Yeti (band)

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For the New Zealand Band, see Yeti (New Zealand band).

Yeti
Origin	England
Genre(s)	Indie, Rock, Psychedelic, Rockabilly, Folk
Label(s)	Moshi Moshi Get Up & Go Records
Associated acts	The Libertines
Website	Official Website
Members
John Hassall Mark Underwood (formerly Harmony Williams) Andrew Deian Graham Blacow
Former members
Brendan Kersey

Yeti are an English rock band founded in 2004 by John Hassall, formerly of The Libertines. Hassall met Brendan Kersey, Andrew Deian and Mark Underwood (formerly Harmony Williams) through mutual friends, and the line-up was completed when drummer Graham Blacow responded to a classified ad. The band is based in North London.

1 Sound
2 Releases, press and performances
3 New line-up, Japan and The Legend Of Yeti Gonzales
4 Official releases
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Sound

Yeti began with Hassall as the main songwriter, but soon Underwood started writing and singing a few of his own (including lead-off track on One Eye On The Banquet, "The Last Time You Go"), while Deian has also penned several tracks. The band plays acoustic driven beat pop with a psychedelic 60's flavour and strong three-part harmonies. Each band member brings his own influences into the Yeti sound: Hassall is renowned for his love for The Beatles, Underwood is well-versed in musical theater, Deian brings a touch of Western Psychedelia with his electric guitar, and Blacow provides some 70s punch in the Zeppelin mold. Critics have compared the band's sound to "early" Beatles, The La's, The Kinks, The Byrds, The Coral, The Zombies and Love.

[edit] Releases, press and performances

Their debut single "Never Lose Your Sense Of Wonder" was released in March 2005 and reached number 36 in the British charts after reaching number 25 in the midweek charts. It was named "Single Of The Week" by NME^[1] "Keep Pushin' On" was released on August 29, 2005 under Moshi Moshi Records and reached #57.

The band has also been featured in magazines such as Vogue, Arena, GQ, Spin^[2], Dazed & Confused and Clash.

In December 2005 Yeti played "Noise and Confusion 05" - their biggest show to date - at the Cardiff Millennium Stadium, opening for Oasis and Foo Fighters. This was followed by a string of supporting shows on Oasis's European Tour in February 2006. Then the band withdrew into semi-mythical obscurity after a lengthy legal battle with crooked management.^{[citation needed]}

Yeti featured in the 2006 Fall/Winter advertising campaign for Italian fashion label "Energie". ^[3]

Yeti returned to action at the end of October 2006 and released a limited edition EP, One Eye on the Banquet, playing a series of small gigs within the UK throughout the final months of 2006.

[edit] New line-up, Japan and The Legend Of Yeti Gonzales

In early 2007 Kersey left the band and Hassall took over as bassist. At the time fans were given no official explanation about the change, but soon it became apparent that Kersey had joined London band The Early Years.

The band played their first show as a 4 piece at the famous Proud Gallery in London on August 29, 2007. The show was the last official concert at the Proud Gallery, which will be knocked down to make way for a shopping center.

Yeti released their a compilation LP Yume! in Japan on August 29, 2007, ^[4] and the band played shows in Tokyo, Fukuoka, Kyoto, Sapporo and Yokohama in September 2007 to promote the record.

The band have recently completed a 30 date UK tour with tour mates London band "The Foxes" to promote their forthcoming new LP "The Legend of Yeti Gonzales". The lead-off single off the album is "Don't Go Back To The One You Love", which is out on May 26th. The album is due out in June.