Ya Tseen | Indian Yard

SP1413

30/04/21

Black vinyl

Sub Pop release ‘Indian Yard’, the debut record from Sitka, Alaska project Ya Tseen.

Band founder, Nicholas Galanin is one of the most vital voices in contemporary art. His work spans sculpture, video, installation, photography, jewellery and music; advocating for Indigenous sovereignty, racial, social and environmental justice, for present and future generations.

‘Indian Yard’ is a compelling document of humanity centred in an Indigenous perspective. Created by one of the world’s foremost Indigenous artists, the irrepressible album is an intense illumination of feeling and interconnectedness.

On the track ‘Close the Distance’ Galanin reflects on the universal need for connection and the expression of desire across distances. The official video, directed by Stephan Gray (Shabazz Palaces ‘Dawn In Luxor’, ‘Deesse Du Sang’), extends beyond human experience to consider physical expressions of desire in biological, mechanical, and celestial forms.

Tracklisting:

Knives (feat. Portugal. The Man)

Light the Torch Born into Rain (feat. Rum.gold & Tunia)

At Tugáni

Get Yourself Together

Close the Distance

We Just Sit and Smile Here in Silence

A Feeling Undefined (feat. Nick Hakim & Iska Dhaaf)

Synthetic Gods (feat. Shabazz Palaces & Stas THEE Boss)

Gently to the Sun (feat. Tay Sean)

Back in That Time (feat. Qacung