Yoni Wolf, the man/genius behind Why?, has teamed up with Chicago’s rapper extraordinaire Serengeti to form Yoni & Geti, a new project the pair are using to soundtrack a script they wrote while touring together. The story centres on the blessed/doomed relationship between the two protagonists Maddy and Davy, the latter a touring musician cresting the wave of garage rock glory.
The resulting album, Testarossa, “captures the emotional turbulence that Maddy & Davy endure as their relationship and lives slowly decay”, which apparently includes a pregnancy, a proposal, a wedding, music touring, touring failure, musical failure, musical perseverance and adultery (in that order). As the press release puts it:
“The sentiment distils the slow decay of the album. It’s a high-concept examination of lives crumbling. The despair of a lovable underdog who chased his dreams so relentlessly that he lost those he loved the most. He misses his kids, but still lives a debauched life away.”
You can have a listen to the track ‘Madeline’ below to get an idea of what broken dreams and crumbling lives sound like
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Testarossa is set for release on the 6th May via Joyful Noise Recordings, and you can pre-order it now on black or bone vinyl.
