Youniss - Good Effort!

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: VIERNULVIER016
Barcode: 5414165091547
Release Date: 20 Mar 2026
Genre: Alternative/Indie

Featuring Quelle Chris and Porcelain id Belgian artist Youniss announces the release of his ambitious new album, 'Good Effort!'. 

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
A1. Still Point A2. Gits Worse (feat. Petite Noir) A3. Notice A4. Glass Ceilings A5. Take That (feat. Pink Siifu) A6. Open To Interpretation (feat. Quelle Chris & Porcelain ID) B1. Birds (Real) (feat. Ashden & Amani) B2. Found Footage (feat. Dienne) B3. The Sun is Falling! (feat. Seigfried Komidashi) B4. Kill The Light B5. Roof Collapses B6. Why Don’t You?