Shot by the band in Golden Gate Park, clip for latest
single from debut EP premieres exclusively via Earmilk
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Yassou Benedict (L-R): James Jackson,
Lilie Bytheway-Hoy, Patric Aguirre, A.J Krumholz. Photo credit: Nick Santoro
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“Last Cicada” is the latest single and
video from the “In Fits In Dreams” EP by Yassou Benedict
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Hear the premiere
of “Last Cicada” by Yassou Benedict via Baeblemusic
See the premiere
of “The Cloisters” video by Yassou Benedict via Black
Book Magazine
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“…a moody, complex, emotionally fraught
record.” – San Francisco Bay Guardian
San Francisco-based band Yassou Benedict recently released the second single from its debut
“In Fits In Dreams” EP, and now the
song has a video to go with it. Shot over the course of one morning in Golden
Gate Park, the clip for “Last Cicada”
was filmed, directed and edited by Theo
Quimby and Yassou Benedict
vocalist, Lilie Bytheway-Hoy. See the video now as exclusively premiered by
Earmilk.
“‘Last
Cicada’ is the first attempt at
making a music video for ourselves,” band member James Jackson says. “It sticks pretty closely to the ethos of the
song, focusing on running and destroying aspect.” The initially 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.”
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 “In Fits In Dreams” 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” songs, 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 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. Members of Yassou
Benedict are 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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