Fire Track: Yesness – “Nice Walrus (feat. Kishi Bashi)”

Yesness has released “Nice Walrus,” the propulsive second single from the band’s debut LP See You at the Solipsist Convention. Headed by Kristian Dunn (El Ten Eleven) and Damon Che (Don Caballero), the post-rock project’s full album will be out November 22nd, via Joyful Noise Recordings.

“Nice Walrus,” a string-studded panorama featuring Joyful Noise labelmate Kishi Bashi, volleys between nervy hyperactivity and heartfelt grandeur. “I could really hear strings on this one so I wrote out a simple arrangement and then asked Kishi Bashi if he could lay down some real deal bowing,” Kristian Dunn says. “He exceeded our expectations and just crushed it!”

“When this title was introduced I reminded personnel not to pay similar compliments to beavers,” jokes Damon Che of the song’s name. “I was going for original wave shoegazer in the chorus. Kishi Bashi strings are piping hot good,” he adds.

You can also listen to the album’s lead single “Not So Sorry Now Are You?” which received coverage from Stereogum, Our Culture, Noise Mag and many more.

Catch Yesness on their first-ever tour across the Western United States this winter! See below for details. You can find the record HERE.

TOUR DATES
January 22 – Los Angeles, CA @ Zebulon
January 23 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
January 25 – Sacramento, CA @ Goldfield
January 26 – San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
January 30 – Bend, OR @ Domino Room
January 31 – Portland, OR @ Holocene
February 1 – Seattle, WA @ Madame Lou’s
February 2 – Spokane, WA @ The District Bar
February 4 – Boise, ID @ Shrine Social Club
February 6 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby
February 7 – Denver, CO @ Globe Hall
February 8 – Colorado Springs, CO @ Lulu’s