# Band Of The Week: Hong Kong Shoegaze, Post-Punk Band, The Yours

- Link: https://indierockcafe.com/2012/09/overseas-band-to-watch-hong-kong-shoegaze-post-punk-band-the-yours/
- Published: 2012-09-18T08:39:24-04:00
- Author: Max Hammer

_By Maxwell Silver_
 You probably won’t hear the latest singles from the band, **
The Yours,** on any other major indie blog or website, but the **Lona Records** 
recording artist from **Hong Kong** got our attention with two tracks they sent 
us from _The Way We Were_, which officially dropped last Saturday, September 15th.
In fact, a search of _The Hype Machine_ found no recent entries for The Yours.

The Yours have been touted as one of the most promising bands in Hong Kong for quite
some time, but it took seven years to deliver their debut LP. The band’s sound is
an interesting mix of  shoegaze, psychedelic rock, and post punk pop layered with
melodic, fuzzy guitar licks, hard-hitting percussion and disaffected lyrics delivered
with reverb-heavy vocals modeled after their favorite bands – **Sonic Youth, Smashing
Pumpkins** and **My Bloody Valentine**.

Hot and humid, bitter and sweet. The Yours translates the subtropical summer of 
Hong Kong into a rich wall of noise featuring raw, sprawling punk rock sensibilities.
Having supported the likes of **The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Drums**, **Yuck** 
and **British Sea Power** following the 2005 release of their well-received debut
EP, _Abraham_, the band’s lineup evolved alongside its composing structure where
they derive inspiration from shared admiration of their favorite 80’s and 90’s alternative
rock bands. Their debut is a 13-song album that “resonates the deviation and devotion
of adolescent angst.”

The first track, “Honey Treats,” is undoubtably one of the stand-out tracks released
in the past week (a [week of incredible singles](https://indierockcafe.com/2012/09/best-new-music-releases-week-of-sept-11th-the-raveonettes-the-xx-david-byrne-st-vincent-turbo-fruits-seapony/)
from new album drops). In an interview with _Time Out_, band members **Jack Leung,
Nic Wong, Tim Ng, Gwyneth Tang** and **Nelson Ko **provided a brief introduction
to each song on their long-awaited debut album. Regarding “Honey Treats,” it  “could
be the most radio-friendly song we have. We feel like we’re sucked into a spiral
of nostalgia every time we play this guitar ‘solo’ part. Though we must have played
this a hundred times, we still feel just as overwhelmed.”

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[“Honey Treats”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/THE%20YOURS%20-%20HONEY%20TREATS.mp3)–**
The Yours** from _The Way We Were_

The band about “Straighthead,” the second single: “This is probably the catchiest
song on the album yet it was created from the frustration we felt from people who
just don’t ‘get it’. Music-wise, it’s our version of The Smiths trying to be like
Dinosaur Jr.”

[“Straighthead”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/straighthead-2) – **
The Yours** from _The Way We Were _

**Bonus Track**: [“Slip Out”](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/THE%20YOURS%20-%20SLIP%20OUT.mp3)–**
The Yours** from _The Way We Were _

[The Yours on Bandcamp ](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/theyours.bandcamp.com)

[The Yours on Facebook](https://indierockcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/TheYoursOfficial)