You Me at Six

You Me at Six

You Me At Six (sometimes typcast as youmeatsix and abbreviated as yma6, ym@6 or ymas) are an English pop punk band from Weybridge, Surrey who formed in 2006.

They have released four singles (and a re-release of Save It For The Bedroom), of which "Jealous Minds Think Alike" reached number 100 in the UK charts. They were also nominated for "Best British Band" at the 2008 Kerrang! Awards. And "Best British Newcomer" at the 2007 awards. . In 2008 their first studio album entered the UK Albums Chart at #25.

History

Formed in 2005, You Me At Six remained small for around two years, until early 2007. In their early material they incorporated elements of screaming, as expressed in early demos such as "Promise, Promise", "New Jersey", "Noises" and "This Turbulence is Beautiful". Their first release was a three track EP in 2005 entitled We Know What It's Like To Be Alone. They then released a four-track EP at the start of 2007, with the songs "The Rumour", "Gossip", "Noises" and "This Turbulence Is Beautiful". They played many local and smaller venues throughout 2006, then in 2007 began playing larger venues. One of the first major break throughs came for the band when playing to a sold-out show at Camden Underworld in February of 2007, then later with the opening slot of Slam Dunk Festival 2007. Their support slot with Paramore at Colchester Arts Centre also drew the attention of major media, such as Kerrang!.

Present and future

In November 2007 You Me At Six were signed by Slam Dunk Records, an independent record label who are producing and promoting the band's debut album Take Off Your Colours. The album was released in stores and for digital download on October 6 2008 which reached number 25 in the album charts the same week. They released a single the previous week on the 29th September entitled "Jealous Minds Think Alike" where they played an in store performance at Banquet Records in Kingston. The release of their debut album was accompanied by a promotional tour beginning October 15, in which they headlined the London Astoria, a venue which they had hoped they'd be able to headline before it is knocked down in 2009. They also played in several HMV stores around the country to promote their new album, the first being the HMV on Oxford Street, the day of the albums release. The song"If You Run" from this album is also available to download for free from their website. On the 10th October they announced they would be supporting Fall Out Boy, (along with Boys Like Girls) on their UK arena tour. In March 2009, You Me At Six headlined a tour in the UK doing seven dates from 6th March to 13th March, playing at Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Newcastle, Portsmouth and London. The tour was dubbed as the 777 tour, with support coming from Emarosa and The Spill Canvas.

Take Off Your Colours

The band's first studio album, Take Off Your Colours, was released on October 6, through Slam Dunk Records. Although the album was due to be released on October 6 many people received the album early from the independent record store Banquet Records. It entered the UK Albums Chart at #25. You Me At Six performed instore gigs at various HMV outlets across the country. The track 'Always Attract' features harmony vocals by singer Josh Franceschi's sister, Elissa. Also in the Kerrang! poll 2008, You Me At Six were named the best new band.

The next single from Take Off Your Colours will be a re-release of Save It For The Bedroom. The video for Save It For The Bedroom has been released and is at the top of the charts on Kerrang!

Warped Tour

It was confirmed on Rocklouder in Feb 09 that You Me At Six would play a month on the annual Vans Warped Tour in August 2009.

Download Festival 2009

You Me At Six have been confirmed to be playing at the 2009 Download festival.

Members

Currently they consist of

• Dan Flint — Drums
• Josh Franceschi - Vocals
• Max Helyer — Rhythm guitar and backing vocals
• Chris Miller — Lead Guitar
• Matt Barnes — Bass Guitar

Previous Members

• Joe Phillips — drums

Discography

Studio albums

• Take Off Your Colours (2008)
• Take Off Your Colours Deluxe Edition (2009)

Singles

Year	Title	Chart Positions			Album
		UK Singles Chart	UK Rock Chart	UK Indie Chart
2007	"Save It For The Bedroom"	-	-	-	Take Off Your Colours
2008	"If I Were In Your Shoes"	-	-	-
2008	"Gossip"	-	-	-
2008	"Jealous Minds Think Alike."	100	2	-
2009	"Save It For The Bedroom (Re-release)"	146	2	25
2009	"Sweet Feet"	-	20	-	Save It For The Bedroom Re-release B Side

Demo EPs

• We Know What It Means To Be Alone (2005)
• Untitled 4 Track EP (2007)

External links

• Official Website
• Official MySpace
• "Jealous Minds Think Alike" - Music Video - Directed by Shane Davey
• "Save It For The Bedroom" - Music Video - Directed by Shane Davey
• You Me At Six Interview