Year Of Glad

24/08/2022

YOG’s NEXT INSTALLMENT 🪩
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WE CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU

07/04/2022

💕🎊🍻 One last party at St James st with on Saturday night! Live music from our absolute faves and , come join the big send off for this wonderful space and make sure to get down early for a peep of the zine library & some ✨art✨

See you there! Xoxo

05/02/2022

The most beloved scamps have just started their residency at St James Street Derby courtesy of

Any artists wanting to attend workshops or utilise the space just drop on by. And watch this space for gorgeous MERCH and BITS !!

So proud of the champs, this is a great collaborative space for Derby, please come enjoy it!

22/10/2021

🎊💖💥🍁🍂🌈🥳 We just donated * £250 * to Derbyshire LGBT+ from the proceeds for our .a.y_m.a.r.i.a album launch show! 🙌🙌

So happy to be able to do that and we’re real grateful for everyone for showing up and helping out, it’s given us motivation to keep working on more events that showcase our amazing creative community, and use them to fundraise at a time when charitable support networks and community organisations are so vitally important 💖

Snap by 📸

And of course, go listen to OYEZ by YAY MARIA to celebrate! 🥳

Watch this space! 😎 And get in touch if you wanna get involved too 👋

Lotsa love from team YOG xo

14/10/2021

💖 thank you so so much to everyone who made it to the big RETURN OF YOG on Monday for .a.y_m.a.r.i.a ‘s album launch show 💥🚀 it was incredible!

Special thanks to and for joining us - an unbeatable trio of sets! Heres some gorj snaps by our best pal 📸 🙏

Thanks also to for some lovely bao and for hosting us in their fab space, and of course to everyone who came and supported the artists, you’ve managed to raise lots of cash for , we’ll be able to announce the total donation very soon but needless to say it will make a great difference to their important work, so we’re mega grateful.

It’s still gentle steps towards returning back to the joys of live music and arts for many of us, but Monday night felt like a momentous occasion and we’re P U M P E D to be back with some more soon. 🐏 Derby folk, spread the good YOG, more 2 come xoxoxox

11/10/2021

Franx at our show tonight was INCREDIBLE 💕💕💕 thanks so much for coming down everyone xoxoxox

08/10/2021

👽MONDAY👽
Come to our cosmic party at for .a.y_m.a.r.i.a ‘a album launch. Link in bio for the event deets!

Lotsa love ###x

23/09/2021

⚡️⚡️OYEZ ALBUM LAUNCH ⚡️⚡️
Almost 20 months since the first one, we’re finally throwing another party 😰
Come join us at Bustler in Derby on Monday Oct 11th to celebrate OYEZ with .a.y_m.a.r.i.a , our local pop fave and the brilliant 🎊🪅🎈
Vegan foodstuffs will be available so you can have your tea with us before a little boogie.
By now you’ve had some time to reflect and reach the only natural conclusion, that OYEZ is one of the most special and incredible albums of recent years - so you can’t miss this! 🙀
Lotsa love and see you at the party palace xoxoxoxoxox

20/08/2021

🌸TEMPLATE 🌺

Thanks to everyone who’s supported Template these past couple weeks, if you haven’t yet check out the bandcamp link for extra lullaby version! Any sales on bandcamp are donated to the radical therapy fund and are dearly appreciated 💕

More YAY MARIA coming soon! Xoxo
a.y_m.a.r.i.a

29/07/2021

💫🌺❤️💫 YAY MARIA - TEMPLATE ft. FRANX is out now! 🥳

This is the first single from the upcoming .a.y_m.a.r.i.a album, OYEZ, a collection of wide eyed and untethered electronic pop treasures exploring gender transition, solidarity and community. It’s a beautiful achievement and everyone at camp YOG is so excited about putting out this magical record!

Template also features our pal on vocals, YAY MARIA & Franx will be performing at tomorrow (30th) as part of Q***rphoria! So make sure to catch that if you’re anywhere near Nottingham.

link in bio for the bandcamp, proceeds from the single are donated to the QTIBIPOC Therapy Fund; an initiative of the Radical Therapist Network, to create access for Q***r & Trans People of Colour to safe therapeutic spaces & services.

