weekly. Retrieved May 5, 2010.
  6. ^ Pescod, Nicholas (May 20, 2014). "Yukon Blonde no stranger to change", Nanaimo News Bulletin. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
  7. ^ Chen. Jonathan (March 17, 2015). "Song Premiere: Yukon Blonde – "Saturday Night"", Paste Magazine. Retrieved March 30, 2015.
  8. ^ "Hey Rosetta! & Yukon Blonde, "Land You Love" (video)". Exclaim, October 4, 2015.
  9. ^ "CANOE – JAM! Music – SoundScan Charts". Jam.canoe.ca. 2015-04-21. Archived from the original on December 26, 2004. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  10. ^ "Canadian Active Rock & Alt Rock Chart Archive: Alternative Rock – January 3, 2012". Canadianrockalt.blogspot.ca. 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  11. ^ "Canadian Active Rock & Alt Rock Chart Archive: Alternative Rock – June 19, 2012". Canadianrockalt.blogspot.ca. 2012-06-20. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  12. ^ "Canadian Active Rock & Alt Rock Chart Archive: Alternative Rock – October 30, 2012". Canadianrockalt.blogspot.ca. 2012-10-31. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  13. ^ "Canadian Active Rock & Alt Rock Chart Archive: Alternative Rock – February 19, 2013". Canadianrockalt.blogspot.ca. 2013-02-20. Retrieved 2015-07-25.
  14. ^ "Canadian Active Rock & Alt Rock Chart Archive: Active Rock – April 17, 2012". Canadianrockalt.blogspot.ca. 2012-04-18. Retrieved 2015-07-25.