BLYOLK
Announces New Single
‘SHUN THE SUN BECAUSE I DON’T BREATHE YOUTH’,
Residency at THE EVELYN HOTEL + BRISBANE SHOWS
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“…A truly exciting young talent who is clearly blessed with imagination and magnetism in spades… Keep your eyes transfixed on this one; you won’t want to miss whatever comes next.”
– Mitch Knox, theMusic.com.au
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“…lands somewhere between TV On The Radio and St Vincent, all buzzy and alien and restrained – but disdainful too.”
– Jake Cleland, STRINE WHINE
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“I’m so into the weird and wonderful sounds from blyolk. Also really love your white lipstick. Where can I get some from? Srsly.”
– Celline Narinli, triple j Unearthed
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HOW CAN YOU SAY YOU LOVE YOURSELF
WHEN YOU REALLY WANT TO
SCREAM
Having previously released two delightfully cacophonous singles in Don Wowry and Artshole, Melbourne’s blyolk aka Bastian Chesney is picking up the baton for weird-pop once more with Shun The Sun Because I Don’t Breathe Youth, out Friday 16 June. blyolk is also announcing two July Brisbane show dates that will follow on from his current month-long residency at Melbourne’s iconic Evelyn Hotel.
Dubbed “straight fire” (Bridget Hustwaite) following its first play on triple j Unearthed’s TOPS last night, Shun The Sun sees Chesney’s vocals seethe with restrained tension over a gargantuan alt-electro/RnB-influenced beat. The track travels between the perspectives of someone who’s left an abusive relationship, and those looking out for them. Building to a frenzied apex, Shun The Sun ultimately celebrates a reclamation of agency (If you base your worth on someone else/isn’t it hard to). Having originally started out as a lo-fi shoegazey demo akin to a Ty Segall release, the single’s ascendant final form is a credit to Chesney’s elastic nature as an artist.
blyolk’s decidedly strange but undeniably voracious music is built on a foundation of self-created loops, samples and a penchant for stark dichotomies. His distinctive style and eccentricities have earned him the attention of media, industry and fellow musicians alike.
Currently, in the midst of his curated residency at the Evelyn Hotel, A blyolk’s Life has already featured the likes of Slowcoaching, POPPONGENE, Shouse (DJs) and Bridget Hustwaite (DJ). blyolk will officially launch Shun The Sun on its final date of Wednesday 28 June, with Pikachunes, Cool Explosions, Peachnoise and more. Bringing his electrifying live show back to Brisbane for two dates in early July, blyolk will first be joined by a multitude of local acts and guests on and offstage at Woolly Mammoth Upstairs’ Mammoth Haus, including Spirit Bunny and Low Dive. He’ll then appear at New Farm Records Dependents Day Prom at Bloodhound Bar, alongside entertainment from Requin, Spare Time DJs, and even “intermission karaoke” from FeelsClub‘s magnetic frontman St Jonnie.
With the year continuing to roar along like a freight train, blyolk is matching its pace post for post, building not just a musical narrative but an increasingly titillating universe for listeners to lose themselves in.
2017 is the year we enter a blyolk’s life.
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Shun The Sun Because I Don’t Breathe Youth is available NOW
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blyolk
‘A Blyolk’s Life’ Residency + Upcoming Shows
Most tickets available on the door // Dependents Day Prom on sale now
Wed 21 Jun | Blyolk falls asleep on a beanbag with…
The Evelyn Hotel, Melbourne
w/ Hollie Joyce, Slowcoaching + Our Golden Friend DJs
$10 DOOR | RSVP
Wed 28 Jun | Blyolk Goes Dancing Late and makes it out for a $19 breakfast the next day with……
(Shun single launch)
The Evelyn Hotel, Melbourne
w/ Pikachunes, Cool Explosions, Peachnoise, Flamingo Jones DJs + Yollks DJs
$10 DOOR | RSVP
Thu 6 Jul | Woolly Mammoth Upstairs, Brisbane
w/ Spirit Bunny, Low Dive, L. Flora (members of Vulture Circus, Seahorse Divorce & Millie Khalu)
$10 DOOR | RSVP
Fri 7 Jul | New Farm Records Dependents Day Prom
Bloodhound Bar, Brisbane
w/ Requin, Spare Time DJs, Keta Beats
Intermission Karaoke by FeelsClub’s St Jonnie
TIX | RSVP
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