Youth Code

American EBM virtuosos Youth Code— the product of multi-instrumentalists Sara Taylor and Ryan George— welcome their first proper musical output in five years: Yours, With Malice, incoming May 16 on Sumerian Records. Yours, With Malice roars and tramples out of the gate like an armor-plated, weaponized bulldozer– pulverizing skulls into fine powder, while bubbling sub-bass, bone-snapping snare hits, sizzling hi-hats and rib-rattling kicks bounce off of the floors like spent shells. Producer Sanford Parker’s powerful production gives the effort a strong shove in the right direction– the subtle but careful ear for melody that connects all the songs, grounds them, and keeps the listener chained to the “repeat” button. Vocalist/multi-instrumentalist Sara Taylor says: “This record was very challenging to make, and once we handed it over to Sanford, he really understood what we wanted to do– it really hits you in the gut.”