Emo/Math-Rock Band “Yes Yes A Thousand Times Yes” Are Back To Rock Your World

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17 May

Yes Yes A Thousand Times Yes Are Back To Rock Your World

Lead Single "Numb Sum" Is An Anthem for Healthcare Reform in America

"...a makeup of mathy riffs, breakneck drumming, a variety of different vocal approaches, and tasteful melodies. [..] YY1KXY take what many believe to be a stale genre and add their own, distinguishing twist to it." - The Alternative

FFO: I Kill Giants; Glocca Morra; Perspective, A Lovely Hand To Hold

Genres: Emo, Math-rock, Punk

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Presave the Album Here

After releasing their phenomenal debut LP Not Once, Not Never via Broken World Media in 2016, Yes Yes A Thousand Times Yes collapsed alongside the sound of the emo revival. Now, the band is back with a vengeance, announcing their signing to Really Rad Records alongside their lead single "Numb Sum".

"Numb Sum" is a powerful song that addresses the urgent need for real healthcare in America. The lyrics reflect songwriter Dan Hagendorf's personal struggles with the American healthcare system, highlighting the financial burden and obstacles faced by those seeking medical treatment and challenging societal norms around health and worthiness

Stream "Numb Sum" now and get ready for the band's upcoming album, releasing on June 20th via Really Rad Records.

About Yes Yes A Thousand Times Yes

Yes Yes A Thousand Times Yes (or YY1KXY for the impatient) has certainly weathered the storm in the 7 years since releasing their debut LP through Broken World Media. From multiple lineup changes, gear setbacks and financial struggles, to vocalist/songwriter Dan Hagendorf’s health crises exacerbated by America’s failing healthcare system, the band has faced a barrage of challenges. And if that wasn't enough, the pandemic threw another wrench in the works, delaying their newest release by a whopping four years from its original 2019 release date.

With that context, you might expect that the album is a product of its circumstances, full of the same frustration, despair, and anticapitalist rage that must have encapsulated its creation. And while those elements are certainly present, YY1KXY taps into something much deeper, something counterintuitive: hope. In spite of all evidence to the contrary, YY1KXY wants you to know that optimism is not only possible, but the ultimate act of rebellion against a system designed to make you give up before you even start.

Yes Yes A Thousand Times Yes will be releasing their sophomore LP on June 20th via Really Rad Records.

Vocalist/songwriter Dan Hagendorf on the single:

America needs real health care, America needs to invest in its citizens’ physical and mental health, eat the rich.

Throughout 2017-2019, I was experiencing a number of tough but still all-too-common health issues, including struggling with depression, debilitating stomach pain, and a very freaky/idiosyncratic/subtle rib injury that stemmed from fracturing one of my ribs when I was 14. I was spending a lot of resources–money and time off from work–to investigate and attempt to remediate these health issues, especially the rib issue. After half a year of going to doctors to figure out the rib issue, a sports medicine abdominal specialist told me his best guess for treatment was rib surgery that cost $35k and is considered “cosmetic surgery” by insurance companies. I started feeling like my body was telling me I wasn’t supposed to be alive, like I couldn’t afford to get better and needed to just accept that. The outro lyrics “And you are exactly who you’re supposed to be, supposed to be…” are a reminder to myself and everyone experiencing extensive health issues that you are worthy of life, you’re supposed to be here, there’s nothing inherently wrong with you just because you don’t fit society’s general definition of “healthy,” and it’s not your fault that the American healthcare system so intimately ties financial stability to whether or not you can receive proper care.

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Upcoming Dates:

7/15 - Philadelphia, PA @ The Pottery Gym

7/16 - Brooklyn, NY @ Sundown Bar

7/17 - New Haven, CT @ Black Barrel Records

7/18 - Boston, MA @ Deep Cuts

7/19 - Providence, RI @ TBD

7/20 - Albany, NY @ Troy Speakeasy

7/21 - Akron, OH @ It’s A Kling Thing

7/22 - Columbus, OH @ Half Baked

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