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Youngblood Supercult Call it Quits

Bands come and go — it’s the nature of things — but it’s always a little bit sadder to see a band call it a day who both had potential and had yet to fully realize it in their work. Such is the case with Topeka, Kansas, four-piece Youngblood Supercult, and while I believe guitarist Bailey Smith when she says “see you in the future,” it’s not at all clear what shape that future will take.

Youngblood Supercult released three albums in their time in the form of 2017’s The Great American Death Rattle (review here), 2016’s High Plains (review here) and their 2014 debut, Season of the Witch, all of which were remarkably well received and which put forth a marked sonic progression one into the next. To what or where that might lead Smith and the other members of the band — drummer Weston Alford, bassist Brad Morris and vocalist David Merrill — I wouldn’t be able to guess, but Youngblood Supercult as a whole seemed to have more to say after the last record.

So it goes.

As noted, Smith made the announcement over Thee Facebooks, in two posts I’ve combined here:

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First thing’s first: I’ve been having some issues with Bandcamp (again) on the merch side of things. ALL orders made between March and today should be shipped in a couple days whether or not you already received your order or got money back from something that wasn’t received. Thank goodness I have some backstock, and I apologized tremendously for the problems that have arisen from this. Thank you for your patience, everyone.

Secondly (and I wanted to post this as a separate announcement, because of the weight of it)….Youngblood Supercult, in its current existence, is no more. I will not be elaborating on the grimy details of what went wrong here, but unfortunately, this incarnation of the band has come to an end. I want to extend my deepest thanks to everyone who has supported us over the years, especially Robert Black, who gave us our first vinyl release and believed in us before anyone else did. To writers and reviewers who praised our musicianship. To everyone who came out to a show or told a friend about our music. To Joshua M. Wilkinson for collaborating with RB and DHU Records on our last release. You all are fantastic and special to me.

When I started this group in 2013, I had NO idea the impact our music would make on people all across the globe. My gratitude is endless. However, I WILL continue this group. I don’t know when, where, or with who. But it is the musical extension of my soul, and I have no intentions of letting it die. It might be a while. But you will see Youngblood Supercult in the future. In the meantime, I have a closet full of vinyl, including some first editions of High Plains and The Great American Death Rattle represses that recently arrived at my door. Once I get the merch from the previous post out, I’ll be posting links for those of you who are interested. You all kick ass, and I will see you in the future.

–Bailey

https://www.facebook.com/youngbloodsupercult/
https://youngbloodsupercult.bandcamp.com/

Youngblood Supercult, The Great American Death Rattle (2017)

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2 Responses to “Youngblood Supercult Call it Quits”

  1. Jose Humberto says:

    its hard to make a living in rock music nowadays , I think its good and bad , bad because great bands with potential have to quit because of the lack of support and good because this way not any idiot launch a career in this type of music, can you imagine if rock , heavy rock , metal etc. ruled in this moment? if this were lucrative ? I dont want to think what idiots currently in pop music were hard rockes if that were the situation uuuuhhhg!

    So we can be sure that those making rock in this days are making a sincere and true labour of love

    :)

  2. Jose Humberto says:

    a few years ago I was trying to find a physical copy of their work , never found anything

    :)

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