{"id":33777,"date":"2020-03-24T17:30:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=33777"},"modified":"2020-03-21T08:55:15","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T12:55:15","slug":"yakima-share-new-single-thanks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=33777","title":{"rendered":"Yakima share new single \u2018Thanks\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Yakima are back and shared their brand-new single\u00a0<em>Thanks<\/em>, the follow-up to the much-loved recent track\u00a0<em>It Helped.\u00a0<\/em>Where\u00a0<em>It Helped\u00a0<\/em>channelled feelings of helplessness and overcoming addiction to cigarettes,\u00a0<em>Thanks\u00a0<\/em>sees the band resurrect Terror Twilight era Pavement, draping it in a gorgeous piano accompaniment, provided by Jon EE Allan of Happyness.\u00a0Bassist and vocalist Neil McArthur comments on the track;\u00a0<em>\u201cThanks is the result of us trying to be mellow. It&#8217;s intended for those who give it a listen to close their eyes and imagine us preparing their favourite meal for them in a delicate fashion.\u201d\u200b<\/em> Listen to Thanks via SoundCloud below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-soundcloud wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Thanks by Yakima\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F672391364&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=750&#038;maxwidth=500&#038;secret_token=s-pNttW\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also listen to <em>Thanks<\/em> on Spotify\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/prescriptionpr.cmail19.com\/t\/j-l-qlilrid-ejlihlkhu-t\/\">here<\/a><br><br>Yakima have been steadily developing their sound through the release of a handful of ltd single releases and are now finally ready to bring their debut EP \u2018Go Virtually\u2019 (April 3rd) into the world. In their relatively short gestation period, they\u2019ve shared bills with the likes of Swimming Tapes, Pottery, and played the first ever YALA! Records night to be held in Glasgow.<br><br>Writing and recording their debut EP &#8211; with production coming from Benji Compston and Jon EE Allan of acclaimed band, Happyness &#8211; it was in the unusual setting of a drafty gatehouse next to a nearby castle (with a ceiling made entirely of spider webs) that the band put the tracks down. It was a setting that was sure to set imaginations running wild &#8211; and so it proved. For Yakima, their music is a vessel though which the worlds of reality, perception, imagination and observation all come to be blurred. Woozy lo-fi lullabies and melodic hazes turn from sepia to multi-colour and back again in an instant, as they toy with the often-complex relationship between what\u2019s right in front of you and what\u2019s in your mind. It binds ear-worm melodies to often bleak character analyses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>More about the EP \u2018Go Virtually\u2019?<\/strong><br><br>Opening track <em>It Helped<\/em> looks reality in the eye, focusing on the battle involved in quitting smoking, while <em>Judy\u2019s Lament<\/em> has its roots in reading about Judy Garland\u2019s insomnia &#8211; eventually turning into a song about her imagined feelings on that lack of sleep. <em>Thanks<\/em> takes its cues from Twilight Terror era Pavement, and <em>I\u2019m Happy (In No Way)<\/em> realigns the melodic cut and thrust of Teenage Fanclub or The Posies. <em>Real Time<\/em> loses itself in a chaotic improvised outro, while closing track <em>Sheep Boy, Cry Man<\/em> offers the EP\u2019s most sombre moment. The title comes from learning about \u2018Cry Rooms\u2019 which are rooms in Japan that people use to cry in, in order to relieve stress. Here, they chase characters searching for a way to express themselves, examining their self-worth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i3.cmail19.com\/ei\/j\/E6\/821\/9DD\/223609\/csfinal\/GoVirtuallyEPArtwork-9900000000079e3c.jpg\" alt=\"Yakima Go Virtually Artwork\"\/><figcaption>Go Virtually\u2019 EP artwork credit:\u00a0Neil McArthur<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018<strong>Go Virtually\u2018 EP tracklist<\/strong><br><br>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/prescriptionpr.cmail19.com\/t\/j-l-qlilrid-ejlihlkhu-i\/\">It Helped<\/a><br>2. Judy&#8217;s Lament<br>3.\u00a0Thanks\u00a0<br>4. I&#8217;m Happy (In No Way)<br>5. Real Time<br>6. Sheep Boy, Cry Man<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It can be heard, at the core of the band\u2019s sound, there is a keen familiarity with the vocal harmonies of others such as The Byrds, Elliott Smith, The Beach Boys and Teenage Fanclub. Similarly, there is an exuberant aspect to some elements of the music which can be traced to an enjoyment of groups such as Camper Van Beethoven, The Chills, The Field Mice and The Db&#8217;s. Underneath this initial presentation of influences, Yakima also incorporate a more fragile and tentative array of sounds which are drawn from the likes of Galaxie 500, Bedhead, Sparklehorse, Low and Duster.<br><br>Yakima are Guitar &amp; Vocals &#8211; John Houston (Guitar &amp; Vocals) | Neil McArthur (Bass &amp; Vocals) | Paul Bradley (Guitar) | Kay McLaren (Drums &amp; Percussion) | Additional Guitar &amp; Piano &#8211; Benji\u00a0Compston &amp; Jon EE Allan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Yakima are back and shared their brand-new single\u00a0Thanks, the follow-up to the much-loved recent track\u00a0It Helped.\u00a0Where\u00a0It Helped\u00a0channelled feelings of helplessness and overcoming addiction to cigarettes,\u00a0Thanks\u00a0sees <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=33777\" title=\"Yakima share new single \u2018Thanks\u2019\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33778,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_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":"On Culture Addicts: Yakima share new single \u2018Thanks\u2019","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},"categories":[23,28,30],"tags":[9037,9038],"class_list":["post-33777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie","category-music","category-new-release","tag-thanks","tag-yakima"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/599CD60E-54C9-42AE-A5F1-63EAE5059D6B.jpeg?fit=900%2C496&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-8MN","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":18932,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=18932","url_meta":{"origin":33777,"position":0},"title":"Docks release new track &#8216;Yogurt Sunshine&#8217;","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"December 8, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Portland\/San Jose band Docks\u00a0are gearing up for their 'Misdirected' EP\u00a0release, which will be out\u00a0via Open Door & Bad Break Records on Jan. 12th. 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