Yeek — live event
Following his Coachella debut last year, both “$$$$” and “ETA2” underscore a defining new moment in Yeek‘s career. Across his first two albums and two EPs, the L.A.-based singer-songwriter handled producing, recording, mixing, and mastering by himself due to the connectivity between the music and the bevy of experiences and influences he picked up living across New Jersey, Florida and LA. With Valencia, Yeek opened himself up to collaboration more than ever before, working alongside mixing engineer Jeff Ellis (Frank Ocean, Snoh Aalegra, Omar Apollo) to create what’s been regarded as his most fully-realized body of work, along with channeling the record into the visual medium with its accompanying short film h.a.w.a.i.i.. Future Reference is Yeek at his most confident, fully formed in his sound and eager to stretch it in all sorts of unexpected directions. There is no safety here, but nevertheless Yeek provides comfort and a haven. Follow me, he says, and follow we do. “I just wanted this record to sound free and unshackled from anything,” he explains. Balancing this philosophy with a desire to reference his own work and chart his future course makes for a fascinating dichotomy. Throughout, Yeek teeters towards the edge, staring into the abyss and filing his notes away for a later expedition. “I want this record to sound like freedom,” Yeek says. Amongst the delightfully sticky hooks, deft mingling of genres, and relentless willingness to experiment, Yeek screams from the mountaintop, unbothered whether his voice is too loud or falling on deaf ears. The joy is in the work itself, sure, but Future Reference is poised to echo and reverberate through Yeek’s past and future, forever. And ours, too.
Starts: 2023-11-28T20:00:44Z
Ends: 2023-11-28T22:00:44Z
Where: 428 Troutman Street, New York 11237, United States
Price: $38.15