{"id":42972,"date":"2025-06-07T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T19:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=42972"},"modified":"2025-06-07T06:52:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T10:52:30","slug":"imaad-wasif-channels-the-haunting-beauty-of-i-see-a-darkness-announces-tour-with-yeah-yeah-yeahs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=42972","title":{"rendered":"Imaad Wasif channels the haunting beauty of \u2018I See a Darkness\u2019 + Announces tour with Yeah Yeah Yeahs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>There are songs that hit you hard the first time you hear them\u2014and then there\u2019s&nbsp;<em>I See a Darkness.<\/em> For Imaad Wasif, this Bonnie \u2018Prince\u2019 Billy classic wasn\u2019t just a song\u2014it was a cosmic revelation. Now, decades after first hearing it as a wide-eyed 23-year-old, Wasif has released a stunning cover that threads that same emotional depth into a gorgeous, raw reimagining.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recorded at Sonic Ranch in Tornillo, Texas, Wasif\u2019s version feels like a late-night confession under desert skies. It features Bobb Bruno (Best Coast) on bass and synths, and Brian Chase (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) on drums, both jumping into the session with zero overthinking\u2014just pure musical instinct. The whole thing came together in a haze of late-night energy and emotion, one take capturing lightning in a bottle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201c<em>Songs like this don\u2019t come around but once in a lifetime,\u201d<\/em> Wasif reflects. \u201c<em>It twists into your psyche and flips the whole scene. It makes you the narrator.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>This marks the first release on Wasif\u2019s brand new imprint,&nbsp;<em>Voidist Records<\/em>, which will also re-release his back catalog and serve as the launchpad for all things future-Imaad. If this cover is any sign, Voidist is going to be a space for some deeply personal, soul-stirring sounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The accompanying music video, directed by Astara Calas, adds another dreamy layer. Shot in a single take, it follows a mysterious figure driving through an emotional fog. Think&nbsp;<em>Wim Wenders meets nighttime noir<\/em>\u2014a moving portrait of longing, loss, and everything in between.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R8ufQBKpMmY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>So, where can you see Imaad next?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Glad you asked\u2014he&#8217;s hitting the road with&nbsp;<em>Yeah Yeah Yeahs<\/em>, not only joining them onstage as second guitarist, but also opening select dates with his own set. Don\u2019t sleep on these shows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IMAAD WASIF \/ YEAH YEAH YEAHS TOUR DATES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>JUNE 16<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Manchester, UK \u2013&nbsp;<em>O2 Apollo<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>JUNE 18 &amp; 19<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 London, UK \u2013&nbsp;<em>Royal Albert Hall<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>JUNE 26<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Del Mar, CA \u2013&nbsp;<em>San Diego County Fair<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>JUNE 30, JULY 1 &amp; 2<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Mexico City, MX \u2013&nbsp;<em>Teatro Metropolitan<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>JULY 09, 10, 11<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Los Angeles, CA \u2013&nbsp;<em>Orpheum Theatre<\/em>&nbsp;\u2605 opening act July 11<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>JULY 14 &amp; 15<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 San Francisco, CA \u2013&nbsp;<em>Davies Symphony Hall<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>JULY 18 &amp; 19<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Nashville, TN \u2013&nbsp;<em>Ryman Auditorium<\/em>&nbsp;\u2605 opening act July 18<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>JULY 22 &amp; 23<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Chicago, IL \u2013&nbsp;<em>The Chicago Theatre<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>JULY 28, 29 &amp; 30<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 New York, NY \u2013&nbsp;<em>Beacon Theatre<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Meet the Dream Team Behind the Track:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Imaad Wasif<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Vocals, guitar, piano<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bobb Bruno<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Bass, synths<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Brian Chase<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Drums, percussion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More About Imaad<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the uninitiated: Imaad Wasif is a genre-bending singer-songwriter and guitarist whose sonic fingerprints are all over the underground. From fronting slowcore cult heroes <em>lowercase<\/em>, to psych-folk explorers&nbsp;<em>alaska!