Best Youth are an Indie Pop duo from Porto, Portugal formed by Ed Rocha Gonçalves and Catarina Salinas. Ed and Catarina met on a beach in the South of Portugal, during the summer holidays when they were both teens.
Their debut EP, Winterlies, was self-released in 2011 and it's only single, Hang Out, was one of 2012's greatest radio hits in Portugal. They toured most of the big summer festivals like NOS Primavera Sound, SWTmn, Mexefest, Paredes de Coura and NOS Alive.
2015 marked the release of their first LP, Highway Moon, on March 30th. The first 3 singles from the album Red Diamond, Mirrorball and Black Eyes reached the number 1 spot on National Radio and the album received glowing reviews nationally and internationally. The tour included shows at SBSR, , Mexefest, sold out shows in rooms such as Lux, Hard Club and Theatro Circo as well as shows in the UK and Hungary and the main stage at Paredes de Coura 2016 FestivaI.
2017 began with Eurosonic Festival where they were considered one of the 10 acts to watch, and with a worldwide re-release of their album with 2 new songs. Their single Renaissance , out on 01/25/2017 was listed as one of 8 videos of the week on Les InRockuptibles.
2018 sees the release of their second LP Cherry Domino on 22/06/2018. The first single, Midnight Rain, went to number one on Antena 3 . The second single was recorded and produced in NY by Patrick Wimberly (Beyonce, MGMT, Solange, blood Orange) and is out now.
