Young Rival have chiseled their sound and arrived at something effortlessly cool. The Hamilton, Ontario based four-piece have successfully bridged the gap between past and present. This is a rock band with the subtlety of The Zombies and the brashness of The Pixies. They make intense guitar music influenced by a time when rock and roll was young and fearless; played in a time when we’ve forgotten just how good that sounds.

“a smoothly dark, refined Zombies-esque pop with a great guitar sound. That’s what hooked us first.” STEREOGUM

“like a lighter Black Rebel Motorcycle Club before adding a melody that seems culled from a crop of Zombies-inspired Elliott Smith ones…whoever they’ve got rattling around in their record collection, it’s serving them well.” AINTNOPICASSO