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MEDIATIONS, ACOUSTIC EP OUT SPRING 2019 VIA ARTS & CRAFTS
PERFORMING IN TORONTO MARCH 8 AT THE GARRISON
Yoke Lore has just released a new, stripped down version of his 2017 song "Beige", now titled “Beige (unburdened)”. "This song turned out to mean a lot of important things to people,” says Adrian Glavin (Yoke Lore). “In re-interpreting it, I wanted to clear out everything but the song itself, so that people to whom it means something can get a more refined picture of what the song means. Clear out the clutter, unburden yourself."
“Beige (unburdened)” leads the way for an acoustic EP titled Mediations, due out later this Spring via Arts & Crafts.
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“A ‘yoke’ is something that holds things together. ‘Lore’ means a set of stories or a collection of ideas about an event, time, or culture,” explains Adrian Galvin, when asked about the meaning behind his musical moniker Yoke Lore. New York indie pop project Yoke Lore is the solo musical venture of Adrian Galvin, previously of Yellerkin and Walk the Moon. Yoke Lore layers the harmonies of Panda Bear, the soulful beats of M83, and the modern pop of Blackbird Blackbird to tell “the stories of how we are bound.” Galvin’s songs combine echoing waves of banjo, vocals, and percussion to create arresting pop music with tactile candor and conviction. Galvin continues, “I want to tell stories about how memories, relationships, apprehensions, and big dreams hold us together. I think that exploring universal experiences both emotional and spiritual are best conveyed through the potency of personal stories. And music wields a power to render the very personal, epic.”
After putting out three acclaimed EPs which gained him a loyal following— Far Shore (2016), Goodpain (2017), and Absolutes (2018) — 2019’s Meditations strips several of Galvin’s familiar songs to their core by trading the usual electronic elements for arrangements of piano, horns, and strings. “In re-interpreting it, I wanted to clear out everything but the song itself, so that people to whom it means something can glean a more refined experience of the song itself. Clear out the clutter, unburden yourself,” Galvin explains of “Beige (unburdened),” the reimagined version of his song “Beige” from the Goodpain EP. In addition to these re-interpretations, listeners will also find two new studio songs on the new Meditations EP.
2017, the year the Goodpain EP was released, was a turning point for Yoke Lore. His stand-out single “Goodpain” roused fans old and new — including Spotify, who invited Galvin to their New York City studio to record an acoustic version of the track, as well as two covers for his Spotify Singles: “Last Christmas” by Wham! and “Truly Madly Deeply” by Savage Garden. His holiday song graced Spotify’s Holiday Singles playlist alongside covers by Demi Lovato, Sam Smith, and Miley Cyrus. Yoke Lore also found an unexpected new fan in popstar Taylor Swift, who added his cover of “Truly Madly Deeply” to her “Songs Taylor Loves” Spotify playlist in 2018.
Three years of non-stop touring (supporting acts like Bastille, LP, Frenship, Overcoats, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and Aquilo) and playing festivals worldwide (SXSW, The Great Escape, Field Trip, Billboard Hot 100) led to Yoke Lore’s first US headline tours, selling out shows all over the country. In 2019, Yoke Lore will make appearances at BottleRock Napa Valley and Firefly Festival, following an east coast headline run and European dates with Highasakite.
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TOUR DATES
March 5 South Burlington @ Higher Ground *
March 6 Somerville @ ONCE Ballroom *
March 8 Toronto @ The Garrison *
March 12 New York @ Bowery Ballroom * (SOLD OUT)
March 13 Philadelphia @ The Foundry &
March 14 Cleveland @ Beachland Ballroom &
March 16 Asheville @ The Mothlight &
March 17 Nashville @ The High Watt &
March 19 Atlanta @ Aisle 5 &
March 20 Birmingham @ Saturn &
March 21 St. Louis @ Off Broadway & %
March 23 Columbus @ The Basement %
March 24 Washington DC @ Songbyrd & # (SOLD OUT)
March 27 Washington DC @ Songbyrd & #
April 3 Dublin @ Whelans Upstairs (JUST ANNOUNCED!) ~
April 5 Galway @ Roisin Dubh (JUST ANNOUNCED!) ~
April 8 Hamburg @ Uebel & Gefährlich - Ballsaal ^
April 9 Cologne @ YUCA ^
April 11 Utrecht @ Helling ^
April 14 Zurich @ Plaza ^
April 16 Munich @ Kranhalle ^
April 17 Berlin @ Musik & Frieden ^
May 21 Santa Ana @ Constellation Room (JUST ANNOUNCED!)
May 22 San Luis Obispo @ SLO Brew Rock (JUST ANNOUNCED!)
May 24 Napa @ BottleRock Music Festival
June 1 Las Vegas @ EMERGE (JUST ANNOUNCED!)
June 22 Dover @ Firefly Music Festival
* with Runnner
& with Cape Francis
% with Tri Patterns
# with Samuel Proffitt
~ with ROE
^ with Highasakite
Tickets on sale now at www.yokelore.com