Songwriter and producer YEO (pronounced YO) is no newbie to the Australian music scene, with numerous releases under his belt covering widely varied genres including funk, country and pop.
It's been plain to see for some time that the Melbourne-based artist has talent, but you'd be forgiven if you haven't heard of him until recent months.
Try to reconcile the plaintive alt-country crooner showcased on the Northcote Town Hall rooftop with the YEO you've heard on high rotation at Triple J in recent months and you might struggle. The glitchey beats and muted R&B swagger of 'Girl,' is a far cry from last year's output, and therein lies YEO's magic.
Something of a creative prodigy who began piano lessons at 7 and has diversified and refined his taste and style ever since, a musical maturity and sophistication seeps out of YEO's expansive electro ebbs and flows.
(Also well worth a listen is the infectious and euphoric house-infused pop of 'Covered In Gold', available on the snackswithyeo SoundCloud.)
A trip over to YEO's Facebook suggests these Melbourne-made sounds are reaching such far-flung destinations as Portugal and Brazil, and we predict world domination is next order of business – in 2014 and beyond!
Words by Rebecca McCann
