Yoke Lore Explained
Birth Name: | Adrian Galvin |
Birth Date: | 1989 12, df=y |
Origin: | Katonah, New York |
Genre: | Indie rock, indie folk |
Occupation: | Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist. composer |
Instrument: | Vocals, banjo, percussion |
Years Active: | 2012–present |
Label: | B3Sci Records, ILA, Big Indie, Yell House Records |
Adrian Galvin, better known by his moniker Yoke Lore, is an American multi-instrumentalist, dancer, and visual artist from New York, United States.[1] Before going solo Galvin was a member of Walk the Moon and Yellerkin.[2]
Early life
Galvin is from Katonah, New York, and both his parents were creative professionals who encouraged him to explore the arts.[3] His brother is actor and singer Noah Galvin. His mother is Jewish and his father was Catholic.[4] Galvin's father died in November 2023, after a long battle with illness.[5] [6] Galvin attended Kenyon College where he began writing songs and playing drums for the band Walk the Moon.[7] He split with the band to form a short-lived project called Yellerkin in 2013.[3] Galvin lived in a monastery in India for a time after college.[2] Yellerkin, which was based in Brooklyn, was co-founded with producer Luca Buccellati.[8] [9]
Yoke Lore
He released his first EP as Yoke Lore in 2016, and soon after performed at SXSW and toured internationally.[10] Galvin is also a dancer and founded a dance group called Boomerang in 2016.[3]
In late 2017, he released a video for the song "Beige".[11] Late in 2019, he released the single "Dead Ringer".[12] Early in 2020, he collaborated with Jax Anderson on the single "Sensitive Heart".[13]
Discography
LPs
- Toward a Never Ending New Beginning (Yell House Records, September 22, 2023)
EPs
- Far Shore (B3SCI Records, May 6, 2016)
- Goodpain (ILA / Yell House Records, June 16, 2017)
- Yoke Lore on Audiotree Live- EP (Audiotree Music, August 28, 2017)
- Goodpain Remix EP (Big Indie / Yell House Records, January 12, 2018)
- Absolutes (Big Indie / Yell House Records, July 27, 2018)
- Meditations (Yell House Records, 2019)
Singles
- "Goodpain / Truly Madly Deeply – Recorded at Spotify Studios NYC" (October 11, 2017)
- "Last Christmas – Recorded at Spotify Studios NYC" (November 29, 2017)
- "Everybody Wants to Be Loved" with NVDES (August 30, 2019)
- "Chin Up / Safe and Sound (Mahogany Sessions)" (September 12, 2019
- "Dead Ringer" (September 27, 2019)
- "Bravado / Body Parts" (November 8, 2019)
- "Sensitive Heart" with Jax Anderson (February 14, 2020)
- "Fade Away" (August 7, 2020)
- "Shock Flesh" (May 13, 2022)
Remixes
- "Stoned" (Yoke Lore Remix) by Blondage (2017)
- "Lovesick." (Yoke Lore Remix) by Finlay (2019)
- "All the Same" (Yoke Lore Remix) by Future Generations (2019)
Appearances
- "Stringsnoise" on the album Good Death by Samuel Proffitt (November 30, 2018)
- "Wanted a Name" on the album Vacation by Frenship (January 16, 2019)
Compositions for film
Notes and References
- Web site: January 3, 2018. Yoke Lore isn't afraid of becoming a popstar. March 20, 2020. A.Side. en-US.
- Web site: Prepare to Find Religion With Yoke Lore at Baby's All Right The Village Voice. March 20, 2020. www.villagevoice.com. July 6, 2017.
- https://www.allmusic.com/artist/yoke-lore-mn0003540885/biography Yoke Lore
- Web site: Musician Yoke Lore thrives as a pandemic hermit. Here's what he's gotten done.
- YOKE LORE . C0uS9ROPOt8 . 11 December 2023 . "Right after thanksgiving my father passed away..." . 27 June 2024.
- Noah Galvin . C0uYy5pvL4E . 11 December 2023 . "My dad Austin Galvin passed away a couple weeks ago. He was little and generous and mighty and loud and filled with more love than anyone I’ve ever met. I miss him a lot." . 27 June 2024.
- Web site: Cleared for Liftoff – Kenyon Alumni Magazine. April 14, 2020. bulletin.kenyon.edu.
- Web site: Song of the Day: Yellerkin – Tools. April 14, 2020. www.kexp.org.
- Web site: September 2, 2014. Yellerkin – "Tools" (. April 14, 2020. Stereogum.
- https://atwoodmagazine.com/yoke-lore-2017-interview/ Fighting the Happy War: Catching Up with Yoke Lore
- https://nylon.com/articles/yoke-lore-beige-video Yoke Lore Pushes Against The Pop Machine In “Beige” Video
- https://ew.com/music/2019/11/08/yoke-lore-dead-ringer-in-the-basement/ Yoke Lore performs 'Dead Ringer' for EW's In The Basement
- https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8550967/yoke-lore-jax-anderson-sensitive-heart Yoke Lore and Jax Anderson Are Just a Couple of 'Sensitive Hearts' on Sweet New Track: Exclusive