Mojave Desert’s Psychedelic Rock instrumentalists Yawning Man share the title-track from their upcoming fifth full-length “Pavement Ends,” to be released on November 14th via Heavy Psych Sounds.
Embrace the scorching daydream of new single “Pavement Ends” via the YouTube player below:
The foundational trio of guitarist Gary Arce and bassist Mario Lalli are reunited in the studio with drummer Bill Stinson for their highly anticipated fifth studio album “Pavement Ends” on Heavy Psych Sounds. This new chapter sees Arce and Lalli revisiting the exploratory spirit of their most adventurous work, charting a course through some of the band’s most profound and powerful compositions to date.
The album is a masterclass in dynamics, weaving between moments of stark, haunting beauty and immense, weighty sonics, creating a captivating landscape of tension and release. It was recorded and engineered at Gatos Trail Studio by Dan Joeright and mixed and co-produced by Mike Shear. The album cover was designed by Joshua Tree artist Diane Bennett.
Stream the latest singles “Bomba Negra” and “Burrito Power“
Yawning Man “Pavement Ends” — Out November 14th on Heavy Psych Sounds – Pre-Order
Formed in 1986 under the sun of the Coachella Valley by guitarist Gary Arce, drummer Alfredo Hernandez, bassist Mario Lalli and second guitarist Larry Lalli, Yawning Man are considered the very founders of the Desert Rock movement, which was made popular by bands such as Kyuss or Queens of The Stone Age in the early 90s.
While their contemporaries gravitated toward the Heavy riffs of Grunge, and Post-Punk, Yawning Man leaned in another direction with their unique and organic, Cinematic compositions and Psychedelic improvisations: the perfect soundtrack to encompass the spacious moonscape atmosphere of the well-documented “generator parties” of their area in the late 1980s. It was at these gatherings that they developed this distinctive style and sound by enchanting spectators with their seemingly endless free-form instrumental sessions, which echoed through the beautiful deserts, mesas, and landscapes of the Coachella Valley.
As time passed, their legend grew with notable names of the Palm Desert music scene paying homage to the group through mention and praise, notably with legendary desert band Kyuss doing their own rendition of the Yawning Man track “Catamaran” on the 1995 Elektra release “…And The Circus Leaves Town.” Festival appearances include Hellfest (FR), Azkena Fest (ES), Reverence Fest (ES), Desertfest London and Berlin, Up in Smoke (CH), Psycho Las Vegas (US), Stoned & Dusted I & II (US), Monolith on the Mesa (US), and various others. The recent documentaries on the desert’s unique music scene “Lo Sound Desert” and “Desert Age” give light on Yawning Man’s influential impact on underground Rock Music.
Tracklist:
01. Burrito Power
02. Gestapo Pop
03. Bomba Negra
04. Dust Suppression
05. Pavement Ends
06. Bad Time to be Alive
Yawning Man – “Pavement Ends Europe 2025“ Tour
18.11.25 (NL) Utrecht, dB’s
19.11.25 (NL) Eindhoven, Effenaar
20.11.25 (GER) Hannover, Faust (Mephisto)
21.11.25 (DK) Kopenhagen, Stengade
22.11.25 (GER) Oldenburg, MTS Records
23.11.25 (GER) Hamburg, Molotow
24.11.25 (GER) Berlin, Neue Zukunft
25.11.25 (PL) Warsaw, Hydrozagadka
27.11.25 (PL) Kraków, Gwarek
28.11.25 (PL) Katowice, PiAty Dom
29.11.25 (GER) Dresden, Ostpol
30.11.25 (GER) München, Backstage (Halle)
01.12.25 (GER) Nürnberg, KV im Z- Bau
02.12.25 (AT) Salzburg, Rockhouse Bar
03.12.25 (AT) Wien, Viper Room
04.12.25 (CRO) Zagreb, Vintage Industrial
05.12.25 (ITL) Mezzago (MB), Bloom
06.12.25 (CH) Oberentfelden, Böröm pöm pöm
07.12.25 (FR) Barberaz, Brin de Zinc
09.12.25 (CH) Martigny, Sunset Bar
10.12.25 (GER) Stuttgart, Goldmarks
11.12.25 (GER) Karlsruhe, Alte Hackerei
12.12.25 (GER) Rüsselsheim, Das Rind
13.12.25 (GER) Aachen, Musikbunker
14.12.25 (GER) Köln, Kantine (Yard Club)
15.12.25 (BEL) Ittre, Zik Zak
Lineup:
Gary Arce / Guitar
Mario Lalli / Bass
Bill Stinson / Drums