Yoni Wolf, the man/genius behind Why?, has teamed up with Chicago’s rapper extraordinaire Serengeti to form Yoni & Geti, a new project the pair are using to soundtrack a script they wrote while touring together. The story centres on the blessed/doomed relationship between the two protagonists Maddy and Davy, the latter a touring musician cresting the wave of garage rock glory.
The resulting album, Testarossa, “captures the emotional turbulence that Maddy & Davy endure as their relationship and lives slowly decay”, which apparently includes a pregnancy, a proposal, a wedding, music touring, touring failure, musical failure, musical perseverance and adultery (in that order). As the press release puts it:
“The sentiment distils the slow decay of the album. It’s a high-concept examination of lives crumbling. The despair of a lovable underdog who chased his dreams so relentlessly that he lost those he loved the most. He misses his kids, but still lives a debauched life away.”
You can have a listen to the track ‘Madeline’ below to get an idea of what broken dreams and crumbling lives sound like
Testarossa is set for release on the 6th May via Joyful Noise Recordings, and you can pre-order it now on black or bone vinyl.