<\/em>, to composing with Karen O for&nbsp;<em>Where the Wild Things Are<\/em>, Wasif\u2019s career has been a shape-shifting journey through emotion, distortion, and transcendence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His solo work blends goth-folk, Indian ragas, and post-punk with searing, spacey guitar work\u2014and it\u2019s earned him a cult following of devoted listeners who come for the mood and stay for the meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stay connected with Imaad:<\/strong><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sirenscallpr.us4.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=4d865b98529eef0448a7fc609&amp;id=7b91140c21&amp;e=559db859c7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">INSTAGRAM<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sirenscallpr.us4.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=4d865b98529eef0448a7fc609&amp;id=7b91140c21&amp;e=559db859c7\">\u00a0<\/a>|<a href=\"https:\/\/sirenscallpr.us4.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=4d865b98529eef0448a7fc609&amp;id=f1dd6c00fc&amp;e=559db859c7\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/sirenscallpr.us4.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=4d865b98529eef0448a7fc609&amp;id=470a6242ed&amp;e=559db859c7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">YOUTUBE<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sirenscallpr.us4.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=4d865b98529eef0448a7fc609&amp;id=723c3691cc&amp;e=559db859c7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">SPOTIFY<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sirenscallpr.us4.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=4d865b98529eef0448a7fc609&amp;id=ba16ccc438&amp;e=559db859c7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">APPLE<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sirenscallpr.us4.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=4d865b98529eef0448a7fc609&amp;id=42f2948ff4&amp;e=559db859c7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">BANDCAMP<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sirenscallpr.us4.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=4d865b98529eef0448a7fc609&amp;id=492e261437&amp;e=559db859c7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">FACEBOOK<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Big feelings, stripped-down beauty, and one of the most quietly powerful covers you\u2019ll hear all year. Go listen, go watch, go feel it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>There are songs that hit you hard the first time you hear them\u2014and then there\u2019s&nbsp;I See a Darkness. For Imaad Wasif, this Bonnie \u2018Prince\u2019 Billy <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=42972\" title=\"Imaad Wasif channels the haunting beauty of \u2018I See a Darkness\u2019 + Announces tour with Yeah Yeah Yeahs\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":42974,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[22,23,25,28,30,1907],"tags":[12751,12752,1245],"class_list":["post-42972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-live","category-music","category-new-release","category-news","tag-i-see-a-darkness","tag-imaad-wasif","tag-tour-dates"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4780.jpeg?fit=1180%2C917","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-bb6","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":24042,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=24042","url_meta":{"origin":42972,"position":0},"title":"Drop In The Bucket offer up exclusive Yeah Yeah Yeahs&#8217; &#8216;Under The Earth&#8217; remix","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"December 2, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Drop In The Bucket have offered up an exclusive remix of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Under The Earth. The remix by Nick Launay and Ming Vauze is part of the charity organization Drop in the Bucket's initiative to provide clean drinking to sub-Saharan Africa. Take a listen to the track\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;music&quot;","block_context":{"text":"music","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=28"},"img":{"alt_text":"Yeah Yeah Yeahs","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/yeah-yeah-yeahs-02.jpeg?fit=500%2C500&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3239,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=3239","url_meta":{"origin":42972,"position":1},"title":"Nick Zinner from Yeah Yeah Yeahs remixes Chew Lips","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"July 4, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Nick Zinner (of the Yeah Yeah Yeah\u2019s) has given Chew Lips\u2019 new single Do You Chew? the remix treatment. Zinner changes the vibes of Chew Lips' new single by adding synths, giving it a marching band drum rhythm and stripping back lead singer Tigs' vocal. To accompany the remix, the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;indie&quot;","block_context":{"text":"indie","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=23"},"img":{"alt_text":"Chew Lips","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/chew-lips.jpg?fit=700%2C700&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/chew-lips.jpg?fit=700%2C700&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/chew-lips.jpg?fit=700%2C700&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/chew-lips.jpg?fit=700%2C700&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6624,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=6624","url_meta":{"origin":42972,"position":2},"title":"Album