Rating: 8/10

Track Amount: 6

Running Time: 31 minutes and 2 seconds

Genre: Post Rock

Personnel: Yvette Young (guitars), David Adamiak (bass guitarist), Forrest Rice (drummer)

Producer: Mike Watts

Recording Location: Various studios

Record Label: Triple Crown Records

Art Direction: Yvette Young

Best Tracks: shibuya, sea dragon

Quick Verdict: An inventive and intelligent approach to instrumental Rock Music

This is postmodern music that is sorely overlooked. Centred around the trio of Yvette Young, David Adamiak and Forrest Rice, this is a debut album release that, although it was released back in 2018, has been largely ignored by the mainstream media. This changes here with this review. This is independent music for the independently minded, including a couple of guests who are friends of the band themselves. In addition, the extremely talented Yvette Young designed the album cover on her own, which is also fantastic. That takes real talent, given the album artwork itself. Let’s take a listen to this album release, and we shall hear where it takes us.

1. shibuya (feat. San Holo) begins with some awesome jazz-style drums, funky bass guitar and neat guitar progressions which sound really great. Yvette Young is the real star of this album from the start. Her fluid and awesome guitar parts really do sound fantastic. This is very much like the Eddie Van Halen of the 21st century with her unique playing and guitar skills. An absolutely awesome tune that is worth celebrating and listening to. Sure, it is an instrumental, but a really fine instrumental at that. The music moves along nicely, sweetly and smoothly. With some fantastic and unique guitar progressions about it all, Yvette Young is the star of the show, but everyone else plays a fantastic tune at hand as well. It has some spacey, Coldplay-esque guitar parts with keyboards and a touch of delay throughout. A seriously interesting and awesome listen throughout that does not disappoint. This is very artistic and dreamy-sounding. Without a doubt or question, these guys do Rock. This is intelligent and thoughtful instrumental music that sounds extremely impressive. This looks back to the history of great music, but updates it very nicely for the 21st century. Yvette Young’s playing style is straight up amazing, mixing gorgeous lead lines with some unique two-handed techniques. An extremely pretty and wonderful song that sounds super amazing and enjoyable to listen to. Seriously cool, a great song to begin this album with. Awesome stuff.

2. glimmer sounds superb and pretty with some interesting guitar fills. This is another superb instrumental that is perfect for kicking back and lying on the bed with your headphones on, listening to it. An absolutely awesomely pretty tune, this is very beautiful and serene music to listen to. Of course, the whole band does excellently, but Yvette Young’s guitar playing and sounds are amazing and unique throughout. Sure, it is nowhere near as popular as the likes of Taylor Swift. However, despite this fact, this is dreamy, sonic-based music that definitely deserves to be listened to more often. The drum part here is extremely cool, and the music sounds absolutely amazing. If you play a Gibson Les Paul and want to hear some lively single-coil guitar music to stop you in your tracks, this is a great place to start. A short, sweet and awesome instrumental. The guitar parts towards the end sound a bit weird, but that is fine. Great tune. It sounds trippy and dreamy at the end.

3. sea dragon (feat. Mario Camarena) is a watery-sounding and blissful piece of instrumental musicianship. It sounds like something that Jimi Hendrix would have been very proud of. It leads into a surreal and fantasy-based tune that is well played and performed by the group. This music is seriously great, and it is for those of you who love the intellectual side of music at hand. Crunchy guitars and crashing drums then enter, followed by a dramatic tempo change at hand. A seriously nice instrumental that has a unique appeal throughout it all. Yvette Young’s amazing guitar playing thrives on this tune, as she plays intricate fills and sounds that many have never heard the likes of before. This sounds fluid and amazing. If you dig guitar instrumentals with a touch of artistry, then this album release is clearly a no-brainer to hear. A wonderful listening experience that highlights the group and guests’ musicianship at hand. A seriously top-notch tune that deserves your time and ears. The drum fills are so intricate that they are like marching band drums, and the bass playing is also equally intelligent and fluid. A seriously cool tune to listen to, and more should be said about this album than what the media says about it today. Towards the end are neat guitar solos and other intricate music parts that sound seriously great. A fine instrumental that has rarely been come near to by other artists. Sweet.

