Covet announce new album ‘catharsis’
COVET have announced a new album!
Titled catharsis, the upcoming album from the Bay Area-based math rock band is the follow-up to 2020’s Technicolor, and is scheduled to be released in April this year, via Triple Crown Records.
The upcoming album was produced by Scott Evans [THRICE, SAMIAM]. Speaking about the upcoming album, band mastermind Yvette Young says, “we did a lot of risk-taking on this album. I try to follow what excites me without heeding anybody’s expectations. I’m leaning into melodies, tones, and textures and trying to use them to transport listeners. The whole concept is escaping into a fantasy realm where the songs depict different characters and their own worlds. Each song is like their theme song. It’s mostly instrumental, but when you close your eyes, I hope people will be transported into the character’s story. Music has always been escapism for me and a great source of therapy. My hope for this music is that it will take people somewhere and stir their imaginations, or at the very least, make them feel something. I named this record catharsis because the word to me feels like a triumphant exodus. No matter the dire circumstances, music is one of those things that I’ve always needed to create to survive (in all senses of the word), and time and time again, I turn to guitar and song-writing as my outlet to uplift and feel like I have control over something in this chaotic universe.”
Alongside the announcement of the new album, COVET have released a new music video for a new song lifted from the upcoming album; firebird. Describing the song as “total melodic joyride”, the accompanying music video reflects the origin of the song, as Yvette adds. “When my mom first emigrated to America, she balled out and got a red Pontiac Firebird. I hope it sounds like cruising down the highway with the wind blowing in your hair. I really wanted to lean into the catchiness of a melody and see how I could push some rock-n-roll tropes until something almost becomes cheesy – but not quite yet. Hopefully, the lighthearted and silly nature of the video reflects that.”
Watch the official music video for firebird here:
Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new album below:
Track List:
1. coronal
2. firebird
3. bronco
4. vanquish
5. interlude
6. smolder
7. merlin
8. lovespell
catharsis is set for release on April 7th via Triple Crown Records. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.
For more information on COVET like their official page on Facebook.
