Young Heart Attack

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Young Heart Attack (YHA) are a high energy rock band from Austin, Texas which formed in 2001. Chris "Frenchie" Smith and bassist Steven T. Hall had previously been in the Sixteen Deluxe and Joey Shuffield in Fastball.

Lineup

Original Lineup (2000-2005)

• Chris Hodge - vocals/guitar
• Jennifer Stephens - vocals
• Chris "Frenchie" Smith - guitar
• Steven T. Hall - bass
• Joey Shuffield - drums

Current Lineup

• Chris Hodge - vocals / guitar
• Jennifer Stephens - vocals
• Chris "Frenchie" Smith - guitar
• Paul Etheredge - bass
• Jayson Altman - drums

The band originally set up to have several female singers to achieve an almost gospelesque sound. For a significant period of the early stage of the band they were a Seven Piece, gradually members came and went until they ended up with what is considered the original lineup.

The band played a support slot for visiting UK rockers Gay Dad in Houston in 2001. Lead singer Cliff Jones was very taken with the band and returned to Austin, the band's base to record demos at Chris Frenchie Smith's Bubble studios. These recordings were issued as a 7 inch single on Leo Silverman's Rex Records boutique imprint. More demos including Tommy Shots were recorded and the band signed to XL Records.

Jones co wrote and produced the album, which was recorded at The Bubble and at Willie Nelson's ranch studio on the Austin City limits. The resulting album, Mouthful of love, was critically acclaimed by the UK music press. The band played several UK tours including an arena tour with The Darkness and touring Australia with seminal rockers The Specimens

In July 2004, Shuffield left the band to rejoin with Fastball where he would be replaced in YHA by Taylor Young. Young at the time lived in Dallas, TX which made it very awkward for having practices and what started out as a great lineup soon began to fall apart. Young eventually left the band to go back to university and complete his psychology degree.

Shuffield rejoined the band just prior to their mini UK tour which started at the end of May 2005.

After only one studio album, in early 2006 the band announced they were splitting up and ceased work on their second album . YHA regrouped later in 2006 working on a second album with new members mentioned above.

Record label

Young Heart Attack were signed to XL Recordings until late 2004 when their A&R rep left the company. On 4 December 2007 it was announced that YHA had signed to Not On Your Radio in the UK.

Discography

Before signing to XL Recordings the band cut three 7" singles with indie label Rex Records. These singles include Over and Over, Mouthful of Love and Tommy Shots. Two of these singles would be re-released by XL Recordings, but these Rex singles, some of which are recorded with former members have achieved collectors items status among YHA fans. Copies of these 7" singles occasionally appear on the Internet auction site eBay.

• Over and Over (single) (2003) XL
• Misty Rowe (single) (2003) XL
• Mouthful of Love [EP] (2003) XL - copies of this were initially sold on the bands tour with Motörhead and have since proved difficult to obtain.
• Mouthful of Love (2004) XL
• Tommy Shots (single) (2004) XL
• Starlite (single) (2004) XL
• Rock and Awe (2008) Not On Your Radio

External links

Official sites

• http://www.youngheartattack.co.uk
• http://www.myspace.com/youngheartattack

Record label

• http://www.notonyourradio.com
• http://www.myspace.com/notonyourradio