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Aistis’ Cinematic Masterpiece On Specutalar New Album ‘Caviar For Seagulls’
Aistis’, Caviar For Seagulls, is a deeply immersive experience, a striking alternative folk odyssey that feels like walking through a dream—at times surreal, at others starkly honest. Following the acclaim of, Clay, Aistis refines his ability to blend introspection with grandiose arrangements, constructing an album that is as theatrical as it is deeply personal. His third full-length release is a self-reckoning, an exploration of past missteps, redemption, and the fragility of memory.
Musically, Caviar For Seagulls, pulls from a wide palette, merging Old Hollywood grandeur with classical influences. Aistis layers strings, pedal steel, clarinet, and synth textures in a way that transforms each track into a self-contained vignette, yet together, they form a beautifully fragmented narrative. The result is a body of work that is expansive in sound yet intimate in sentiment, offering a rare fusion of folk storytelling and cinematic orchestration.
Lyrically, Aistis navigates the complexities of isolation, mental health, and self-forgiveness. Tracks like “Nothing Here Ever Changes” and “The Inpatient” explore the weight of stagnation and the vulnerability of human connection, while “86/Dove” nods to Leonard Cohen, embodying a wisdom that only comes with experience. There is melancholy, but also hope, as Aistis sings, “A part of me believes the best is yet to come.”
Recorded at The Treatment Room in Montreal, Aistis worked with engineer Gilles Castilloux and co-producer Niall Mutter to craft an album that captures both the rawness of his emotions and the meticulous precision of his sonic vision. Every note feels intentional, every word carefully placed to elicit the deepest response from the listener.
With, Caviar For Seagulls, Aistis has cemented his place as one of the most compelling voices in alternative folk. His willingness to expose his vulnerabilities, experiment with sound, and push the boundaries of storytelling results in an album that lingers long after the final note fades.
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Happy Mondays Co-Founder Gaz Whelan releases new Yogi-G and the Family Tree track ‘Shine On (Brother)’
As near to a new Happy Mondays record ever likely to happen, prepare for ‘Show Me The Truth’ by Yogi-G and The Family Tree.
First up, new single ‘Shine On (Brother)’ ft. Queen Vee & Chris Barton
Yogi-G and The Family Tree have unveiled their powerful new single Shine On (Brother), featuring Queen Vee and Chris Barton which has dropped ahead of the band’s eagerly awaited album Show Me The Truth out May 23rd. Led by Gaz Whelan—co-founder, Ivor Novello winning songwriter and drummer of the legendary Happy Mondays—this project blends his iconic Madchester groove with fresh, infectious energy, delivering music that’s both raw and transcendent, and also features the irrepressible vocals of Rowetta making the sounds of 1990 come alive again in glorious fashion.
Gaz’s influences mainly stem from John Lydon, Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan. A more cerebral character than bandmates Shaun, Bez and co. but still a major proponent of that larger-than-life Mancunian braggadocious swagger that have paved the way for a whole subculture of British indie pop bands like The Stone Roses, Oasis, Arctic Monkeys, The Charlatans, Primal Scream, Badly Drawn Boy et al.
With a working title of ‘A Record Collection in One Album’, the newly titled and as yet unreleased album Show Me The Truth is a genre-free zone, a collision of moods and styles that dovetails Whelan’s ragged, dark lyrical musings with soulful vocals and African rhythms.
It’s the aural equivalent of lying in a warm bath in the middle of a snowstorm—where spaghetti western strings stretch from heaven, rubbing up against filthy electric guitars and punk gospel rhythm and rhyme. A hidden optimism weaves through its DNA, offering soul salvation for the cynical, a safe haven from an ever-insane world.
As Gaz explains, “Yogi-G and The Family Tree are not hippies, we give a fuller human experience that is more devolved from the punk experience, where you never quite know if you’re going to get a hug or a headbutt. Life is filled with peace and love but equally excitement and pain.”
Started in Toronto and finished in Warrington, the album was born out of frustration and creative restlessness, as Gaz further explains, “I got fed up waiting around to try to agree to write a new Mondays album. When it became apparent, we couldn’t agree, I decided to do my own. I think it’s bloody great and the support has been outstanding and for all the good ones we’ve lost along the way like Gil Scott Heron, Tony Wilson and more recently my bandmate Paul Ryder, this is for them and for all those who just love to get off on good music.”
Yogi-G and The Family Tree’s new single ‘Shine On (Brother)’ is out now ahead of the band’s debut album ‘Show Me The Truth’ on May 23rd.
The band will play Wax & Beans in Bury on 17th May.
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