The Blues Against Youth

Hailing from Rome, Italy, The Blues Against Youth is the stage name for the country blues one man band led and operated by the multi instrumentalist Gianni TBAY who sings, plays guitar, hi-hat and bassdrum simultaneously. 

Primarily influenced by country blues and outlaw country genres, TBAY’s sound has developed, over a 14 years career, in diverse directions, at times exploring John Fahey’s primitive guitar, other times echoing the pre-war blues fathers’ legacy and occasionally delving into the 90’s garage blues vibes of Fat Possum and In The Red Records. 

Since 2009, TBAY has released six full length albums and several 7”, toured extensively in all Europe, UK and part of the US, taken part in festivals like Binic Folk Festival, Relache Bordeaux, Time in Jazz and London Blues Festival sharing the stage with the likes of Watermelon Slim, CW Stoneking, Son Of Dave, Bob Log III, Popa Chubby and many others. His full length LP “As The Tide Gets High And Low” came out on LP on Escape From Today Records in 2022 and scored enthusiastic responses from the international press, especially in the UK. 

After the forced pandemic break TBAY got back on track and celebrated his 15th career anniversary with a long tour in Europe and UK throughout 2023 and 2024 as one man band and duo along with the harmonica player Luca Colombrita. In the summer of 2024 Gianni TBAY embarked on a two weeks UK tour across Midlands and Southeast, appearing at Birmingham Jazz & Blues festival and promoting his latest 45 single “Learn This Right” that paved the way for his upcoming full length album, due in 2025. 

"Modern Country Blues are alive and well and living in Turin, Italy" AmericanaUK

"This is alt-blues with attitude and deep roots" Norman Darwen, RnR UK

"Gianni TBAY proves himself an accomplished musician " Leon Blanc, Blues in Britain

"Seasick Steve doesn't have a monopoly on the spirited guitar and stomp blues"  Marc Higgins, Fatea Music

Presskit: https://linktr.ee/thebluesagainstyouth 

Discography:

“BECOME THE WHYSKEY” – 7” (Brigadisco, Burning Sound, 2010)

“SPLIT W/ THE RIBEYE BROTHERS” – 7” (Escape From Today, 2011)

“PURE AT HEART BLUES” – LP (Primitive Records, Sonatine Produzioni, 2011)

“YOU SAID I PRAISE THE DEVIL?” EP– 7” (Deer It Yourself, 2012)

“TRAPPED IN THE COUNTRY” LP (Off Label Records, 2013)

“DOTTED WHITE LINE” SPLIT W/ THE CYBORGS – 7” (Bloody Sound Fucktory, 2014)

“APPRENTICE” – LP (Beast Records, 2016)

“BARBED TIMES” – 7” (Skronk Records, 2017)

“GOOD MORNING, BAD FEELING / DEPRECATION ROAD” – 10” (Beast Records, 2017)

“EVIL FLATMATES” – LP (Annibale Records, 2019)

“LIVE AT HENRY’S BLUESHOUSE, BIRMINGHAM UK” – DIGITAL (Deer it Yourself 2020)

“AS THE TIDE GETS HIGH AND LOW” – LP (Escape From Today Records, 2022)

“LEARN THIS RIGHT” – 7” (Deer It Yourself, 2024)

“GIANNI TBAY’S BLUES AGAINST YOUTH” (Escape From Today, 2025)