I Met a Yeti - Red-Eyes B. Yeti track review

Back in the summer I was able to be one of the first to tell you about “Opulence,” the first single off a still upcoming, still untitled, I Met a Yeti EP. This coming Friday the band is set to release the second of the batch with “Red-Eyes B. Yeti” alongside a video that appropriately serves as a sequel to their 2019 hit “Blue-Eyes White Yeti.” The song tackles themes of chasing dreams with a loved one and the loyalty that must come with that. The band had this to say about the track itself;


“The foundation of Red-Eyes B. Yeti was written in Sacramento, California while staying in a motel for a couple of nights between tour dates. This song soon became one of our most collaborative efforts with everyone weighing in on the tiniest of details. We recorded this song with Matt Goings of Killian Studios, who also engineered/produced/mixed, and mastered Opulence. We also worked with Kyle Hoffer again, having him track Daisy’s vocals.”


The track opens with a serene guitar intro backed by light percussion and vocals fading in from the distance. The song kicks in then, though not too abruptly, with clean vocals and a much faster, much more proggessive riff. The instrumentation stagnates but adds some screams, which make for a nice duality against the clean singing. There’s another dip in emotion before a couple of stick taps take us into the chorus.


The chorus is pretty standard for it’s genre but has a fairly infectious vocal melody. The second verse, to me anyway, is a true crowning moment. Some lovely singing over a chilled out but still of-its-genre instrumental where the drum and bass really get to stand out. From there the track picks up again but still not too abruptly, (I really like the way IMAY makes use of subtly in transitions on this one) before it goes right back into that beautiful guitar intro for just a few seconds before going into an interlude of sorts that’s truly impressive.


This section of the song features a half-screamed, half-spoken passage with an almost manic sounding beat going on behind it. For those of you who are fans of 2000s post-hardcore think like a spoken word bit from an early Chiodos cut backed by The Fall of Troy. They then bring that chorus back and do a lead into a breakdown with sailing vocals and a mosh call that’s just a teeny whisper. That breakdown just goes so hard I want you to go experience it for yourself and my only gripe is I wish I had the lyrics to follow along with it.


With two for two being solid I would say this EP is something to look forward to, hopefully in the coming year. In the meantime if you want to keep up with IMAY you can find their links down below and be sure to check the song out for yourself on streaming services and YouTube this coming Friday. 


IMAY Socials Link

Opulence on Spotify

Opulence Track Review from June, 2020

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