Yay! is a studio album by Norwegian rock band Motorpsycho, released on June 16, 2023, through Det Nordenfjeldske Grammofonselskab and Stickman Records. The album is available in vinyl, CD, cassette and digital download formats. It contains the last contribution of drummer Tomas Järmyr, leaving only two band members.
Musical style
The album shifts considerably away from the past few records' relatively heavy progrock/psychedelic rock towards an acoustic guitar induced mellow psychedelia with influences of folk music, a genre the band has practiced in the past, though.
Track listing
Personnel
Motorpsycho
- Bent Sæther â lead vocals <small>(1, 2, 4, 6âÂÂ8, 10)</small>, background vocals <small>(1âÂÂ3, 5)</small>, acoustic guitars <small>(1âÂÂ10)</small>, Mellotron <small>(1, 3, 5, 8âÂÂ10)</small>, Wurlitzer <small>(2)</small>, Omnichord <small>(2, 7)</small>, bass guitar <small>(3, 5, 8, 10)</small>, mandolin <small>(7)</small>, engineering
- Hans Magnus Ryan â lead vocals <small>(3, 5)</small>, background vocals <small>(1âÂÂ8, 10)</small>, acoustic guitar <small>(1, 2)</small>, electric guitars <small>(3, 5, 8, 10)</small>, slide guitar <small>(3)</small>, engineering
- Tomas Järmyr â percussion <small>(1âÂÂ5, 7, 8, 10)</small>, congas <small>(1âÂÂ2, 5, 7, 8, 10)</small>, glockenspiel <small>(1)</small>, background vocals <small>(2, 4, 7)</small>, drums <small>(3, 5, 8)</small>, gong <small>(8)</small>, engineering
With
- Reine Fiske â electric guitar <small>(1, 3, 5, 9)</small>, zither <small>(1, 2, 4)</small>, violin <small>(1, 10)</small>, ambiance <small>(6)</small>, slide guitar <small>(8)</small>, string arrangement <small>(8, 10)</small>, acoustic guitar <small>(9, 10)</small>, keyboards <small>(10)</small>, producer
- Lars Fredrik Swahn â background vocals <small>(1âÂÂ5, 10)</small>, synth bass <small>(1)</small>, synthesizer <small>(3)</small>, keyboards <small>(5, 8)</small>, ambiance <small>(6)</small>, producer
- Josefin Runsten â violins & violas <small>(8, 10)</small>
- Lisa Maria Linnéa Isaksson â flutes, background vocals
- Helge Sten â mastering
References