Please share amongst pals, add template to your playlists etc! Helps a bunch xoxo

***rmusic

26/07/2021

🌸💫🌾🌺 TEMPLATE by YAY MARIA (.a.y_m.a.r.i.a )ft Franx () is coming your way on Thursday 29th July, with a single launch party on 30th as part of Q***rphoria

Proceeds from the single are donated to the QTBIPOC Therapy Fund, an initiate of the Radical Therapist Network to create access for Q***r and Trans People of Colour to save therapeutic spaces & services.

We can’t wait for you all to hear this! 💕

24/07/2021

Year Of Glad takeover on tonight thanks to the brilliant ! A first for us as TWO of our little family’s new tunes will get their first play tonight across the East Midlands in a true clash of titans.

An early listen to the incredible debut single from .a.y_m.a.r.i.a featuring - do not miss this we are so so excited about this release!

And a tune from our recently released EP, Undetected - hot jams for a hot summer.

Tune in won’t ya!

02/07/2021

📣🦩NEW RELEASE 🌳📣 Can’t by is out right now! Link in bio.

Al Bamfs is our resident crafter of hazy post punk and this is my personal favourite of his tunes yet. Such a gorgeous mix of zany sounds, subtly powerful lyrics and a certified earworm ( agreed!) Al Bamfs also writes on , head that way for short stories, interviews and reviews 📚

Swipe for 1 of your 5 a day xoxo

17/12/2020

🥰🤩🥰 The raffle continues and time is ticking away, only one day left to getcha tickets! 🎫

The money that we raise will go towards the running costs for a local shelter, food bank and street kitchen which is so needed right now. Here’s some more goodies on offer from our wonderful prize donators! 💐, 🙃, 🦄 and 🥧

17/12/2020

🖼 The Art Stall is open! We’ve got lovely prints, collages and hand drawn bits and pieces by , , and in the store, all proceeds going to our fund for homelessness and food bank charities which continues to reach ever closer to a big exciting number. Link in bio to grab these! xoxox

13/12/2020

🙌🙌 Thanks Circuit Sweet for this, head here for the details on YOG20 🥳🥳🥳

Year Of Glad Records Announce The Big YOG20 Raffle Raising Funds For Homelessness/ Food Bank Charities in Derby +…

13/12/2020

13/12/2020

🎺 HUGE NEWS 🎺 the time has come! YOG20 is our fundraiser in support of homelessness and food bank charities in Derby. We’re putting on the Big YOG20 Raffle, an amazing compilation of music AND an art stall on our website. Get involved here: https://yearofglad.xyz/yog20

We wanted to bring this tricky year to a close with something good - we’re pulling out all the stops to raise a big donation for The Padley Group, a charity who’ve been working to support the most vulnerable in the city for decades, and Doorways Derby, who provide a vitally important food bank and street kitchen for those struggling with food shortages. As restrictions continue into the new year without the life saving safety net of the Everyone In scheme with hotels during the first lockdown, this winter season is set to be an especially big challenge. So we want to try and lend a hand! 🤝

Follow the link in our bio to enter the raffle draws! You have until next Friday, December 18th, to get your tickets. You can also preorder the compilation on bandcamp, which drops on the 16th. Listen out for the art stall coming soon too!

Incredibly grateful to all the creatives and businesses who’ve contributed prizes, music and art for the cause. We are totally overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of wonderful talented super smart people who’ve chipped in for this and will be posting about all of em in the coming days! 🙌

Please contribute whatever you can however you can if you can and most of all, enjoy the tunes, stay safe and well, and sending you lots of love from the whole YOG family xoxoxox

20/11/2020

Maria-M
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Written & Performed by YAY MARIA Video produced by DARIUS POWELL ©2020

26/09/2020

Thanks to Dean Jackson (DJ) for inviting me on the show to talk about the album and Year Of Glad tonight! 🙌🙌

Tom John Hall joins Dean Jackson (DJ) next...
They chat about the artists that helped influence his sound and the forthcoming debut double album, ‘My Big Album’ via Year Of Glad.

