Caroline Rose - "Yip Yip Yow"

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Photo by Seannie Bryan

Caroline Rose wrote "Yip Yip Yow" and has regularly performed it live, but they had yet to release an official version until now. It's been a fan favorite at live shows, and it's easy to understand why. It's a high energy track that bridges her earlier alt-country sound with her current unique alt-pop focused one. It's a wonderfully weird blend of indie rock, cow punk, alt-pop, and garage rock, all together in a sound that is pure Caroline Rose. This is a return to the energetic and fun sound that has made us huge fans of Rose's, and finally having a studio version of "Yip Yip Yow" is a delight.

Caroline Rose says of their latest single:

“I wrote ‘Yip Yip Yow’ 10 years ago about feeling like I was born in the wrong time, in the wrong place and probably in the wrong body. 10 years later the only thing that's different is I finally have a recording of it I like. I think what's taken me so long to put it out is a fear of how simple and nonsensical it is, but now that's a lot of what I listen to. I love to hear all the freaks making two minute songs about rejecting cultures they never really fit into and building their own little worlds instead."

You can watch the video for "Yip Yip Yow" below. The single is out now on SUCK Records. For more on Caroline Rose, check out the artist's website. Tour dates are below the video and include an October 7 date at Roadrunner in Boston opening for Modest Mouse.


Wed. July 8 - Philadelphia, PA @ TBA +
Thu. July 9 - Ridgewood, NY @ TBA +
Fri. July 10 - New York, NY @ TBA +
Sat. July 11 - Washington, DC @ TBA +
Sun. July 12 - Washington, DC @ TBA +
Tue. July 14 - Nashville, TN @ TBA +
Sat. July 25 - Minneapolis, MN @ TBA +
Sun. July 26 - Milwaukee, WI @ TBA +
Tue. July 28 - Chicago, IL (Early Show) @ TBA +
Tue. July 28 - Chicago, IL (Late Show) @ TBA +
Tue. Sept. 29 - Madison, WI @ The Sylvee*
Wed. Sept. 30 - Cleveland, OH @ Jacobs Pavilion*
Thu. Oct. 1 - Cincinnati, OH @ MegaCorp Pavilion Outdoor*
Fri. Oct. 2 - Grand Rapids, MI @ GLC Live at 20 Monroe*
Sun. Oct. 4 - Ottawa, ON @ HISTORY Ottawa*
Mon. Oct. 5 - Toronto, ON @ Meridian Hall*
Wed. Oct. 7 - Boston, MA @ Roadrunner*
Thu. Oct. 8 - New York, NY @ The Rooftop at Pier 17*
Fri. Oct. 9 - Baltimore, MD @ Pier Six Pavilion*
Sat. Oct. 10 - Pittsburgh, PA @ Citizens Live at The Wylie*
Mon. Oct. 12 - Memphis, TN @ Satellite Music Hall*
Tue. Oct. 13 - New Orleans, LA @ The Fillmore New Orleans*
Thu. Oct. 15 - Austin, TX ACL @ Live at The Moody Theater*
Fri. Oct. 16 - Irving, TX @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory*
Sat. Oct. 17 - San Antonio, TX @ Boeing Center at Tech Port*
Mon. Oct. 19 - Phoenix, AZ @ Financial Theatre*
Tue. Oct. 20 - Hollywood, CA @ Hollywood Palladium*
Thu. Oct. 22 - Avila Beach, CA @ Avila Beach Golf Resort*
Fri. Oct. 23 - Sacramento, CA @ Channel 24*

+ = Pop-up Show
* = w/ Modest Mouse

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