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The buzz band of 2022 sound like they're from 1982: Yard Act, at Village Underground reviewed

26 February 2022

9:00 AM

26 February 2022

9:00 AM

Yard Act

Village Underground, touring until 26 May

Wolf Alice

Hammersmith Apollo, touring until 9 March

One of the curiosities of modern pop’s landscape is that no one knows any longer how to measure success. An artist can be a huge live draw, but make no impact on the charts; they can be consistent chart-toppers but minnows among the streamers; they can stream by the bazillion, but have no live following to speak of.

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