YETI ON HORSEBACK's new full-length, "Traditional Addictions," is streaming in its entirety via Everything Is Noise, one day ahead of the record's official release this Friday, July 24.
Hailing from London, Ontario, YETI ON HORSEBACK builds misanthropic sonic sludge and macabre lyrics atop a foundation of soul-crushing riffs. Everything Is Noise, hosting the premiere, wrote in part that the album has "been in the works for four years with themes stemming from cycles of trauma and addiction and how the two affect one another," adding that "YETI ON HORSEBACK takes no prisoners while providing the artillery for masses on the entirety of the record, where each passing minute is like yet another layer to the tiered and murky musical pile of slowly grinding devastation."
"Traditional Addictions" was recorded over the course of four years with producer Greg Dawson at BWC Studios, with the album's structure built around the cycle of trauma and addiction feeding into one another, a theme the band lets flow across each side of the record.
"This is easily our best work to date, as a rising tide lifts all ships," the band said. "It's a natural progression from our previous work and shows where the band is heading. It's still the monumentally crushing, heavy, and damning sound of YETI ON HORSEBACK, but with a new, more focused, thick sound and layered vocals. Working with Greg at BWC Studios elevated and challenged us further than we ever could have imagined. There is no replacement for life experience; we can all manipulate technology, but not everyone can shepherd and guide. Greg became a friend, a leader, and a contributor, proving to be the right choice at the right time."
The album spans four tracks: "Drug Addict," "Mariner's Lament," "Through With This Flesh" and "Erotic Goth Dad." Tattoo artist Jes Dunn (Ad Astra Tattoo) worked closely with the band on a field-journal-style art layout built to visually reinforce the record's themes. "Traditional Addictions" will be available on vinyl — pressed at 45 rpm on 180-gram wax with an art insert — as well as digitally.
Stream & Watch: Full album premiere via Everything Is Noise · Video for "Drug Addict"
Pre-order: YETI ON HORSEBACK Bandcamp