Yeo at Transit Bar

By Benjamen Judd

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It’s always a pleasure to see the hard work of talented artists paying off and one such honey-badger is the very skilled, Yeo, who has confirmed a night at the Transit Bar on Saturday, 5 July.

After taking many a twist and turn, Yeo’s musical evolution has seen him tackle countless genres, backed by a bulletproof and ever-changing live act. Fresh pop sensibility is a high priority on this artist’s agenda, and has been since his debut in 2006.

In October last year the enigmatic Melbourne-based musician presented yet another incarnation of his career-defining musical evolution in the form of a lo-fi, proto-R&B jam called Girl. While the single may have caught some familiar with his past works by surprise, Girl was met with instantaneous approval from countless blogs the world over as well as drawing praise across-the-board among the taste-making jocks at triple j.

By year’s end, Girl had amassed 100k streams on Soundcloud and Youtube and earned a place on multiple ‘Best of 2013’ lists including TheRipe.tv, Me And All My Friends, Tonedeaf and Canada’s Hilly Dilly.

Having spent the summer touring alongside Ngairre, Fractures and most recently Glass Animals (UK), Yeo reveals the second offering from his forthcoming debut EP, the infectious Kobe. Produced by Yeo and mixed by Phil Threlfall, Kobe captures much of the aesthetic of the Girl, wrapped into an intellectual pop song with significant ear-worming capabilities.

The release of Kobe foreshadows Yeo’s maiden international tour dates courtesy of an invitation to showcase at Canadian Music Week 2014.

Yeo will perform at Transit Bar on Saturday, July 5.