Yawning Man Announce New Album Long Walk of the Navajo Due June 16
I was actually pretty glad to see the announcement of this announcement last week, because while I didn’t get that posted — they were confirmed for Høstsabbat on Friday so that let me post about it; there’s another confirmation coming tomorrow — and those put together mean Yawning Man will be touring Europe for about a full month in support of this new record. That’s not out of character, necessarily, but neither something that happens every year.
Pushing into the band’s improv roots, the new album, Long Walk of the Navajo is comprised of three songs, the last and shortest of which, “Blood Sand” (8:58) is streaming now in all its lush, ambient gorgeousness. You’ll note Billy Cordell back on bass in place of Mario Lalli, who’s been going hard between Fatso Jetson and his Rubber Snake Charmers project, and that the recording was helmed by Steve Kille of Dead Meadow. And as ever, you’ll also note the tone of founding guitarist Gary Arce, because golly that’s lovely.
The album takes its title from the 1864 forced relocation of the Navajo tribe by the US government from Arizona to the east of New Mexico, during which a minimum of 200 people died. That’s after the Trail of Tears, which was between 1830-1850, but of course all part of the same (ongoing) genocide of Native American peoples.
One of my most anticipated records for the rest of 2023, and “Blood Sand” only makes that feeling stronger. From the PR wire:
Heavy Psych Sounds to announce YAWNING MAN new album LONG WALK OF THE NAVAJO – presale starts TODAY !!!
Today we are stoked to start the presale of the desert rock legends YAWNING MAN new album LONG WALK OF THE NAVAJO !!!
RELEASE DATE: JUNE 16th
ALBUM PRESALE: https://www.heavypsychsounds.com/shop.htm#HPS204
USA PRESALE: https://www.heavypsychsounds.com/shop-usa.htm
SAYS THE BAND:
“Blood Sand was recorded at Gary’s house by Steve Kille of Dead Meadow in Oct of 2022. It was a complete improvisation. Hope you’ll enjoy it !”
RELEASED IN
10 TEST PRESS VINYL
100 ULTRA LTD SIDE A – SIDE B RED/YELLOW/PINK VINYL
500 LTD GOLD VINYL
BLACK VINYL
DIGIPAK
DIGITAL
TRACKLIST
Side A
1. “Long Walk of the Navajo” 15:08
Side B
1. “Respiratory Pause” 13:25
2. “Blood Sand” 08:58
ALBUM DESCRIPTION
Long walk of the Navajo features Gary Arce (Guitar), Bill Stinson (Drums), and the return of Billy Cordell (Bass). The Long Walk Sessions were inspired by a desert storm that hit the Joshua tree landscape that created a dark and gloomy backdrop for the bands creativity and improvisations. Blood Sand was recorded at Gary’s house by Steve Kille of Dead Meadow in Oct of 2022. It was a complete improvisation. Long Walk of the Navajo and Respiratory Pause were recorded at Gatos Trail Recording Studio by Dan Joeright in January of 2023. All songs mixed and mastered by Steve Kille.
YAWNING MAN is:
Gary Arce – guitars
Billy Cordell – bass
Bill Stinson – drums
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