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Yak share ‘Distortion’ from forthcoming EP, ‘Plastic People’
The 7” is set for release on 25th May.
Yak are set to release the three-track 7” ‘Plastic People’ on 25th May - and while we’ve already heard (and seen a video for) the title track and ‘Smile’, the psych-heavy trio have now shared the second of the flip sides, ‘Distortion’.
The release comes between a series of live appearances - including Live at Leeds this weekend, The Great Escape and Liverpool Sound City later this month, and a slot at BST Hyde Park in London this June, where they play alongside The Strokes.
They’ll also be heading out in support of Peace during their massive autumn tour.
Yak’s full live dates are:
APRIL
30 Nottingham Bodega
MAY
1 Manchester Soup Kitchen
2 Live at Leeds
3 Live at Glasgow
5 Newcastle Cluny
6 St Albans The Horn
9 Exeter Cavern
13 London St. Moritz Club
16 The Great Escape
22 Liverpool Sound City
JUNE
18 Barclaycard BST
JULY
25 Secret Garden Party
SEPTEMBER
24 Liverpool O2 Academy (w/ Peace)
25 Middlesbrough Empire (w/ Peace)
26 Glasgow Arches (w/ Peace)
OCTOBER
1 Manchester Academy (w/ Peace)
2 Nottingham Rock City (w/ Peace)
3 Cardiff Great Hall (w/ Peace)
5 Cambridge Junction (w/ Peace)
7 Leicester Academy (w/ Peace)
9 London Brixton Academy (w/ Peace)
10 Wolverhampton Civic Hall (w/ Peace)
Listen to ‘Distortion’ below.
Yak will play Live At Leeds (2nd May), The Great Escape (14th - 16th May), Sound City (22nd - 24th May) and Best Kept Secret (19th - 21st June), where DIY is an official media partner. Tickets are on sale now. Visit diymag.com/presents for more information.
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