Yawning Chasm

Yawning Chasm
Birth name	Aaron Coyne
Origin	County Galway[1]
Genres	Alternative folk[2]
Instrument(s)	Guitar, tenor guitar
Years active	Since 2009
Labels	Rusted Rail
Past members	Abhainn Hession,[3] Jimmy Monaghan[4]
Website	yawningchasm.bandcamp.com

Aaron Coyne, known professionally as Yawning Chasm, is an Irish alternative folk singer-songwriter from County Galway.[5][6][7][8]

Music career

Coyne was one half of the Galway electro-folk duo Mirakil Whip in the early 2000s.[9] The group, with fellow Galway musician Anne Marie Deacy, released an EP on the Rusted Rail label and performed a tour of South Korea.[10] His debut album as Yawning Chasm, A Shadow Is That Hidden, was released in 2009 by Rusted Rail. The Italian website Ondarock [it] reviewed the album positively, comparing the music to that of Red House Painters.[11] The review website Indieville.com wrote: "The Shadow That Is Hidden may be frustratingly short, but it's also consistently great, and that helps make it one of the strongest psychedelic folk releases in recent memory."[12] In 2013, the track "Peripheral Eyes" featured on the compilation Abandon Reason, which was recorded at an abandoned car park in Galway City. The Quietus wrote that the track was "breezy and light-footed."[13] He released his self-titled album later that year, with The Irish Times writing: "His cosy, wintry, self-titled new album will keep you warm during the cold months."[14] In 2019, Coyne was part of a documentary for RTÉ 2XM that focused on independent artists working in Ireland.[15]

Discography

Albums

• The Shadow Is That Hidden, Rusted Rail, 2009
• Snarl, 2012
• Yawning Chasm, 2013
• Skylights, 2016
• Songs from Blue Home, 2018
• Us and Then, 2020
• The Golden Hour, 2022[16]

References

1. "Psych and Drone in Leitrim". journalofmusic.com. Journal of Music. 23 October 2012.
2. Andrews, Kernan (7 January 2021). "Yawning Chasm - songs for tenor guitar". Galway Advertiser.
3. "Yawning Chasm on Bandcamp".
4. "Top Folk Acts Set for Passionfuit theatre". Mullingar Advertiser. 14 September 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
5. Aoife Barry (17 June 2011). "Rise of the tribes". The Irish Times.
6. "Yawning Chams on MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org.
7. Graham, Stephen (2016). Sounds of the Underground: A Cultural, Political and Aesthetic Mapping of Underground and Fringe Music. University of Michigan Press. p. 44.
8. "Talented Folk Acts at Passionfruit theatre Tonight". Westmeath Independent. 14 December 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2021.
9. Andrews, Kernan (13 November 2008). "Mirakil Whip to bring the alternate frequencies to Galway". galwayadvertiser.com. Galway Advertiser.
10. Tyaransen, Olaf (4 June 2008). "Hot Press on Tour:Lash On Demand". hotpress.com. Hot Press.
11. "Yawning Chasm". ondarock.it. 12 March 2012.
12. Tau, Michael (June 2010). "Indieville Review". indieville.com.
13. "Go West! A Rum Music Special From Ireland's Outer Reaches". thequietus.com. The Quietus. 18 April 2013.
14. Barry, Aoife (29 November 2013). "Newfound Sounds for December". irishtimes.com. The Irish Times.
15. "RTÉ to Broadcast New Series on Independent Labels". The Journal of Music. 4 April 2019.
16. McBride, Cathal. "Yawning Chasm - The Golden Hour". The Thin Air.

External links

• Yawning Chasm on Bandcamp