Desert rock collective Yawning Balch (with Yawning Man & Fu Manchu members) premiere new album »Volume Four« in full; out this Friday on Heavy Psych Sounds!
Californian instrumental rock supergroup Yawning Balch (with Yawning Man & Fu Manchu members) is streaming their fourth album »Volume Four« in full ahead of its release this Friday, May 29th, 2026 via Heavy Psych Sounds.
Tracklist:
01. Pyramid Of Djoser
02. Water Ritual
Courtesy of Purple Sage PR:
Mojave Desert rock goldsmiths Yawning Balch – the collective formed by Yawning Man and Fu Manchu guitarist Bob Balch – team up with It’s Psychedelic Baby Magazine to premiere their fourth studio album »Volume Four«, ahead of its release this May 29th on Heavy Psych Sounds.
Stream new album »Volume Four« in full at this location!
“It’s loose, heavy and hypnotic, built around slow movement, open space and the natural chemistry between the players.” – It’s Psychedelic Baby Magazine
Yawning Balch is the collaborative and endlessly creative outfit uniting Californian guitarist Bob Balch (Fu Manchu, Big Scenic Nowhere) and desert rock progenitors Yawning Man, incarnated by guitarist Gary Arce, drummer Bill Stinson and legendary bassist Mario Lalli (also Fatso Jetson).
Yawning Balch’s dreamy and jam-driven psychedelic rock journey started in 2023 with the release of Volume One and Volume Two, a two-volume set carved out of a five-hour jam between Balch and the trio in the Joshua Tree desert, hailed as “a mesmeric aural experience” by Classic Rock Magazine and “a masterclass in cohesion and dynamism” by Everything Is Noise. Welcoming back desert rock legend Mario Lalli on bass with the 2025 follow-up, Volume Three, the foursome offered another mesmerizing psychedelic and post-rock instrumental voyage crafted with love. They carry on with the sky-opening, riff and groove galore this spring, with the release of their fourth record »Volume Four« on Heavy Psych Sounds.
Yawning Balch »Volume Four« (LP/CD/digital) out May 29th on Heavy Psych Sounds
About the project’s genesis, guitarist Bob Balch says: “In November of 2022, I went out to Joshua Tree for a day of jamming with the guys in Yawning Man with the intention of calling it “Yawning Balch”. No riffs were planned. We just plugged in and played. The only discussion beforehand was that Gary Arce and I wanted to mess with tons of guitar pedals. I knew that while we were jamming it sounded great, but it wasn’t until I got home and listened to it all that I realized we had something special. It’s hard to believe that we jammed for five hours and got two full-length LPs and then some out of it. Every player killed it on these recordings and I’m beyond grateful to have my name involved with this legendary band. Fingers crossed they invite me back out annually for more jam sessions. I hope you enjoy these jams and please use responsibly.”
Yawning Balch is:
Gary Arce – Guitar
Bob Balch – Guitar
Mario Lalli – Bass
Bill Stinson – Drums
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well