A Beacon School’s latest single/video “Mantra,” is off the multi-artists new LP, yoyo, now available via Grind Select. A Beacon School has also announced a release show for the album, on October 26th at Elsewhere (Zone One).

Here’s what Smith said about “Mantra”:

“Mantra is the last song on the album, and it states plainly everything I’ve been trying to get across on the rest of the album (and probably in every song I’ve ever written). The main phrase that repeats through the song was something I just blurted out for the demo and planned to eventually change. I was embarrassed at how blunt the words are, but thankfully (ABS bass player) Chase convinced me to keep them the way they are. We agreed there’s power in stating what you feel directly, in this case: “Everything I don’t want to change is changing, Everyone I don’t want to leave is leaving, Everything I want to change is staying the same, Everyone that I want to stay is leaving”

The official follow-up to his beloved debut Cola, Smith takes his sound even further with 10 tracks that are an untainted exploration of the unconscious artistic self and the oscillation of time.

Smith began making music as A Beacon School in 2009. A home-recorded demo single was released in 2011, and a self-titled EP by a full-band lineup appeared near the end of 2012. Smith notably played with bands such as Modern Rivals and Bluffing, and currently works with Parquet Courts’ Max Savage as part of Maxband.

A Beacon School
yoyo
(Grind Select)
Track List:

1. Middle of Winter
2. Potion
3. KITM
4. Jon
5. Adore
6. Alone
7. Honeyed (Stay Forever)
8. Dot
9. Down the Pyramid
10. Mantra

A Beacon School 2023 Tour Dates

10/26 Brooklyn, NY – Elsewhere (Zone One) – Album Release Show

order yoyo by A Beacon School HERE