Young Werther
Young Werther (aka Mick Young) makes music that wraps you in its arms and slowly seeps into your skin. From the gently finger picked guitar to the poetic shivers of the vocals, this is glorious modern folk music for the soul, with a distinctive Australian bent.
Born to a family of butchers and farmers Mick Young began life in a small Australian mining town in the shadow of the mystical Grampians mountains. Initial dreams of a luminous Aussie rules football career fell away when he caught sight of a pig hanging from a hook in his dad’s shop. This macabre image prompted the impressionable Mick to listen to his creative ancestry – his grandmothers being poetess and painter and his father a passionate drummer and vocalist.
On moving to Melbourne, Mick formed The Restless in 2000 and within 4 years the band released two EPs and an album, from which two singles received Richard Kingsmill’s (Triple J) ‘King Pick’. The band also gained airplay on Radio 1 in the UK, College Radio in Canada, and toured Australia extensively, before disbanding in 2006.
Slowly piecing together songs under the moniker Young Werther, Mick found the perfect outlet for his pop-tinged folk songs and delicate singer-songwriter sensibility. The end result is the stunning release ‘Treasure’, a collection of six tracks which showcase Mick’s powerful lyrics coupled with gentle acoustic guitar and lush instrumentation. The first single ‘Cornish Green’ was named Single of the Week by Melbourne’s Beat Magazine and received 5 stars from Triple J’s Caroline Tran. He was also the featured artist on Triple J Unearthed and the song ‘A Bird Made of Ice’ made the top 15 of the myspace ‘Stick Out’ competition, as voted by music industry heavyweights.
Mick was recently asked to sing the Australian classic ‘From Little Things, Big Things Grow’ live on stage with Clare Bowditch and in the past has shared stages with Paul Dempsey, Jen Cloher, Kate Miller-Heidke, Katie Noonan, James Reyne and The Boat People.
Now sporting a 4 piece band which is set to take the music to a whole new level, expect huge things from this highly unique artist.
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Debut EP ‘Treasure’ out now through Fuse Music and Itunes
Debut Album ‘Knights Of The Department Store’ out soon on PopBoomerang Records
Listen to the first single ‘Around The World’ from ‘Knights Of The Department Store’ below!
DOGS - 'Turn Against This Land' 
