The Underground Youth

About

The Underground Youth is a Berlin-based post-punk band founded in 2008 by Blackpool-born singer, guitarist and author Craig Dyer, initially as a solo project in Manchester. Signed to Fuzz Club Records since 2012, the band - completed by Olya Dyer on drums, Leonard Kaage on guitar and Samira Zahidi on bass - has released 12 studio albums and 4 EPs, ranging from lo-fi psychedelia to gothic folk-noir. Their dark, cinematic aesthetic and relentless touring across Europe, Asia and North America have earned them a devoted cult following worldwide.

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Spotify monthly listeners

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Facebook page likes

12

Studio albums released

220+

Songkick concerts tracked (all time)

What's new

2026-03
The Underground Youth released the single 'O' Evangeline' featuring Sade Sanchez of L.A. Witch, described as the first in a series of standalone singles planned for 2026.
2026-03
The band toured Greece in early 2026, playing shows in Athens, Thessaloniki and Ioánnina, and then continued to Australia for dates in Saint Kilda, Castlemaine and Melbourne.
2025-04
The Underground Youth released their twelfth studio album 'Décollage' on Fuzz Club Records on 4 April 2025, marking a decisive shift toward trip-hop-influenced deconstruction.
2025-08
The band performed at Berlin's Pop-Kultur 2025 festival, presenting a set spanning their 17-year career.
2025-05
The band played Dresden, Lyon and Marseille as part of their European tour in support of 'Décollage'.

Tour

RomeBolognaMilanBerlinAthensThessalonikiIoánninaSaint KildaCastlemaineMelbourneDresdenLyonMarseilleBarcelonaMadridDublin

Tracks

Morning Sunfan favourite from 'Sadovaya'; one of the first tracks to break through in the US, South America and Asia

Hope & Prayconsistently rated among the band's top tracks

Mademoiselletitle track of the 2012 breakthrough album that established the band's signature sound

Half Poison, Half Godstandout cut from 'What Kind of Dystopian Hellhole Is This?' (2017)

You (The Feral Human Thunderstorm)lead single from the 2025 album 'Décollage'

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Wed 23.9. 19:00 Arena Wien, Vienna