'I feel like everyone's focused inward to the greater circle, concentric to the core of highest standards that define YES. 'We truly get along as people,' says Jon Davison. 'That belief that Thomas had in us really meant a lot,' he says. 'When we delivered everything, and they were just getting the vinyl and everything into production for manufacturing, we were still very much in that creative zone,' explains Steve Howe. It was like throwing gasoline on their creative fire. YES received unconditional support from InsideOut boss Thomas Waber, who encouraged them to keep going in the studio, months before 'The Quest' would even be released. This album is demonstrative of us growing and building again.' For YES, that 'next thing' is a collection of high-energy, intricate, lush and layered new studio songs for an album which adds to the band's much-heralded legacy, while charting a path to exciting future times ahead.Īs they were wrapping up 'The Quest', YES found themselves with song sketches, structures, and ideas that were demanding attention. In later years, YES often got going but then didn't do the next thing. As YES did in the '70s from one album to another, we're growing and moving forward. 'We kept the continuity in the approach we established on 'The Quest', but we haven't repeated ourselves. 'This is a very important album for the band,' says Steve Howe, YES's longest-serving member, master guitarist, and producer of 'Mirror To The Sky'. The Blu-ray editions include the album as Dolby Atmos, 5.1 Surround Sound, instrumental versions and hi-res stereo mixes.

* Limited deluxe electric blue 2LP+2CD+Blu-ray artbook with poster 'Mirror To The Sky' will be available on several formats, all featuring artwork by longtime YES artist and collaborator Roger Dean: Hope you enjoy it as much as we did creating it.' It's very exciting to know YES are maintaining that edge and energy we all know and love. Billy composed complex and compelling musical themes which I helped to arrange, and we both composed vocals and lyrics, each of us singing our respective parts, making for a rich vocal tapestry.'īilly Sherwood adds: 'The initial idea came from a musical sketch I'd created using the idea of our 'connectivity' in regards to communications in the modern age. This section emotionally builds and crescendos into a glorious lead way for the vocals to begin telling their story. Steve added a beautifully poignant instrumental steel part which starts the journey. It's entitled 'All Connected' and it's a longer piece, clocking in at a challenging nine minutes. Jon Davison comments: 'I, along with my YES bandmates are excited to announce that the second single from our new album, 'Mirror To The Sky', is out now. The official music video for the LP's second single, 'All Connected', can be seen below. Progressive rock legends YES, who are Steve Howe, Geoff Downes, Jon Davison, Billy Sherwood and Jay Schellen, will release their new studio album, 'Mirror To The Sky', on May 19 via InsideOut Music/ Sony Music.

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