Yes We Mystic have shared their new single Please Bring Me To Safety, lifted from their forthcoming LP ‘Ten Seated Figures’ (out on April 19). Take a listen to the track via Soundcloud below.
At a time when content is a constant gushing river, only the truest and purest art will float to the surface. Art that is undeniably emotional, ingenious in its execution and endlessly energetic in its existence. The kind of art Yes We Mystic creates. With ‘Ten Seated Figures,’ the band has succeeded in exceeding their previous excess; creating something bigger than anything they’ve done before. Voices and instruments meld into a swath of sound so dense and so complex that something new bursts forth, its origin impossible to place.
To help accomplish their vision, the band created a massive art project in tandem with the recording of the album; including recruiting five more members to create an alternate version of Yes We Mystic. They will do interviews, have their own photoshoots and they will perform; the other Yes We Mystic is, essentially, a dual face of the band. “In music, in art, what the creator asserts is true becomes true to some extent in the context of that art. Our question is, how far can this be pushed?” explains vocalist / guitarist Adam Fuhr.
The creation of ‘Ten Seated Figures’ was different for the band in more ways than one; Yes We Mystic signed to DevilDuck Records in 2018, which has given them the resources to execute big plans they’ve had in the works for years. In addition, ‘Ten Seated Figures’ also marks Fuhr’s debut as a producer. In the studio, Fuhr had to learn how to produce and engineer as the band was writing the record; many moments on the album were captured as they were conceived. And though Fuhr took the helm as producer, the band flew to Montreal to have the record mixed by beloved producer/engineer Marcus Paquin (Arcade Fire, The National.)
At a time when bands are stripping to the bare essentials, shedding instruments and members in favor of pre-recorded tracks, Yes We Mystic remains committed, in all senses, to excess. Their maximalist live show packs stages with equipment; their rich, knotted orchestration seems to indulge their every instrumental whim; and their album releases often resemble large scale performance art projects. The band takes ideas and sounds from all over the musical spectrum and melds them into a sound that is exhilarating, heartrending, and grand. Perhaps elsewhere the anthemic has had its day; here, however, it is bent and distorted beyond recognition into something–dare we say–fresh.
For more information on Yes We Mystic, visit yeswemystic.com.
