caption website years_active article_title past_members background genre origin name
joe and amanda ziemba website taken down 2002 -- 2006 the like young
 amanda ziemba joe ziemba group_or_band indie rock chicago , illinois , united states the like young
the like young

the like young were an indie rock band from chicago , illinois .
the like young were amanda and joe ziemba , married in 2002 and playing music together in various bands since 1997 -lrb- most notably wolfie and busytoby -rrb- .
the couple formed the band in the spring of 2002 and went on to release their first album , a five-track ep entitled `` looked up plus four '' that same year on kittridge records .
in the spring of 2003 , they released their first full-length album , `` art contest '' , to mixed but overall not great reviews .
not to be discouraged , amanda and joe put their heads together and created `` so serious '' , which was released in the summer of 2004 to very good reviews .
in reviewing the album , -lsb- tim sendra -rsb- of amg said the like young `` are -lsb- a lyrically imaginative and vocally powerful indie rock band -lsb- . -rsb- ''
these first two full-length albums were released on parasol records .
their final album , `` last secrets '' , was released in 2006 on both cd and vinyl by polyvinyl record co. .
in the like young , amanda played the drums and joe played the guitar , bass , and occasionally keyboard ; both sang , though joe -- who wrote most of the songs -- took lead more often .
though their first releases had the instrumentation of a full power-pop group , their later period starting from the timid ep is marked by a darker , often reverb-heavy guitar-and-drums sound -lrb- still with the occasional synth part -rrb- that was more easily reproduced live .
on august 27 , 2006 , the like young announced their retirement citing the need to move on and make smart decisions .
in the announcement joe mentioned that the decision was a happy one .
however , joe soon returned to music and released `` love at 30 '' in 2008 as beaujolais ; this record addresses the end of the ziembas ' marriage .
joe relocated to los angeles after 2009 's `` admirations '' ; the third beaujolais album `` moeurs '' is due in 2011 .
in june 2011 , joe self-released a collection from the like young titled `` fifteen demos , '' of tracks written and recorded from 2002 to 2006 , via bandcamp .
as joe wrote on bandcamp , `` i 'm saying goodbye to the like young .
only this time , i 'm doing so with a hug and a smile . ''
