Yay! (Motorpsycho album) explained

Yay!
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Motorpsycho
Cover:	Motorpsycho_-_Yay!.jpg
Released:	June 16, 2023^[1]
Genre:	Psychedelic rock, progressive rock, alternative rock
Length:	42:03
Label:	Stickman Records, Det Nordenfjeldske Grammofonselskab
Producer:	Reine Fiske, Lars Fredrik Swahn
Prev Title:	Ancient Astronauts
Prev Year:	2022

Yay! is a studio album by Norwegian rock band Motorpsycho, released on June 16, 2023, through Stickman Records. The album is available in vinyl, CD, cassette and digital download formats. It contains the last contribution of drummer Tomas Järmyr, leaving only two band members.^[2]

Musical style

The album shifts considerably away from the past few records' relatively heavy progrock/psychedelic rock towards an acoustic guitar induced mellow psychedelia with influences of folk music, a genre the band has practiced in the past, though.^[3]

Personnel

Motorpsycho^[4]

• Bent Sæther – lead vocals (1, 2, 4, 6–8, 10), background vocals (1–3, 5), acoustic guitars (1–10), Mellotron (1, 3, 5, 8–10), Wurlitzer (2), Omnichord (2, 7), bass guitar (3, 5, 8, 10), mandolin (7), engineering
• Hans Magnus Ryan – lead vocals (3, 5), background vocals (1–8, 10), acoustic guitar (1, 2), electric guitars (3, 5, 8, 10), slide guitar (3), engineering
• Tomas Järmyr – percussion (1–5, 7, 8, 10), congas (1–2, 5, 7, 8, 10), glockenspiel (1), background vocals (2, 4, 7), drums (3, 5, 8), gong (8), engineering

With^[5]

• Reine Fiske – electric guitar (1, 3, 5, 9), zither (1, 2, 4), violin (1, 10), ambiance (6), slide guitar (8), string arrangement (8, 10), acoustic guitar (9, 10), keyboards (10), producer
• Lars Fredrik Swahn – background vocals (1–5, 10), synth bass (1), synthesizer (3), keyboards (5, 8), ambiance (6), producer
• Josefin Runsten – violins & violas (8, 10)
• Lisa Maria Linnéa Isaksson – flutes, background vocals^[6]
• Helge Sten – mastering

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yay! Motorpsycho Motorpsycho Official. motorpsycho.bandcamp.com. April 5, 2024.
2. Web site: Yay! - Motorpsycho Album. AllMusic. April 5, 2024.
3. Web site: Review: Motorpsycho - Yay!. Sputnikmusic. April 5, 2024.
4. Web site: Yay! / Motorpsycho / Motorpsycho Official . Bandcamp . 10 July 2023.
5. Web site: Yay! / Motorpsycho / Motorpsycho Official . Bandcamp . 10 July 2023.
6. Web site: Motorpsycho - Yay! / Releases / Discogs . Discogs . 25 April 2024.