Yeast Machine - "SLEAZE"
I've been waiting for this one. Tübingen's grungy stoner rockers Yeast Machine, with their uncanny ability to steal my heart, announced at the end of last year that they were working on new music. This came mere months after I came across the band in the fall of 2023, following the release of their gorgeous EP Rise of the Yeast, and fell head over heels for the band's authentic grunge sound and heart-wrenching lyrics. With that being said, it shouldn't come as a surprise that Rise of the Yeast landed securely in the #2 spot on my Top 25 Underground Releases of 2023 list. Since then, I've been closely following the updates from Yeast Machine leading up to their new album, SLEAZE, (released on April 19, 2024), their first full length album upon signing with the awesome Tonzonen Records. First, Yeast Machine released a series of teaser videos for the first single from SLEAZE, called Rip It Off, emphasizing the "ripping off" of a literal and metaphoric
