Good Effort!
Belgian artist Youniss announces the release of his ambitious new album, 'Good Effort!'

Good Effort!

Youniss

€ 25,95
  • LP
Label
VierNulVier Records
Expected release
20 March 2026
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Description

Inspired by the concept of the city as a living, complex entity - a feeling Youniss describes as the difference between "living in a city [and] just being in that city" - Good Effort! is an open-ended narrative drawn from the artist's own experiences, including growing up on the outskirts of Antwerp.

Like a vibrant city itself, the album is a culmination of organic interactions, layered with diverse perspectives from a collective of artists. Good Effort! features a dynamic cast of collaborators, including international heavyweights like Pink Siifu, Petite Noir, and Quelle Chris, alongside celebrated names from the Belgian underground such as Dienne and Porcelain id.

While retaining his critical edge - especially on themes like gentrification, an acute problem in his home city - Youniss explores the full range of his voice across the album's tracks, resulting in a warmer, more texturally diverse sound.

Tracks like “Notice,” “Glass Ceilings,” and “The Sun Is Falling” expand his textural use of distortion, while others, such as “At the Still Point of the World” and “Why Don’t You?”, float at a more tranquil register. The record's energy peaks on “TakeThat” where Pink Siifu and Youniss trade frenetic bars atop jazzy drum freakouts.

Despite the cynicism forged by witnessing his environment change - like the flattening of the beloved venue Onder Stroom for a parking space - Youniss offers a crucial message of perseverance. The album's title, Good Effort!, is a defiant embrace of trying again.

Tracklist

A

  • 1.Still Point
  • 2.Gits Worse (Feat. Petite Noir)
  • 3.Notice
  • 4.Glass Ceilings
  • 5.Take That (Feat. Pink Siifu)
  • 6.Open To Interpretation (Feat. Quelle Chris & Porcelain ID)

B

  • 1.Birds (Real) (Feat. Ashden & Amani)
  • 2.Found Footage (Feat. Dienne)
  • 3.The Sun is Falling! (Feat. Seigfried Komidashi)
  • 4.Kill The Light
  • 5.Roof Collapses
  • 6.Why Don’t You?

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