From the band’s Bandcamp site:
“A strikingly different take on contemporary America—YELKA’s In A Rose Hat offers an artistic perspective far removed from stadium rock or trap trends. It’s an intimate, almost cinematic interpretation that upends expectations. “Crawl into your hibernation, don’t wait for a new sensation…” the opening, ´Colors Will Come´— begins the new album of the Berlin post-rock trio YELKA like a warm ballad. Echoes of long-lost underground bars haunt the record, with traces of Lou Reed, Television, and Suicide lingering in its electronic blues-infused sound. Much like the countercultural icons of the ’70s and ’80s, YELKA presents its own vision of America.
The album’s title and cover art are integral to its concept, shaped during recording sessions at Arne Bergner’s Popschutz Studio in Berlin. YELKA’s approach is spontaneous—songs emerge in just a few takes, free from the burden of excessive layering or overproduction. Multi-instrumentalist Daniel Meteo, drummer Christian Obermaier, and bassist/vocalist Yelka Wehmeier work with the immediacy of a jazz ensemble, crafting tracks in a raw, workshop-like process.
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This time, YELKA delivers eight tracks—instrumentals and songs where Wehmeier’s eerily calm vocals stand at the center. ´Teddy´, for instance, takes the listener on an escapist journey to Honolulu: “I fear the ghosts, from coast to coast / In Honolulu, they lost their ground and drown in sound.” Dreamlike pop textures and ambient layers shape the album’s ethereal atmosphere.”
