Young Ejecta

Young Ejecta
Young Ejecta
Also known as	Ejecta
Genres	Synthpop; dream pop;
Years active	2012–present
Labels	Copyright Control; Driftless Recordings; Happy Death;
Members	Leanne Macomber; Joel Ford

Young Ejecta (formerly known as simply Ejecta) is an American synthpop duo, consisting of Neon Indian's Leanne Macomber and producer Joel Ford of Ford & Lopatin. The band name was changed to Young Ejecta in 2014 due to the group getting a copyright notice from the closely named DJ Ejeca.^[2] Macomber appears nude on all official album covers and promotional material, and in most of their music videos. In an interview with Brooklyn Based, she gives the background "Creating Ejecta as a sort of blank slate, Macomber set out to subvert any neat categorization of the band’s music. “I really insisted like, she should be naked all the time so that no one can say, ‘Well, they’re punks, they dress like this.'”"^[3]

History

In November 2013, Ejecta released their debut album, Dominae. In 2015 issued their mini-album and second studio LP The Planet. The album received an indifferent review from PopMatters^[4] and a fairly positive one from Paste magazine.^[5] Heather Phares of Allmusic describes the band's synthpop sound as "gauzy".^[6]

In August 2019, their song “Welcome to Love” was chosen as the outro audio of Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black” on the 10th episode of the 7th and final season.

Members

Leanne Macomber – vocals, synthesizers
Joel Ford – synthesizers, drum programming, producer^[7]

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums
Title	Album details
Dominae	Released: November 4, 2013 (Worldwide)^[8] Label: Copyright Control, Driftless Recordings, Happy Death Formats: CD, LP, digital download
Ride Lonesome	Released: June 26, 2020 Label: Driftless Recordings Format: LP, digital download

Mini-albums

List of mini-albums
Title	Album details
The Planet	Released: January 27, 2015 (Worldwide)^[2] Label: Driftless Recordings Formats: CD, LP, digital download

Singles

As main artist

List of singles, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Album
"Jeremiah (The Denier)"	2013	Dominae
"Afraid of the Dark"
"It's Only Love"
"Welcome to Love"^[9]	2014	The Planet
"Your Planet"^[10]	2014
"Into Your Heart"^[11]	2015
"Build a Fire"^[12]	2017	None Album Single

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, showing year released and album name
Title	Year	Album
"Breathe"^[13] (Joel Ford featuring Ejecta)	2014	Fugitive

Music videos

List of music videos, with director
Title	Year	Director
"Eleanor Lye"	2014	Allie Avital Tsypin
"Silver"	2014	Emir Eralp
"Into Your Heart"	2015	Toshadeva Palani
"Your Planet"	2015	Heidi Petty
"Crayon Cactus"	2020	Eric Epstein
"Call My Name"		Ghostdad
"Cheese"		Michael Hili
"AH HA"
"9 to 5"	2021	Eric Epstein

References

^ Chow, Katie (October 17, 2014). "[LOOK] La Femme, Young Ejecta Live @ LPR". Thewildmagazine.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
^ ^a ^b Hughes, Josiah (October 16, 2014). "Ejecta Become Young Ejecta, Announce 'The Planet' Mini Album". Exclaim!. Ian Danzig. Retrieved October 18, 2014.
^ "Brooklyn's Own Ziggy Stardust–Less Glitter and More Skin | Brooklyn Based". brooklynbased.com. 2015-01-29. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
^ "Young Ejecta The Planet". PopMatters, Colin Fitzgerald, 2 February 2015
^ "Young Ejecta: Your Planet EP Review". Paste, Adrian Spinelli, January 27, 2015
^ Phares, Heather. "Young Ejecta Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
^ "A rebirth, of sorts, for artist in Young Ejecta". SSF Gate, By Ryan Kost September 18, 2015.
^ Ranta, Alan (September 18, 2013). "Ejecta to Deliver Debut 'Dominae' LP". Exclaim!. Ian Danzig. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
^ Chris (November 4, 2014). "premiere: Young Ejecta – Welcome to Love". Gorilla vs. Bear. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
^ Ugwu, Reggie (November 25, 2014). "Premiere: Let Young Ejecta's "Your Planet" Beam You To Your Happy Place". BuzzFeed. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
^ "Young Ejecta "Into Your Heart"". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
^ "premiere: Young Ejecta returns with triumphant single "Build a Fire"". GORILLA VS. BEAR. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
^ "Joel Ford samples classic '80s and '90s action thrillers for Fugitive mini-album – hear the surging 'Breathe'". Fact. The Vinyl Factory. October 8, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2014.

[1] Chow, Katie (October 17, 2014). "[LOOK] La Femme, Young Ejecta Live @ LPR". Thewildmagazine.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

[minialbum-2] Hughes, Josiah (October 16, 2014). "Ejecta Become Young Ejecta, Announce 'The Planet' Mini Album". Exclaim!. Ian Danzig. Retrieved October 18, 2014.

[3] "Brooklyn's Own Ziggy Stardust–Less Glitter and More Skin | Brooklyn Based". brooklynbased.com. 2015-01-29. Retrieved 2023-01-17.

[4] "Young Ejecta The Planet". PopMatters, Colin Fitzgerald, 2 February 2015

[5] "Young Ejecta: Your Planet EP Review". Paste, Adrian Spinelli, January 27, 2015

[6] Phares, Heather. "Young Ejecta Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved December 25, 2014.

[7] "A rebirth, of sorts, for artist in Young Ejecta". SSF Gate, By Ryan Kost September 18, 2015.

[albumrelease-8] Ranta, Alan (September 18, 2013). "Ejecta to Deliver Debut 'Dominae' LP". Exclaim!. Ian Danzig. Retrieved July 11, 2014.

[9] Chris (November 4, 2014). "premiere: Young Ejecta – Welcome to Love". Gorilla vs. Bear. Retrieved November 4, 2014.

[10] Ugwu, Reggie (November 25, 2014). "Premiere: Let Young Ejecta's "Your Planet" Beam You To Your Happy Place". BuzzFeed. Retrieved January 17, 2015.

[11] "Young Ejecta "Into Your Heart"". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 17, 2015.

[12] "premiere: Young Ejecta returns with triumphant single "Build a Fire"". GORILLA VS. BEAR. 16 June 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2019.

[13] "Joel Ford samples classic '80s and '90s action thrillers for Fugitive mini-album – hear the surging 'Breathe'". Fact. The Vinyl Factory. October 8, 2014. Retrieved October 18, 2014.

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