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Trust Fall

by Yes We Mystic

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    Deluxe 12" white vinyl of Yes We Mystic's third and final album. Includes inner sleeve with lyrics and album credits.

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1.
Long Dream 03:47
Violent, violent eye movement Only for, for a moment Tremors and shakes and then stillness and sleep All alone for a century I’m awake, I look for you 
running at full speed into your room You let out a shriek when you look at me Glancing at my hands am I different? Not a memory 
of the day before Everybody is speaking different Long dream, oh the longest dream I’m afraid of what waits for me What’ll happen if it never ends? What will I wake as then? I’m awake, are you awake too? Thousands of years gone, I thought you knew Vapours in the dark No more fear of death Breathing in the dust Are you different? Not a memory of the day before Everybody is speaking different Had a long dream How much time has passed since I saw you last? Eyelids fluttering Is it different? Not a memory of what came before Everybody is speaking different
2.
High Beams 03:52
Parked the car Threw the high beams on There you danced and let the light surround your form I tried to keep the thought in my head like new: I’m alive right now with you That’s the one thing I can lose There you were Only I could see As I watched it all came rushing into me What is left for us after this is through? I was alive back then with you That’s the one thing I can use Here in this moment, watch the moment slip away Now, in this moment, watch the moment slip away What if someday I forget that view? I’m alive right now with you That’s the one thing I can lose Can lose
3.
Gap Year 03:06
I thought that I had learned how to defend myself but I’m an infant in the dark And every time I come alive I’m pulled aside and a voice tells me that it’s gonna be too hard Hard I thought that someday I would wake up feeling different I still don’t have a credit card I’m hollowed out from all the failures that compound just to remind me it will always be too hard Hard Heavier than concrete and I shook the ground with every somersault and so I threw away all of the things I didn’t need Sometimes it feels like everyone I know has learned all of the steps and I'm just stumbling wondering if it will ever be less hard
4.
Sit Down 04:35
I am not a leader, father, father I can't see the marker through all of the weeds You fell And I know you need her, or you'll falter but I can't be your shelter, I can't be your breed, oh well When you need a sit down in the middle of a bed of briar, I'll sit down with you I never thought of you as something little, not impermanent or something I could lose I didn't really wanna wait for you when your body seized up in the wild There weren't a lot of things I wouldn't do in the name of the man, of the child, but it's all different now, wow Superhuman silence, one another Did you bring me here to bury me alive? I fell In my private violence, naming martyrs Saint Paul the apostle, The Baptist Saint John, oh well If you can't just meet me in the middle bring a helicopter to haul off my bones It's ok to hate it just a little Sit with me a minute, don't leave me alone You didn't really wanna wait for me when my body seized up in the wild There's only so many things I can be in the name of the man, of the child, yeah it's all different now, wow I guess I hope that you will wait for me, give me time to remember your sounds They're already slipping out of my mouth and they will 'till we meet for our last for our last sit down
5.
Forebear 03:49
Forebear, past his prime The breath left in his breast asked for wine He was sure enough of a world unseen Spilling from his hands was everything we need Forebear called me to his room Leaning in to hear: ‘You’ll be fine’ It was good enough for a future ghost We were his cocoon Always willing hosts It came to me all at once Where do I find what I am handing down? How will I recognize it when it’s found? Oh my god, what if love is not enough? Oh my god, what if love is not enough? Oh my god, what if love is not enough? Oh my god, what if love is not enough? All my fear given shape Oh my god Get the lights, lock the door I will see you soon
6.
When you lie awake, dreaming of ceilings and floors I, I cannot shake the feeling of being indoors And if you’d turn and look at me, I wonder what you’d see
7.
Night Mode 03:47
I remember hearing someone say the night is not a time of day, it’s actually a place where unfamiliar angles flutter out from every living thing A wilderness that sings We’re all out tunnelling above the ground I’m feeling like I barely weigh a pound Now that the sun is down, we’re looking for a place we won’t be found Streetlights make believe as suns, all the light we really need Rather than to stay inside or fall asleep, we’ll walk the middle of the street like dogs off leash until we wander back to where we came from In the middle of the night I’ll walk into a field without a word, the only thing that moves I want to be a floating pair of eyes without a face that’s always swimming from the light, I’m swimming from the light I’m heavy now The force with which my body hit the ground formed how I was found We’re still awake and just walking around Streetlights make believe as suns, all the light we really need Rather than to stay inside or fall asleep, we’ll walk the middle of the street like dogs off leash until we wander back to where we came from
8.
Head Rush 04:02
A blanket, a banquet (Head rush, head rush) A long blink, a panic (Head rush, head rush) A signal, a silence, flickering and fading A sea wall, a trap door A dead bolt, a bed sore My eyes are filling up Unbearable and invisible My mind is frozen up Another decaying part of the world A tantrum, a phantom (Head rush, head rush) A sensor, a dancer (Head rush, head rush) A signal, a silence, flickering and fading A split tooth, a cold floor A tide pool, a cut cord My eyes are filling up Unbearable and invisible My mind is frozen up Another decaying part of the world You are my friends I care so much about you Love older than all of us I want you to know it now My eyes are filling up Unbearable and invisible My mind is frozen up Another decaying part of the world My mind is frozen up Another decaying part of the world
9.
Trap Door 03:26
I don’t wanna know about the beauty in this It makes me tired more than anything I know I have to show up to prove that I exist but I don’t wanna be there I don’t feel like pulling this person around It gets heavier than anything It’s given all that weight by its pictures and sounds and I don’t think it’ll get there But oh, what a relief to let go of my identity Do I believe in the teeth of a disease that more than three people near to me told me that I have and that I should seek clemency, clarity, reciprocity My therapist convinced me my hunger was dead It reassured me more than anything Now I don’t feel guilty for loving my bed though I’m scared I wanna stay there But oh what a relief to end the day and go to sleep Do I believe in the teeth of a disease that more than three people near to me told me that I have and that I should seek clemency, clarity, reciprocity It’s so easy to fear yourself Have you fallen down a trap door? Do I believe in the teeth of a disease that more than three people near to me told me that I have and that I should seek clemency, clarity, reciprocity
10.
Sun Room 05:14
Remember when we walked out onto that frozen lake? You went on ahead showing me how long it would take I knew that we were still apart and it would be a while for us You tried to find a way to make it feel the same You hoped that it would never change but it had already changed How does anything happen when it’s just what we bring? I’m drawing a string out from this room to the beginning The walk we took, the talk we had Too dark to tell which way you went You tried to find a way to make it feel the same You hoped that it would never change but you had already changed Run through the door, shouting ‘yes!’ in the voice of everyone Everything on the earth makes the same sound all at once ‘I am I am ready’ You tried to find a way to make it feel the same You hoped that it would never change but everything was always change Everything

