They started off the year forcefully enough with the majesty of debut single 'Hungry Heart' - as we said here our first "wow!" track of 2015 - now the London three Yak continue on the upward curve with 'Smile'.
Taken from their first EP - the three-track 'Plastic People' out on May 25 - 'Smile' manages to be both sensuous by way of Oli Burslem's deep and richly evocative vocal, and something to be slightly wary of as each note is enough to strike a shiver of fear down the spine.
“You know I never said that romance was dead now,” Burslem vocalises, before urging those, “Black eyes, come on baby make them smile/I’ve seen them before but I ain’t seen them for a while,” all the while emitting an intensity that threatens to engulf everything amidst torrid guitar lines that sear through its four minutes, before exploding in a cataclysmic finale. Phew.
Yak support Superfood tonight (April 8) at Birmingham Rainbow and tomorrow at London Heaven. The band then embark on a headline tour later this month, with further dates throughout the summer before supporting Peace in September.
Live dates
April
29. London St Moritz
30. Nottingham Bodega Social Club
May
01. Manchester Soup Kitchen
02. Live At Leeds
03. Live At Glasgow
05. Newcastle Cluny 2
06. St Albans The Horn
08. Bristol Louisiana
09. Exeter Cavern
13. London St Moritz
16. Brighton The Great Escape
22. Liverpool Sound City
June
18. London Hyde Park w/ The Strokes
July
25. Secret Garden Party
September
24. Liverpool O2 Academy 1 w/ Peace
25. Middlesbrough Empire w/ Peace
26. Glasgow The Arches w/ Peace
October
01. Manchester Academy 1 w/ Peace
02. Nottingham Rock City w/ Peace
03. Cardiff The Great Hall w/ Peace
05. Cambridge Junction w/ Peace
Leicester O2 Academy w/ Peace
07. Portsmouth Pyramids Centre w/ Peace
08. London Brixton Academy w/ Peace
10. Wolverhampton Civic Hall w/ Peace
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