YOU SHOULD GO AHEAD - BIOGRAPHY

You Should Go Ahead originated in Lisbon in 2005 by: Pedro Lourenço (vocals and guitars), David Ferreira (guitars and vocals), Inês Vicente (bass and vocals) and Tiago Salsinha (drums).

After some live shows like the Festival Sudoeste 2005 and an appearance at the TMN Garage Sessions contest, in which they went to the final, the band recorded its first album, which was named after the band and which was released in May of 2006, by the Chiado Records label. The first single from that album was like when I was seventeen, mastered by Howie Weinberg, renowned by his work with bands such as Smashing Pumpkins, Franz Ferdinand, The Clash, Metallica, Nirvana, Sonic Youth, etc. The clip for the second single wake up song, directed by Miguel Rocha, received the Best Fiction Video award at VIMUS 2007 - the International Festival of Music Videos from Póvoa do Varzim.

After sharing the stage at the Lisboa Soundz Festival with The Strokes, Dirty Pretty Things, She Wants Revenge, etc. the band was chosen to participate in the biggest music festival of the world, South By Southwest 2007, in Austin, Texas, U.S.A. where they joined bands like The Stooges, Interpol, Lily Allen or Bloc Party.

Returning to Portugal, You Should Go Ahead were invited to play on the main stage of the Creamfields Festival which featured bands like Placebo and Prodigy.

After a year and a half writing new songs the band went into the studio in December of 2007 to record the successor to “you should go ahead”.
The second album from You Should Go Ahead, Emotional Cocktail, is scheduled to be released the 28th of April. This is a joint release of the band and EDEL Portugal. Tem first single to come out of this album is rave party machine.

"...Tetchy new wave from Lisbon, Portugal, with scratchy guitars pinned down by squelchy synths and a pop pervert vocal..." James Jam (New Musical Express 16-Sept-2006 'Breaking Bands')

rave party machine

wake up song

like when i was seventeen