Watch the video for Covet’s dazzling new single firebird, taken from their upcoming third album catharsis.
Bay Area trio Covet have announced details of their third album, catharsis.
The Yvette Young-fronted group will be dropping album number three in full on April 7 via Triple Crown Records, with the guitarist teasing in a statement: “We did a lot of risk-taking on this album. I try to follow what excites me without heeding anybody’s expectations. I’m leaning into melodies, tones, and textures and trying to use them to transport listeners.
“The whole concept is escaping into a fantasy realm where the songs depict different characters and their own worlds. Each song is like their theme song. It’s mostly instrumental, but when you close your eyes, I hope people will be transported into the character’s story. Music has always been escapism for me and a great source of therapy.
“My hope for this music is that it will take people somewhere and stir their imaginations, or at the very least, make them feel something. I named this record ‘catharsis’ because the word to me feels like a triumphant exodus. No matter the dire circumstances, music is one of those things that I've always needed to create to survive – in all senses of the word – and time and time again, I turn to guitar and songwriting as my outlet to uplift and feel like I have control over something in this chaotic universe.”
You can hear a preview of the record with the brilliantly bright single firebird – a song that Yvette calls a “total melodic joyride” – below:
See the catharsis tracklist:
1. coronal
2. firebird
3. bronco
4. vanquish
5. interlude
6. smolder
7. merlin
8. lovespell
And the album artwork:
