Biography
A trio blending rock, country, and avant-garde elements, Young People came together in early 2001 after vocalist Katie Eastburn, guitarist Jeff Rosenburg, and drummer Jarrett Silberman began collaborating with the initial goal of creating a country project, only to fuse traditional American sounds with the improvisational spirit of underground rock. Nashville native Eastburn, who had worked as a choreographer and producer at San Francisco's Janet Pants Dans Theeatre, connected with Rosenburg, an alum of the noise rock outfit Pink and Brown, during the late 1990s and joined him on a dance score.
Following a stint in Berlin during 2000, the pair settled in Los Angeles to develop material for what became the group's debut album. Silberman, previously of the Uphill Gardeners, completed the lineup the following winter, at which point the band adopted its name from a 1940 Shirley Temple film. Their self-titled first record surfaced initially as a CD-R before 5 Rue Christine issued an expanded version containing three extra tracks in 2002. The release drew strong critical praise, with the group's turbulent yet striking sound frequently compared to Cat Power, the Dirty Three, and the Velvet Underground. That same year the trio performed at the Newport Folk Festival while preparing songs for a follow-up, then relocated to New York City at the start of 2003. During the spring they shared bills with the Kills, the Seconds, and the Liars and put out The Single via Hand Held Heart Records.
War Prayers, their second album, arrived on Dim Mak in fall 2003. Rosenburg departed the following year to focus on his education, leaving Eastburn and Silberman to carry on as a duo. Ahead of the third Young People record in 2005, Eastburn created a dance DVD for Kill Rock Stars, Silberman issued solo work and collaborated with folk artist Becky Stark, and Rosenburg performed occasional solo shows in Los Angeles. After signing with Too Pure, the band issued the Five Sunsets in Four Days EP in early 2006 and the full-length All at Once later that spring.
Following a stint in Berlin during 2000, the pair settled in Los Angeles to develop material for what became the group's debut album. Silberman, previously of the Uphill Gardeners, completed the lineup the following winter, at which point the band adopted its name from a 1940 Shirley Temple film. Their self-titled first record surfaced initially as a CD-R before 5 Rue Christine issued an expanded version containing three extra tracks in 2002. The release drew strong critical praise, with the group's turbulent yet striking sound frequently compared to Cat Power, the Dirty Three, and the Velvet Underground. That same year the trio performed at the Newport Folk Festival while preparing songs for a follow-up, then relocated to New York City at the start of 2003. During the spring they shared bills with the Kills, the Seconds, and the Liars and put out The Single via Hand Held Heart Records.
War Prayers, their second album, arrived on Dim Mak in fall 2003. Rosenburg departed the following year to focus on his education, leaving Eastburn and Silberman to carry on as a duo. Ahead of the third Young People record in 2005, Eastburn created a dance DVD for Kill Rock Stars, Silberman issued solo work and collaborated with folk artist Becky Stark, and Rosenburg performed occasional solo shows in Los Angeles. After signing with Too Pure, the band issued the Five Sunsets in Four Days EP in early 2006 and the full-length All at Once later that spring.
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