YVETTE YOUNG MIGHT CALL IT A NEW BEGINNING, BUT HER PLAYING ON CATHARSIS IS AS BLINDING AS EVER
By Andrew Daly
FOR THOSE LEANING toward indie, a life in music presents many challenges. For Yvette Young, the Ibanez-wielding leader of Covet, perseverance became a mantra while writing her latest effort, Catharsis.
“Without getting too much into it, Catharsis is significant,” Young says. “I went through a lineup change because I felt unsafe within my project. I had to get things out and purge; it was an emotional catharsis. I spun that into a positive, and even though it was tumultuous, it was healing. Catharsis encapsulates my new beginning.”
No one would have blamed Young for folding Covet’s proverbial tent. After all, she’s released four discs under her name, so she’s capable of making a go of it on her own — but Covet holds a deeper meaning.
“I wanted to give Covet one last shot,” Young says. “I have many avenues, but Covet is an alternative outlet. It was important for me to keep this alive because Covet is mine. I’ve always written everything; nothing changes there. It’s always technically been a “solo” project, but with my new bandmates [Brandon Dove and Jessica Burdeaux], there’s a more cohesive, responsible feeling.”
With the release of Catharsis’ first single, “Firebird,” one might liken Covet to a stereotypical phoenix rising from the ashes. And while Young feels that “it’s so cool that people might get that feeling,” in reality, the meaning of “Firebird” is entirely different.
“I chose ‘Firebird’ as the single because it’s a celebration of joy,” Young says.
