Young William formed in London in the late 2010s around William Stengel on vocals and guitar, James Stewart on bass, and James Boland on drums. Their 2020 track "Lacoste" caught attention with its direct take on teenage restlessness, featuring Stewart who goes by Macintosh on the recording.
Their debut album "Teenage Years" and later releases like "You're Only Human" and "Songs for the Lost" kept to that moody, melodic lane. The band faced some pushback over lyrical content and a 2022 incident involving Stengel that led to canceled shows, though they kept putting out music.
They were a three-piece band with Stengel's vocals out front, Stewart's bass providing the pulse, and Boland's drums driving the arrangements. Their sound stayed rooted in that straightforward alternative rock feel they established early on.
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