Jason Mraz’s YES! turns 10 this year, and Atlantic Records is celebrating with a new Deluxe Edition of the GRAMMY® Award winner’s fifth studio album, featuring new artwork and unreleased live recordings.
YES! (DELUXE EDITION) will be available on October 25 as a double album on gold-colored vinyl. Pre-order HERE. The music will also be available the same day on digital and streaming platforms. Starting today, a previously unreleased live recording of “Love Someone” is available digitally. Listen HERE.
Along with the 14 original songs, YES! (DELUXE EDITION) now includes five unreleased tracks, all recorded live in 2014 at Mraz’s home studio, The Mranch, with album collaborators Raining Jane. These performances revisit some of the album’s most memorable songs, including “Love Someone,” “Hello, You Beautiful Thing,” and fan favorite “Long Drive.” The 2-LP set also includes a 12”x24” poster and new liner notes from Mraz.
Originally released in 2014, YES! was produced by Mraz along with Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes, First Aid Kit, Rilo Kiley) and recorded in rural Omaha, Nebraska and inland Oceanside, California. The album marked the first full-length collaboration between Mraz and indie-rock-folk band Raining Jane, who continue to tour with him as part of The Superband. The group – formed by Mai Bloomfield, Becky Gebhardt, Chaska Potter, and Mona Tavakoli – played a pivotal role in shaping the album’s acoustic sound and co-wrote much of the material with Mraz.
Mraz says the creative collaboration with Raining Jane has always been rooted in friendship, respect, and a shared love for music. “We’ve been a constant yes since we met. We were always friends first, and still are. We love hearing what the other has to say and play.” He adds, “Yes is friendship. Yes is action. And now YES! is ten. To celebrate this ten-year milestone, we’ve placed the musicmakers on the front cover and extended the listening time with a few live recordings. We are so grateful for your time and attention – and for believing in YES!.”
Critics Call The Album “Stunning,” “Powerful,”
Third Studio Album Telos Out Now
First Headline Tour, ‘The Old Dirt Road Trip’ Across Canada Kicks Off in Halifax November 11
Their first new release in 16 years
With over 185 million total streams and counting, Malcolm Todd is steadily rising in the music scene
Stats
Elapsed time: 0.7158 seconds
Memory useage: 2.77MB
V2.geronimo