The sound of Chicago-based YAWN can’t be fully explained in a single word. It’s eclectic, tribal, experimental, and just plain fun to listen to.  After a rough experience with producers leading up to their debut EP, YAWN opted for the ‘get some recording software and go for it’ method, recording the tracks in their basement (download here). This release led to a set at the Fader Fort during SXSW 2010, which immediately caught hold of the audience and produced great reviews (NME, Pitchfork).

YAWN spent last year opening for Yeasayer, Local Natives, Steel Train, Girl Talk, among many others, and now they’re back in the basement finishing up their debut full-length. Open Season hits shelves on August 30th via FeelTrip/Englophile Records.