Yawn Mower - "Rascal"

Photo by Mary Dorsi

Asbury Park's Yawn Mower had two goals for their upcoming album. First, after playing their hometown's Sea.Hear.Now festival, they wanted to write songs that worked on a larger stage. Second, they wanted the album to be their Pinkerton, "A raw, rough around the edges, noisier follow up to [their] debut album." The first song from that album is "Rascal," a song partly about the kids of their friends and family. It's a fun track that includes lines like "Here he comes now what a little asshole." It's a quirky and noisy indie rock track that reminds me of an edgier Fountains of Wayne. As anti-kid as the song may seem, you can tell it's not done seriously and there is a ton of love behind the track.

Vocalist/guitarist Mike Chick says of the band's upcoming album:

“While Dana Yurcisin (bass), Rudy Meier (guitar),  and Nicole Scorsone (violin) have certainly helped fill out past releases, this was the first time that they were all helping craft songs at their infancy with us- as well as interjecting their musical identities into each song. This record does a good job of highlighting everyone's strengths and personalities.”

You can watch the video for "Rascal" below. I Just Can't Wait to Die is due out August 15 on Mint 400 Records, and is available for pre-order on Bandcamp. For more on Yawn Mower, check out the band on Linktree.