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‘We’re all so comfortable and settled most of the time that the day to day can become hard. Hopefully my music can help.’
George Van Den Broek, aka Yellow Days, is an old soul living in a young body. At 18, his musicianship and in depth understanding of music suggests a maturity that belies his years. In his lyrics he tackles complex issues like depression, anxiety and politics – all sung in a husky croon that evokes his diverse array of influences such as Ray Charles, Howlin’ Wolf and Mac DeMarco.
Born in Manchester, Van Den Broek moved south as a baby, his parents setting up shop in Haselmere, Surrey. He was given a guitar aged 11 for Christmas and ever since, music has been his life. He released his debut EP in 2016, and followed up with latest project ‘Is Everything Okay In Your World?’ last week. It’s a soul-stuffed epic about his struggles with mental health and growing up in a modern age. Rising hip-hop star Rejjie Snow features on a track too.
We caught up with the indie prodigy to talk scary neighbours, Rick and Morty and his upcoming debut album.
You recorded the new EP in your garden shed. What was that like?
“The acoustics do the job for what we do, but I was a bit worried about the neighbours! We’ve never had a formal complaint but I’m up at all hours working on shit and they’re very good to me. They definitely give me a lot of leeway with the noise!”
You talk about depression in the lyrics. Is that something you’ve struggled with?
“Yeah definitely. I had bouts when I was growing up and I think a lot of people do nowadays. It’s a part of modern life. We’re all so comfortable and settled most of the time that the day to day can become hard. The EP is about people who feel that way, who just can’t quite get by. I’m a character like that and hopefully Is Everything Okay In Your World can help people recover from…
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