[Photo by Yuko Sueta]
Falling right in line with the rest of Kayo Dot’s towering back catalog—a genre-less lot if there ever was one—Coyote is one mighty mind-fuck of an album. Its widescreen sense of controlled chaos and pitch-black melodrama carries a lot of emotional weight, too, as it’s the product of a painful collaboration between frontman Toby Driver and filmmaker/photographer Yuko Sueta. Painful because the latter passed away last fall after a long battle with breast cancer.
While her loss can be felt throughout the record, something triumphant emerges by the end, as “Cartogram Out of Phase” walks off into the sunset alongside brushed drums, hazy horns, and Driver’s first stab at truly Gothic vocals. It’s the sonic equivalent of when you see the word “FIN” plastered across the final scene of an old black and white movie—a chapter closed, with another to begin anew soon enough. Hear what we mean after the jump, as self-titled raises the curtain on an exclusive stream of Coyote, which came out on Hydra Head today…
6 Responses to “TEST PRESSING: An Exclusive Stream of Kayo Dot’s ‘Coyote’ LP”
on April 20th, 2010 at 3:00 pm #
[...] The new KAYO DOT album, Coyote, out today on Hydra Head is streaming in its entirety at Self-Titledmag.com. [...]
Yes, Kayo Dot amazing album, dropped on 4/20 Hell Yeah. Legalize It!
on April 21st, 2010 at 12:18 pm #
[...] hooks. May grow on me but so far least favourite of the lot and not a patch on Menos El Oso IMO TEST PRESSING: An Exclusive Stream of Kayo Dot's 'Coyote' LP | self-titled magazine :: s/t daily Is the Kayo Dot stream. It's very very surreal and may take a few listens to actually appreciate. [...]
This is BLOWING my mind right now. Very happy to hear these jams
Way to go Toby! Giving it first listen right now, so far it’s amazing. Hope you guys make it out to LA soon. Loved the new MOTW stuff too.
Best always,
Eric
on August 21st, 2010 at 6:49 pm #
[...] While it rains, I think I’ll throw a mention for Kayo Dot and their new album “Coyote” (a streamed test pressing on the link) . I was very impressed/intrigued with the [...]