I recently had the honor and delight of chatting with shapeshifting rock ‘n’ roll visionary Yungblud about his epic fourth album, Idols Pt. 1, a years-in-the-making passion project and the record he has always wanted to make. (Part two comes out in October.)
To describe this album as “epic” would be a huge understatement (the first track and lead single, “Hello Heaven, Hello,” is a nine-minute mini-rock opera that practically makes Meat Loaf’s “Bat Out of Hell,” Guns N’ Roses’ “November Rain,” or My Chemical Romance’s “Welcome to the Black Parade” seem lo-fi). Yungblud, aka Dominic Harrison, knows it’s a risk. But I believe the risk will pay off and silence a lot of doubters/haters, and Harrison’s steadfast belief in what he is doing is impressive. He means it, man.