4. gleam is a shorter piece of music with some keyboard swells to begin with. This plays on alone for a bit, sounding unusual. Some of the most intricate drumming ever recorded then enters, and we are underway on this music journey. Sweet guitars that are double-tracked enter, sounding monumentally great to listen to. A seriously impressive listen that has some awesome and surreal guitar playing to it all. Another great listening experience that has colour, depth and taste to it all. The music on this album is truly amazing to hear. In particular, Yvette Young’s gorgeous guitar playing shines bright on this tune and on the rest of the album as well. A strong and magical listen, without words or a huge wall-of-sound. It ends quickly.

5. falkor is an extended piece that runs for over seven minutes in length. It begins with some superb processed electric guitar playing that sounds really adventurous and great in this music context. Bass guitar and drums enter, and we are underway musically. Some nimble playing on the guitar by Yvette Young is present, which sounds like soothing ear candy. The funky bass guitar and powerful drumming are also equally awesome. The guitar playing and, in particular, the use of harmonics and bright, clean guitar fills sound absolutely mindblowing. This is stunningly beautiful music. The guitar playing progresses through a variety of sounds, tones and variations that are truly awesome. No doubt many great guitarists will be in awe of the stunningly gorgeous guitar playing on these songs. Towards the middle is a structural and tempo change with more expressive drumming and faster guitar playing, which sounds great. The music and playing are serene and surreal, without sounding druggy or overly saturated in pedal use. Yvette Young is definitely underrated, and this particular tune should be heard more, along with the rest of this album. The second half of this instrumental has some gorgeous and neat guitar progressions, thumping bass guitar and fantastic drumming to match it all. A seriously dramatic and interesting song to listen to. There is a breakdown in the second half, followed by a very good transition into a melodic sense of glorious guitar work. This is midtempo music for those of you who need spacey instrumental guitar work without lyrics. Eddie Van Halen would have likely been proud of Yvette Young. This changes into a gloriously groovy section as we gradually approach the end of this track. A seriously cool and interesting instrumental. This continues on very nicely into a tremendous amount of drumwork and playing that sounds extremely cool. It finishes up with some neat guitar fills, rumbling bass guitar and awesome drumming to conclude. Great.

6. howl is the final track on the album. It begins with some delicious and different band work, notably with the guitars that are double-tracked. This again sounds effortlessly wonderful and different to listen to. The music and performance are very, very good. Yvette Young plays some moody and melodic arpeggios on this one, evoking a sense of beauty and gorgeous sound and tone throughout. Coldplay definitely would be jealous of this sort of spacey guitar work, and it sounds extremely surreal to listen to. A really awesome tune that has some fantastic melodic and rhythmic sensibility. The guitars are variable, going from clean and pretty to tough and gritty throughout. A seriously good listen that will change the way one listens to music. A great and awesome tune at hand, even if this is instrumental guitar music for an intellectual audience. Seriously cool, all the same. Covet are a united band in their mission to deliver pretty, forward-thinking and intelligent music to those who have an appetite for it all. The second half of the song sounds dirty and gritty in a minor key progression, which makes it sound very different from the earlier tracks. Nonetheless, a good listen for guitarists who long for a new form of music that they have rarely heard the likes of before. It finishes up with crashing drums and some unique guitar and bass guitar work to conclude.

This album is simply very good instrumental music. No electronics are hugely prevalent on this release; instead, it focuses on a simple, melodic and listenable format of guitar instruments that sound incredibly sweet. Unfortunately, those of you who value lyrics or singing in a Pop Music sense will not enjoy this. Everyone else will see the purpose of this album release. Still, should you listen to this album? Go for it if you need some decent music inspiration, in particular on guitar, but likely not if you love the likes of Pop Music that everyone is largely familiar with.

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