
THE BAND WAS FORMED IN 2006 AND CONTAINS FIVE MEMBERS, ALL FROM A SUBURB OUTSIDE OF STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN. THE FIRST DEMO WAS RELEASED IN MARCH 2007, DRESSED UP IN A CLOTH COVER HANDMADE BY THE BAND MEMBERS IN AN EFFORT TO RENEW THE PACKAGING OF CD:S. THE FIRST GIG WAS OUT ON A PORCH ON A TINY STREET PARTY ARRANGED BY SOME NEIGHBOURS. AFTER THAT THE BAND STARTED PLAYING SHOWS IN VARIOUS CLUBS AROUND SWEDEN, BUT FOR THAT MATTER, THEY NEVER STOPPED PLAYING IN MORE UNEXPECTED PLACES SUCH AS SHOP WINDOWS, SMALL APARTMENTS AND PUBLIC TOILETS.
THE FIRST EP WAS RELEASED IN 2008, ALSO COVERED IN CLOTH. THE BAND MADE AN ART EXHIBITION IN SEARCH FOR NEW WAYS TO RELEASE AND REPRESENT MUSIC, WHERE EVERY SONG ON THE EP HAD A VISUAL REPRESENTATION CREATED BY THE BAND MEMBERS. THAT YEAR THE AMOUNT OF GIGS PLAYED GREW RAPIDLY AND THE BAND PLAYED AT SOME FESTIVALS FOR UPCOMING BANDS. AT THAT TIME, YSF&IW STARTED TO DEVELOP THEIR LIVE PERFORMANCE, AND WITH GREAT LIVE MUSIC CAME ALSO A HUGE AMOUNT OF TEDDY BEARS AND OTHER VARIOUS STUFFED ANIMALS AS PROP ON STAGE. THE COLOURFUL ANIMALS REPRESENTED THEIR MUSIC AND BECAME QUICKLY ONE OF THE BANDS TOKEN. PEOPLE OFTEN PARTYED AND DANCED WITH THE FUNNY CREATURES DURING LIVE SHOWS.
IN 2010 THE SHOWS SPREAD THROUGHOUT SWEDEN AS THE REPUTATION SPREAD. THE BUZZ HAD TAKEN YSF&IW TO A NEW LEVEL: NO MORE CHASING GIGS - THE BAND GOT BOOKED. IN APRIL THE BAND HEADLINED AT THE BIGGEST ROCK CLUB IN STOCKHOLM INSTEAD OF NEW YOUNG PONY CLUB, IN FRONT OF 700 DANCING PEOPLE, AND IN THAT SAME SUMMER THEY PLAYED AT TWO OF THE BIGGEST FESTIVAL IN SWEDEN (THE PEACE & LOVE FESTIVAL AND THE MALMÖ FESTIVAL). LATER THAT YEAR THE BAND PLAYED ON THE NATIONAL TV4 MORNING SHOW AND TIGER JEANS SWEDEN CHOSE YSF&IW FOR THEIR DRESSING ROOM SESSIONS CAMPAIGN.
IN 2011 THE FRENCH FASHION COMPANY COSTUME NATIONAL (C'N'C) INVITED YSF&IW TO MILAN FASHION WEEK TO PLAY ON THEIR FASHION SHOW, WHERE BANDS LIKE THE KILLERS AND THE KILLS HAVE PLAYED BEFORE THEM. AFTER THAT THE BAND RELEASED THEIR EP "ANGRY BOY" ON THEIR OWN LABEL, YOU SAY CORPORATE, IN EUROPE, AND WENT ON A 10 DAY TOUR IN GERMANY. AROUND THAT TIME THE MUSIC VIDEO FOR THE SONG "OMG" GOT OVER 100 000 VIEWS ON MYVIDEO.DE, THE SONG "WHEN LOVERS DIE" PEAKED AT 17 IN THE INDIE DISCO CHART AND "OMG" GOT PLENTY OF AIR PLAY IN MANY RADIO STATIONS AROUND GERMANY.
IN OCTOBER 2011 YSF&IW WENT TOURING IN USA. THEY PLAYED IN LOS ANGELES AT THE CULTURE COLLIDE FESTIVAL, IN WASHINGTON DC AT THE SWEDISH EMBASSY, AND IN NEW YORK AT THE CMJ FESTIVAL. THE TOUR WAS A SUCCESS AND THEY WILL FOR SURE VISIT THE STATES AGAIN.
THE BAND WILL RELEASE THEIR DEBUT ALBUM "ANGRY MEN" ON JANUARY 20, AND FOLLOW UP THEIR MINI TOUR IN GERMANY WITH A BIGGER EUROPEAN TOUR AROUND FEBRUARY.