about

Yes We Mystic has been many things in its decade of existence. In the beginning, it was a group of high schoolers making music on borrowed instruments in a basement in Winnipeg, Manitoba; in a few short years it had become an internationally-touring musical powerhouse being praised as “art pop transformers” (Julijana Capone, BeatRoute Magazine) charged with a “fearless creative energy” (Exclaim!). By 2019, for the release of their sophomore album Ten Seated Figures, they had reinvented themselves as a performance art collective (an alternate version of the band played by artists and actors did interviews, starred in videos, and hosted live performances as the band prodded at the nature of memory). Shortly thereafter the band’s longtime rehearsal space, reborn as House of Wonders, became the beating heart of off-kilter indie music in Winnipeg as frontman Adam Fuhr became a sought-after producer—producing work from JayWood, Virgo Rising, Amos the Kid, Julien’s Daughter, among dozens more. And now, they return as art-rock veterans for the release of their third and final album, Trust Fall, this October.

For a time, the band’s return was uncertain. As Yes We Mystic approached their tenth year together, the five members found themselves pulled in different directions. It became clear that their singularly-focused and hard-touring days had come to an end. In the earliest days of 2021, the band considered calling it quits all together, feeling as though they’d rather end on a high note rather than suffer a slow decline in the focus of their meticulous and ever-layered work.

In the end, it was their new songs that had the final say. Sensing that they were in the middle of writing the strongest material of their career, Adam Fuhr, Keegan Steele, Jensen Fridfinnson, Jodi Plenert and Jordon Ottenson agreed to a final phase—a proper sendoff—governed by two strict rules: that they would only create something if they could make it better than everything they’d done before, and that they would only work on one aspect of the release at a time, not knowing what the final outcome would look like.

The result was threefold - a new album called Trust Fall, an accompanying art piece called Trust Fall Hotline, and a reality bending four-song live video which will see the return of past members Eric Ross and Solana Johannson, performing for the first time as a seven piece. No live shows will accompany the release.

Trust Fall was recorded over 36 days at House of Wonders, the band’s second full-length to be produced by Fuhr. The ten song album is the band’s most cohesive and nuanced work, a seesaw of stark, tender vulnerability and frenzied bombast, brought to life by the band and their tight-knit web of collaborators. Trust Fall features guest performances from Olivier Macharia of the Polaris Prize nominated Super Duty Tough Work, Chelliot Osuntade from alt-rock group Julien’s Daughter, Leigh Lugosi of the ambient project Gora, and a full-band feature from the House of Wonders-signed Virgo Rising. The record was mixed by John Paul Peters (Tanya Tagaq, Begonia), and mastered by Cam Loeppky (The Weakerthans, The Constantines). It arrives October 21st on vinyl and streaming services via DevilDuck Records.

credits

released October 21, 2022

Yes We Mystic:

Adam Fuhr • vocals, piano, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, synth, organ, drum programming, tape loop, bass guitar on track 8

Jensen Fridfinnson • vocals, violin, synth, keyboard, tape loop

Keegan Steele • vocals, synth, mandolin

Jodi Plenert • cello

Jordon Ottenson • drum kit, auxiliary percussion

Also appearing:

Chelliot Osuntade • bass guitar on tracks 1, 9
Todd Martin • french horn on track 1
Emily Sinclair • vocals on track 6
Jenna Wittmann • electric guitar and violin on track 6
Lauren Wittmann • synth on track 6
Isaac Tate • drum kit on track 6
Brian Gluck • drum kit on track 7
Olivier Macharia • baritone saxophone on track 8
Leigh Lugosi • synth on track 10
Jordan Cayer • bass guitar on track 10
Ella Steele • tap dance on track 10

Produced and engineered by Adam Fuhr at House of Wonders from July 31 – September 6, 2021

Additional engineering by Jensen Fridfinnson at House of Wonders

All songs written by Adam Fuhr and Keegan Steele,
except track 10, written by Adam Fuhr, Keegan Steele and Leigh Lugosi

Track 10 features a sample of 'Ouros' by Góra

Mixed by John Paul Peters at Private Ear Studio

Mastered by Cam Loeppky at Argyle Studio

Cover art by Takashi Iwasaki

Layout and design by Bryce Creasy

To whom we are indebted: Takashi Iwasaki, Bryce Creasy, Jordon Ottenson, Jodi Plenert, Virgo Rising, Leigh Lugosi, Chelly Osuntade, Olivier Macharia, Ryan Steel, Ian Clements, Neil Fitzpatrick, Jörg Tresp, Andrea Kessler and everyone at DevilDuck, John Paul Peters, Cam Loeppky, our family and friends.

Legal: Devin Fulop at Henderson & Co.

Produced with the financial participation of Manitoba Film & Music.

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