Later Youth - Living History

Living History is the debut album from Later Youth, the alter ego of The Travelling Band's Jo Dudderidge, a record about taking stock without wanting to go back.

After ten reckless years of gig-to-gig living with The Travelling Band, Dudderidge found himself in a quieter place, newly moved from Manchester to London and feeling rudderless as family health worries piled on. The name Later Youth is part tribute, part half-joking mantra, a reminder to keep enjoying the thrill of writing songs. Released in 2025, the album turns that uncertain stretch into something cathartic and celebratory.

Built around Dudderidge's signature Wurlitzer electric piano and unmistakable voice, the songs wander from krautrock pulse to alt-country warmth. Arcane Love opens with heart on its sleeve, Hotel Venezuela adds a sense of travelling mischief, On the Missing, featuring Lissie, turns tender, and The Ballad of Charlie closes the record with a storyteller's grace.

Lyrically it moves from nights that turn into mornings to facing mortality and imagining reconciliation, all with raw honesty and a wry smile. It is nostalgic without wanting to return, more like holding the past up to the light to understand it, and it feels like the work of a songwriter who has found his footing again.

Tracklist

1. Arcane Love
2. Nuclear Love
   
3. Hotel Venezuela
   
4. Enabler
   
5. The Lurker
   
6. Make It Right
   
7. Statuesque
   
8. Hollow
   
9. The Wave
   
10. On the Missing (Feat. Lissie)
    
11. The Ballad of Charlie