Californian desert rock pioneers Yawning Man share title track off upcoming new album »Pavement Ends«; out November 14th on Heavy Psych Sounds!
Californian desert rock pioneers Yawning Man premiere new single and the title track taken of their upcoming studio album »Pavement Ends«, set to release on November 14th, 2025 via Heavy Psych Sounds.
Tracklist:
01. Burrito Power
02. Gestapo Pop
03. Bomba Negra
04. Dust Suppression
05. Pavement Ends
06. Bad Time To Be Alive
Courtesy of Purple Sage PR:
Mojave Desert’s psychedelic rock instrumentalists Yawning Man share the title track from their upcoming fifth full-length »Pavement Ends«, to be released on November 14th via Heavy Psych Sounds.
Embrace the scorching daydream of new single »Pavement Ends«
The foundational trio of guitarist Gary Arce and bassist Mario Lalli are reunited in the studio with drummer Bill Stinson for their highly anticipated fifth studio album »Pavement Ends« on Heavy Psych Sounds. This new chapter sees Arce and Lalli revisiting the exploratory spirit of their most adventurous work, charting a course through some of the band’s most profound and powerful compositions to date.
The album is a masterclass in dynamics, weaving between moments of stark, haunting beauty and immense, weighty sonics, creating a captivating landscape of tension and release. It was recorded and engineered at Gatos Trail Studio by Dan Joeright and mixed and co-produced by Mike Shear. The album cover was designed by Joshua Tree artist Diane Bennett. Stream the latest singles »Bomba Negra« and »Burrito Power«!
Yawning Man »Pavement Ends« Out November 14th on Heavy Psych Sounds – Preorder
Formed in 1986 under the sun of the Coachella Valley by guitarist Gary Arce, drummer Alfredo Hernandez, bassist Mario Lalli and second guitarist Larry Lalli, Yawning Man are considered the very founders of the desert rock movement, which was made popular by bands such as Kyuss or Queens Of The Stone Age in the early 90s.
While their contemporaries gravitated toward the heavy riffs of grunge, and post-punk, Yawning Man leaned in another direction with their unique and organic, cinematic compositions and psychedelic improvisations: the perfect soundtrack to encompass the spacious moonscape atmosphere of the well-documented “generator parties” of their area in the late 1980s. It was at these gatherings that they developed this distinctive style and sound by enchanting spectators with their seemingly endless free-form instrumental sessions, which echoed through the beautiful deserts, mesas, and landscapes of the Coachella Valley.
As time passed, their legend grew with notable names of the Palm Desert music scene paying homage to the group through mention and praise, notably with legendary desert band Kyuss doing their own rendition of the Yawning Man track »Catamaran« on the 1995 Elektra release »…And The Circus Leaves Town«. Festival appearances include Hellfest (FR), Azkena Fest (ES), Reverence Fest (ES), Desertfest London and Berlin, Up in Smoke (CH), Psycho Las Vegas (US), Stoned & Dusted I & II (US), Monolith on the Mesa (US), and various others. The recent documentaries on the desert’s unique music scene »Lo Sound Desert« and »Desert Age« give light on Yawning Man’s influential impact on underground rock music.
Yawning Man is:
Gary Arce – Guitar
Mario Lalli – Bass
Bill Stinson – Drums
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