Author: yk Records

The latest Talking With Hands EP, The Coin, was inspired by the despair of the political landscape in 2025. Specifically, the re-election of Donald Trump sparked a fire of inspiration for songwriter Matthew Smith. “The urgency in these songs comes from America’s decision to re-elect a profoundly unqualified person as president. I see a lot…

Talking with Hands has continously explored new genres and styles throughout the entirety of their body of work. The World and Ourselves is different from Pastiche, is different from Organic Machine, etc. etc. There’s always a sonic throughline but the explorations are distinct. Today, The Coin begins yet another new era of sonic exploration. This…

Very happy to announce the arrival of two very special albums from the YK Catalog that never made their way on to vinyl.. until now! First up, Dave Paulson‘s 2018 concept album inspired by the movie Tommy Boy – Sandusky, Ohio. It just so happens that 2025 is the 30-year anniversary of that Chris Farley…

Some days are filled with a lot of news and this just so happens to be one of those days. First, there’s a new single from Chris Crofton available today! “Side Effects” is now streaming everywhere and is accompanied by this video directed by Michael Carter. Of the track, Crofton says: “I wrote this song…

🔵❤️🟡 Very happy to announce a brand new MATT & THE WATT GIVES video for “‘Til You” is available today! Directed and animated by Cody Newman, this delightful ditty is one of our favorites from the new full-length LP. In a future episode of YK WORLD, I hope to have Newman on to explain the…

Ampwall founder Chris Grigg joins for a lengthy chat about the platform and the road ahead.

I, Michael Eades, had the distinct pleasure of being invited to co-host an episode of WXNA’s radio show Whistle In. The show is always hosted by Cody Newman, aka New Man aka Codaphonic himself. We always have a nice Venn diagram of taste – just enough overlap to keep it cohesive but plenty of diversity…

At the beginning of June, Chris Crofton released the first single from his forthcoming album on Arrowhawk Records and yk Records. Today, we collectively unveil the official video for “Vitamin D” – directed by the illustrious Joshua Shoemaker. Set at a contemplative pace, Shoemaker and Crofton have crafted a video that nods to the slow…

👼 It is with an abundance of joy that yk Records announces the arrival of Matt & The Watt Gives debut, self-titled, full-length, album. Without any context, you should tap play on the nearest embed, click purchase on your favorite download platform or start streaming on your favorite streamer. All three are acceptable actions. Matt…

Chris Crofton is known for many things. He writes a regular column for the Nashville Scene called Advice King. Those articles were compiled into a book for Vanderbilt Press called The Advice King Anthology. He’s a stand-up comic and a podcaster with a long running show – Cold Brew Got Me Like (before that, Best…