Sunday June 27th – 6pm to 10pm
English-Canadian YNES (born Kira Inez Riess) draws inspiration from both the DIY post-punk scene in North America (The Front Bottoms, Heart Attack Man), and the more refined likes of Lauran Hibberd and Kate Nash. It’s this exploration of genres, and self, that builds YNES’s hybrid Britpop-Punk sound.
However, YNES’s ludicrously direct lyrics are what really sets her apart as an artist. Self-described as an “amateur singer-songwriter, professional f*ck-up”, nothing in her universe is ever taken too seriously, least of all YNES herself.