review: Yeah Yeah Yeahs &#8211; Mosquito","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"April 7, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"by\u00a0Matt Juniper Artist: Yeah Yeah Yeahs Release: Mosquito (2013) Label: Interscope Rating: 4 \/ 5 The Yeah Yeah Yeahs never needed to shake things up. The punk \/ garage rock formula on 'Fever To Tell' suited them so incredibly well they could probably have gone on to make four albums\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;music&quot;","block_context":{"text":"music","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=28"},"img":{"alt_text":"Yeah Yeah Yeahs Press Shot","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/31kareno4-articleLarge-v3.jpg?fit=600%2C666&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/31kareno4-articleLarge-v3.jpg?fit=600%2C666&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/31kareno4-articleLarge-v3.jpg?fit=600%2C666&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":26996,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=26996","url_meta":{"origin":42972,"position":3},"title":"Yeah Yeah Yeahs announce &#8216;Fever To Tell&#8217; vinyl reissue","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"September 27, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Yeah Yeah Yeahs \u00a0have announced details of a vinyl reissue of their seminal, ground-breaking debut 'Fever To Tell', on October 20th via Interscope Records \/ UMe. The album will be available as a Limited Edition Deluxe Box, Standard LP, and Digital deluxe and standard re-mastered editions. Pre-Order for all editions\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;guitar rock&quot;","block_context":{"text":"guitar rock","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=22"},"img":{"alt_text":"Yeah Yeah Yeahs Fever To Tell reissue","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Packshot.jpg?fit=900%2C540&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Packshot.jpg?fit=900%2C540&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Packshot.jpg?fit=900%2C540&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/Packshot.jpg?fit=900%2C540&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":40031,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=40031","url_meta":{"origin":42972,"position":4},"title":"Puzzled Panther announce debut self-titled EP","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"April 2, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Today, Puzzled Panther releases their electric self-titled debut EP \u2018Puzzled Panther\u2019 via Eugene H\u00fctz\u2019s Casa Gogol Records (Rolling Stone), with lead single and video out now for Legs Long. The new, New York art-punk group is led by principal songwriter Victoria Espinoza, Kay Bontempo, Brian Chase (Yeah Yeah Yeahs), Eugene\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;music&quot;","block_context":{"text":"music","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=28"},"img":{"alt_text":"Puzzled Panther","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/46D4EC30-1B07-496C-B0D6-00C446BDC95E.jpeg?fit=1200%2C920&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/46D4EC30-1B07-496C-B0D6-00C446BDC95E.jpeg?fit=1200%2C920&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/46D4EC30-1B07-496C-B0D6-00C446BDC95E.jpeg?fit=1200%2C920&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/46D4EC30-1B07-496C-B0D6-00C446BDC95E.jpeg?fit=1200%2C920&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/46D4EC30-1B07-496C-B0D6-00C446BDC95E.jpeg?fit=1200%2C920&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6526,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=6526","url_meta":{"origin":42972,"position":5},"title":"Music Video Addiction: Sunday March 31, 2013 edition","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"March 31, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Happy Easter to those who are celebrating! When you're done your meal today, here are some music videos to soothe your heartburn and keep your mind occupied. Sit back and listen \/ view, and make sure to share and \/ or leave a comment since we love to hear from\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;music&quot;","block_context":{"text":"music","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?cat=28"},"img":{"alt_text":"Music Video Addiction","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/music-video-addiction-gif.gif?fit=526%2C398&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/music-video-addiction-gif.gif?fit=526%2C398&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/music-video-addiction-gif.gif?fit=526%2C398&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=42972"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42972\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42976,"href":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42972\/revisions\/42976"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/42974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=42972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=42972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=42972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}