Yawning Man Announce New Lineup and Album Plans
While the loss of an all-William rhythm section is something to be considered, I have little trouble trusting founding guitarist Gary Arce isn’t about to start bringing clowns into Yawning Man nearly 40 years after the band got their start. And Greg Saenz, who featured in John Garcia and the Band of Gold as well as You Know Who, The Dwarves and others, isn’t exactly an unproven commodity.
I’m not sure what happened with Bill Stinson, but with the desert rock progenitor trio looking to return to Europe this Fall to support their new album, Long Walk of the Navajo, which is out June 16 on Heavy Psych Sounds (info here), it makes sense they want to be able to get out as much as possible, which this change presumably will allow them to do. Worth noting they’re already confirmed for Høstsabbat, Up in Smoke 2023, Desertfest Belgium 2023 in Antwerp, and Into the Void in Leeuwarden, with more presumably to come.
Of course, Stinson still plays on Long Walk of the Navajo, as well as the also-impending Yawning Balch collaborative release (info here), which is set to arrive on July 7 through the same label, but Yawning Man are no strangers to various comings and goings either. What’s also notable is that it’s not Saenz‘s first tour of this particular duty. And they’re already working on new material, which is a win. One end to the other has been a trip for them before though, but moving forward is always good.
From socials:
Big Announcement!! Gary and Billy are stoked to welcome Greg Saenz (The Dwarves, Excel, and John Garcia Band of Gold) to drumming duties and are now working on new music for a double LP release next year. They’ll bring new music to their 2023 European Tour starting Sept 27th at The Cadillac in Oldenburg, Germany. Full tour schedule will be released soon. Greg is no stranger to Yawning Man touring and they are excited to share new sounds with you all.
Photo by @555promotions Scott McManaman.
Long Walk of the Navajo preorders:
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YAWNING MAN on ‘Long Walk of the Navajo’:
Gary Arce – guitars
Billy Cordell – bass
Bill Stinson – drums
YAWNING MAN touring lineup:
Gary Arce – guitars
Billy Cordell – bass
Greg Saenz – drums
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