🎧 www.intro.show/

01/09/2020

Maria-M has sent over their donation from the Endtimes bandcamp proceeds. Thanks so much to everyone who bought a copy of this little belter of a single 🥰 xoxoxo

Thanks sooooo much to everyone who purchased the 'Endtimes' single t'other month & just sent the £60 we raised to Derbyshire LGBT+

Humble amount though it may be; so grateful to everyone for helping out.

Hopefully do a gig soon.

Kisses!!###x

23/07/2020

🤩 Lovely stuff here from For The Rabbits and Maria-M - if you’ve not bagged this single yet, please do!

https://mariamariamaria.bandcamp.com

We Say… While MARIA-M is a new project for these pages, it comes from a familiar face as Maria is the brainchild behind the Derby-based ambient pop project Grawl!x. MARIA-M first emerged back…

17/07/2020

Lovely piece by Get In Her Ears on the amazing new Maria-M single 🤗🤗

Having previously captivated us as front person of ambient alt-pop outfit Grawl!x at the last gig we put on at The Finsbury, Maria-M has now shared their first solo offering. A song of hope during …

15/07/2020

CHARITY YAYAYAY!!!
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If ye fancy supporting me new single please, PLEASE follow the link below to me Bandcamp page where you can buy it & donate to the great charity A fab organisation who offer support to folks who need it.

If you’re not familiar, simply follow the ‘Buy Digital Album’ link & the lovely folks will guide ye through.

Will tot up what we make at the end of the month & send 90% of proceeds over.

there’s an awesome remix by & an ambient track for ye to chill to) YAY
Hope yr well & stay safe & mega luvz 😍🌈
🌈 🌈 ***r ***rart

11/07/2020

NEW RELEASE ALERT! 🚀
Endtimes by Maria-M is OUT NOW, streaming everywhere with 90% of bandcamp download proceeds going over to Derbyshire LGBT+ 😍

Very proud to put this out as part of the Year Of Glad family, Maria is an accomplished weaver of beautiful soundscapes who never fails to bring some unexpected magic to every new release, and a constant inspiration to me and lots of other musicians and creative people of Derby and beyond.

Please consider supporting with a download if you love it, I personally do love it a lot. There's my (Tom John Hall) remix and a stunning ambient b side to sink your earpegs into as well. Do that here: https://mariamariamaria.bandcamp.com/

And stream it on one of these: https://songwhip.com/mariam2/endtimes

Co-Director: JESSICA COLBOURNE-VIGGERS Puppetry: MELODY MARSHALL Lighting Assistant: JOSEPHINE LEWIS Written & Performed by MARIA-M Year of Glad © 2020

29/06/2020

YES! MARIA-M IS ON BOARD 🚀🔥🧨🍱🎉🦋🌍🍾🍯
News about their new single INCOMING 👀

HIYA!!

How is everyone? Hope yr all well & staying safe.

Am SUPER pleased to announce that I've been added to the gracious & delectable collective Year Of Glad label.

& ANOTHER THING!!! Super pleased to say; we'll be releasing our new single on July 10th. Will arranging for proceeds to be donated to a charity to be announced shortly.

All rather exciting & more to follow. Obviously, there are far more important things going on right now but if nothing else; think it's going to help with my mental health to put some stuff out.

Speak soon & luv ye ###

11/06/2020

Loads of our best mates on this 😍

Derbyrocksampler: A brief and very incomplete overview of Derby's alternative music scene, 1990s - 2020.

29/05/2020

NEW RELEASE TODAY !!!
Phatso is a new project from Cob of Papayèr/ PET CROW fame. With vocal features from Danielle (PET CROW), Al Bamfs and Cal (Shakey Hands/ Switzerland), and more amazing artwork from Sian Morrell - Listen nowwwww

Listen to PT 1 by Phatso on any music platform | Free universal music links by Songwhip