Yawn Mower share their new single “Geothermal Springs” along with a music video for the song. It’s the latest offering from their new album I Just Can’t Wait To Die, due out on August 15th (Mint 400 Records), and follows the song “Rascal”, which Stereogum called a “grandly poppy alt-rock lead single”, with “loads of Weezer-ish guitars, some fancy orchestration, and plentiful vocal hooks.” Yawn Mower will celebrate the release of their new album with a record release show in Asbury Park, on August 30th, followed by multiple east coast dates in September. All upcoming tour dates are listed below.
“Biff’s girlfriend went to Iceland a few years ago on a photography trip,” shares Yawn Mower’s Mike Chick about the song. “When we were talking about it, I came up with the line, ‘Wish that I was with you for the foss’, kind of like a postcard you would get in the mail. (Foss means waterfall in Icelandic). The rest of the song is pretty salt of the Earth, actually talking about ordering chinese food, taking your little sister to the arcade and mall, and gardening. All the things I was doing the day I was working on the lyrics. Except the hot air balloon part. I didn’t ride a balloon that day (or ever).”
The Asbury Park, NJ band formed in 2015, and over the past decade they have released a handful of EPs and their 2022 debut LP To Each Their Own Coat. Along the way they’ve made their mark on the New Jersey scene, and shared the stage with incredible bands like Mannequin Pussy, Oso Oso, The Good Life, Hot Snakes and more. Their sophomore album I Just Can’t Wait To Die propels the band forward, with a record that’s equal parts joyful, reflective and humorously absurd. Across its 10 tracks, Yawn Mower weave together various vignettes and observations on life, both profound and relatably ordinary, holding them all in place with a bath of fuzzy guitar tones and the occasional dose of strings for an added epic or frenetic flair.
I Just Can’t Wait To Die is also Yawn Mower’s most collaborative album to date. Where past releases had generally been the product of the bands original founders, vocalist/guitarist Mike Chick and drummer Biff Swenson, the songs on the new album were written start to finish with the full band’s creative input. “While Dana Yurcisin (bass), Rudy Meier (guitar), and Nicole Scorsone (violin) have certainly helped fill out past releases,” says Chick, “this was the first time that they were all helping craft songs at their infancy with us- as well as interjecting their musical identities into each song.” The finished album certainly sounds like a whole that adds up to something greater than the sum of its parts. “This record does a good job of highlighting everyone’s strengths and personalities.”
I Just Can’t Wait To Die is out on August 15th, and Yawn Mower just can’t wait for everyone to hear it. Stay tuned in the coming weeks for more music and updates.
Upcoming Tour Dates:
AUGUST
30 – Asbury Park, NJ @ Wonder Bar (Record Release Show)
31 – New Haven, CT @ Cafe Nine
SEPTEMBER
01 – Pawtucket, RI @ News Cafe
02 – Allston, MA @ Neue Komplex
03 – Burlington, VT @ Junktiques Collective
04 – Portsmouth, NH @ Button Stage Factory
05 – Portland, ME @ Radon
06 – Rensselaer, NY @ Son of Egg
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