Yak at SXSW 2016 (Photo: Paul Bachmann for Live4ever Media)
Yak have lined up a double A-side single for release on October 28th.
One half, ‘Heavens Above‘, is below and the result of the band returning to producer Steve Mackey whom they worked with on the debut album ‘Alas Salvation‘.
Live4ever cited it as a record packed with ‘memorable, ferocious hooks‘ that recall some of rock’s most celebrated eras:
“‘Alas Salvation’ thrives off the kinetic pandemonium of its performers, but it’s a well sequenced and surprisingly mature work for such a young act. Yak’s sound is remarkably fully formed; their ethos is punk, their execution is part hung-over blues, part barbaric noise rock.”
“They’ve cut through the noise on their debut album by crafting memorable, ferocious hooks that hark back to various eras and scenes in rock n’ roll whilst remaining riveting in their own right.”
Yak also tour the UK and Ireland in October, the details are:
OCTOBER
Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms (19)
Newcastle Think Tank (20)
Sheffield Picture House Social (24)
Dublin Academy 2 (25)
O2 Academy, Liverpool (26)
London Scala (27)