Check out “Last Cicada” premiere via Baeblemusic;
Follow-up to band’s “The Cloisters” video in production now.
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Yassou Benedict (L-R): Patrick Aguirre,
A.J. Krumholz, Lilie Bytheway-Hoy, James Jackson. Photo credit: Gary Yost.
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“Last Cicada” is the latest from “In
Fits In Dreams” by Yassou Benedict
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Check out the premiere
of “The Cloisters” by Yassou Benedict via Black
Book Magazine
Check out the premiere
of “Last Cicada” by Yassou Benedict via Baeblemusic
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“…a moody, complex, emotionally fraught
record that leaves the listener itching for a full-length.” – San Francisco Bay
Guardian
San Francisco-based band Yassou Benedict has released the second single from its debut “In Fits In Dreams” EP. The song “Last
Cicada” has premiered via music discovery website Baeblemusic and can be heard here. The quiet, but deliberate tune is a relatable
take on the ever-present pressure of the weight of the world. “It's
about how we handle the times we live in,” says Yassou Benedict’s James
Jackson.
Formed when the band members were attending high
school in upstate Hudson, New York, Yassou
Benedict conveys a surreal longing in its music via unconventional
structures and shifting time signatures that are bold, emotional, and
immediate. While back in Hudson to record the EP, the
band’s producer Steve Durand introduced
Yassou Benedict’s music to his
friend and collaborator, former Hole
and Smashing Pumpkins member, Melissa Auf Der Mauer.
“Melissa is
also a resident of Hudson,” explains Jackson.
“Steve played her some of our
tracks, she really liked them, and offered to sing on them.” Auf
Der Mauer can be heard on two “In
Fits In Dreams” tracks, including the first single and video for “The Cloisters,” which recently
premiered via Black
Book Magazine.
With lyrics both personal and political, Yassou Benedict’s songs are inspired by
coming of age in these turbulent times of progress and destruction, and they
reflect the minds of a group of young individuals working to create music that
is disconnected from any trends or revivals.
Each of the band members – the group also includes Lilie Bytheway-Hoy, Patrick
Aguirre, and A.J. Krumholz –
brings wildly different tastes in music to the table.
“We dislike each other’s tastes for the most part,”
jokes Jackson. “But, when we make
music together, the differences lend themselves to this genre defying sound
that we create. All of these influences
come through in our music at different times.”
Yassou Benedict’s debut EP “In
Fits In Dreams” is out now on the band’s own Be Easy Baby. The singles “The
Cloisters” (featuring vocal contributions from Melissa Auf Der Mauer) and “Last
Cicada” are both streaming now. Members of Yassou Benedict are is available for interviews. Contact
Josh Bloom at Fanatic for more information.
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Yassou Benedict
“In Fits In Dreams” EP
(Be Easy Baby – Out Now)
Track Listing:
01. Enter
03. Back Roads That Dead End
04. In Fits In Dreams
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Yassou Benedict Links
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Contact Josh Bloom at Fanatic Promotion
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