Carnival Youth

Biography

Carnival Youth is an indie rock band from Latvia and consists of the twins Edgars Kaupers (guitar, vocals) and Emīls Kaupers (drums, vocals), Roberts Vanags (keyboards, vocals) and Aleksis Luriņš (guitar, bass).

Carnival Youth is one of the most successful new generation bands from the Baltic region, as proved by The European Border Breakers award they received at Eurosonic Festival 2016.

Since the formation of the band in 2012, they have released 4 albums – “No Clouds Allowed”, "Propeller", "Vienā vilcienā" (with songs in Latvian) and the latest one - titled “Good Luck” - which came out on the 16th August, 2019. These records and their dynamic live performances have granted Carnival Youth a growing fan base all over Europe and critical acclaim.

The new album “Good Luck” was recorded last summer in Red Bull Studios in Sao Paulo, Brazil. It’s produced by the band’s long-time collaborator Gatis Zakis and mixed by the Grammy winning producer Nicolas Verhnes.

Placements

News

  • Carnival Youth at The Nordic Arts Festival 2018

    Carnival Youth at The Nordic Arts Festival 2018

    24th juli 2018

    On September 14th Carnival Youth will be playing in Schleswig, Germany as part of Norden - The Nordic Arts Festival: Carnival Youth are currently Latvia's most successful indie pop band. So far, they have released three albums and played...

  • Carnival Youth Showcase at MONDO.NYC 2017

    Carnival Youth Showcase at MONDO.NYC 2017

    28th september 2017

    The Latvian indie band Carnival Youth is one of the most successful new bands from Europe as endorsed by The European Border Breakers award at Eurosonic 2016. The sound of Carnival Youth blends exciting melodies with the energy of rock –...

  • 'Never Have Enough' on Spotify playlist: Feel Good Indie Rock

    'Never Have Enough' on Spotify playlist: Feel Good Indie Rock

    13th juli 2017

    https://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX2sUQwD7tbmL

  • Carnival Youth at Indie Music Week in NYC

    Carnival Youth at Indie Music Week in NYC

    2nd juni 2017

    Carnival Youth will showcase their talent in NYC at Indie Music Week. Pianos, 7th of June at 7:30 PM https://consequenceofsound.net/2017/05/consequence-of-sound-to-present-the-reeperbahn-festival-during-nycs-indie-week/

  • Carnival Youth winner of the 2016 European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA)

    Carnival Youth winner of the 2016 European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA)

    31st marts 2017

    'No Clouds Allowed’ is the title of Carnival Youth’s debut album: a beautiful, clever indie folk record, with modern rhythms, sharp lyrics, fresh keys and melancholic melodies. As far as their sound is concerned, Carnival Youth is...