I didn’t want our band to be about who I am, I wanted to be about music, you know? For a long time I kept our music instrumental because I didn’t want people to immediately think, “There’s a girl in the band!” But now I decided I shouldn’t avoid something just because I’m scared of what we’ll be labeled as. And those bands also get lumped into the genre of “female-fronted.” I always just wanted to avoid that, especially because I write all the music. I feel like I was holding out on vocals for the longest time, because I don’t like when there’s a girl in the band and everybody just assumes she’s the singer. What made you decide this was the right time to include your voice in the band?Įverything I do and every decision I make is to benefit the song and the music. The two new singles are great! You sing on the song “parachute” which is the first time you’ve sang on a Covet record. If people don’t have an income, I feel like there should be rent forgiveness. My heart goes out to all these people and places that can’t stay open because they have to pay rent. It is all these things that on the road you just don’t get.Īs for what it says about our culture, I don’t know, our culture is somewhat workaholic and it is kind of messed up that people depend on having that steady 9-5 to keep a paycheck coming. For me it is a welcome break because I get to spend time at home, I get to be with my parents who I almost never get to see.
I did have a bit of rainy day money, and I do live at home, since touring means it doesn’t make sense for me to rent. We’re still at a level where all of our money goes to paying our crew. And touring isn’t really profitable for us either.
All that work I put in, I just did it because that’s what I do for a living and I love music. Well it’s funny, because I was working really hard, but it’s not like I was making money from it. I was curious if you had any thoughts on that and what you think it might say about our culture at large?
During quarantine, I’ve heard some people–who are privileged enough to be financially stable and physically safe–talk about how welcome of a break it has been from the constant stream of work. When you have a lot of time, you’re more likely to experiment and take risks even if they’re not fruitful. Time is currency, and when you don’t have a lot of currency you have to be careful about what you spend it on. Before, I didn’t feel like I had time to try anything new. I am also feeling incredibly inspired now that all the deadlines are gone. So now it is time for me to think about everything that has happened and have time to reflect on everything that is going on with me. I feel like I never had time to deal with it because I had to work and write an album.Īnd the album is an amazing source of therapy for me–being able to channel all of my awful feelings into music is such an amazing privilege–but I feel like I never actually had time to deal with it. It was very traumatic and I’m still actually working through it, getting therapy and everything. And it was bad enough that I had to drop off of tour. Well, one really awful thing happened to me last year…or I guess this year. What are some of the things, both and good and bad, you’ve been processing since you haven’t had to live the frenetic touring lifestyle? You’ve had a really busy couple of years. Technicolor by covet Alright, so if you want to go on the record, we can start there. I spoke with Yvette before the June 5th release of Covet’s album, t echnicolor. She might disagree with this categorization, and I’m sure she’s still got things she wants to improve, but from my perspective she has managed to compose incredibly impactful music with her band Covet while gracefully navigating the pressures of being a generational guitar talent, a social media phenomenon, and a bandleader. I believe Yvette Young is one of those special people who has arrived at a balanced place. So when you encounter somebody balanced, they really stand out. There’s a never ending wave of variables threatening artists–economic instability, narcissism, obsessiveness, and insecurity to name a few. If I’ve learned one thing from these conversations it is that it is hard to pursue music in a balanced, healthy way.
I’ve spoken to a lot of musicians in my life.
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