MUSIC: YELLOW OSTRICH
If you’re like most individuals, you’ve never seen a Yellow Ostrich in person. If I had to imagine Yellow Ostrich as an animal incarnate, it would have to be – perhaps you guessed it – some kind of muscular, yellow, three-headed beast placed on earth to melt minds through awesome music. Come to think of it, that describes this band to a T.
Yellow Ostrich is comprised of wunderkind Alex Schaaf, multi-instrumentalist, Jon Natchez, and drummer, Michael Tapper, although previous compositions were solely played and produced by Schaaf as a solo project. The band just announced the pending release of their new full-length Strange Land, due out in physical and digital media March 6th via Bersuk. The trio self-produced Strange Land – their somophore record – alongside engineer, Beau Sorenson (Death Cab for Cutie, Sparklehorse), as Consequence of Sound reports:
Yellow Ostrich’s sophomore LP, entitled Strange Land, will use this roster to emerge from the bedroom with a more fully-formed, enriched sound. In a press release, Schaaf claims, ”The Mistress was a guy in a bedroom. Strange Land is a band. In a slightly bigger room.” The album will also feature the engineering expertise of Beau Sorenson (Death Cab for Cutie, Sparklehorse).
Already known for layered, buzzing guitars and pure noise, Yellow Ostrich begins their first nationwide tour as headliners in March, hitting all the major cities. Until they make their stop in a dive bar near you, snatch a free mp3 of their new single of Strange Land, Marathon Runner on their website or dive into some nostalgia tracks off their Bandcamp (including one of my personal favorites) “Morgan Freeman’s Alleged Relationship With His Step-Granddaughter” from The Morgan Freeman EP. Well, yeah…don’t ask.