Coyote is the fourth studio album by Kayo Dot

Kayo Dot

Kayo Dot is an American avant-rock/experimental music group that was formed in 2003 by Toby Driver. They released their debut album Choirs of the Eye on John Zorn's Tzadik Records label that year. Tzadik's descriptive label on that album reads: "Kayo Dot powerfully integrates elements of modern...

, released April 20 on Hydra Head

Hydra Head Records

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. The album was written, according to frontman Toby Driver

Toby Driver

Toby Driver is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and artist, best known for his work as the frontman of the experimental bands maudlin of the Well and Kayo Dot....

, as a single, narrative-driven, long-form composition written with story and text provided by a close, terminally-ill friend of the band, Yuko Sueta, in the final stage of her life. Coyote was once again engineered by Randall Dunn (Sunn O)))

Sunn O)))

Sunn O))) is an American doom metal band known for its synthesis of diverse genres including drone, ambient, noise, and black metal. Supported by a varying cast of collaborators, the band has two core members: Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson .-History:Sunn O))) is named after the Sunn...

, Earth

Earth (band)

Earth is an American musical group based in Seattle, Washington, formed in 1989 and led by guitarist Dylan Carlson.Earth's music is nearly all instrumental, and can be divided into two distinct stages...

, Six Organs of Admittance

Six Organs of Admittance

Six Organs of Admittance is the primary musical project of guitarist Ben Chasny. Chasny's music is largely guitar-based and is often considered new folk, however it includes obvious influences, marked by the use of drones, chimes, and eclectic percussive elements...

, Wolves in the Throne Room

Wolves in the Throne Room

Wolves in the Throne Room is a black metal band based in Olympia, Washington.Their sound is influenced by Scandinavian black metal, doom metal, dark ambient, crust punk, and folk music...

) in Seattle, Washington, forging a new genre of "goth fusion" which combines elements of early Cure

The Cure

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, Faith and the Muse

Faith and the Muse

Faith and the Muse is an American, underground gothic/darkwave band composed of two musicians, Monica Richards and William Faith. They are well regarded in the gothic music scene as innovators and icons. Their music encompasses many genres, from folk-style songs to darker compositions. Richards is...

, and Bauhaus

Bauhaus (band)

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 with Herbie Hancock

Herbie Hancock

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's psychedelic album, Sextant

Sextant (album)

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, and Scott Walker

Scott Walker (singer)

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's recent album, The Drift

The Drift

- Personnel :* Scott Walker – Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica, Sax, Sound Treatment* Hugh Burns – Guitar* Ian Thomas – Drums* Mark Warman – Keyboards, Orchestration, Conducting, Percussion, Woodwind, Sound Treatment* Philip Sheppard – Orchestration, Conducting, Cello...

. The lyrics and story were constructed with deliberate melodrama to pay homage as well to the intended gothic vibe, expressing the protagonist's loneliness and longing to be in a better place, and her journey through her own personal looking-glass through a hallucinatory world of fear and wonder.

Track listing

1. "Calonyction Girl" – 7:59
2. "Whisper Ineffable" – 11:13
3. "Abyss Hinge 1: Sleeping Birds Sighing in Roscolux" – 3:45
4. "Abyss Hinge 2: The Shrinking Armature" – 13:40
5. "Cartogram Out of Phase" – 3:11

Personnel

• Toby Driver
  Toby Driver
  Toby Driver is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and artist, best known for his work as the frontman of the experimental bands maudlin of the Well and Kayo Dot....
  
   - bass and vocals
• Mia Matsumiya - violin and guitar
• David Bodie - drums and percussion
• Daniel Means - alto sax
• Terran Olson - tenor sax and keyboards
• Tim Byrnes
  Tim Byrnes
  Tim Byrnes is a New York City trumpeter and composer. More recently, he has added synthesizer to his repertoire. He recently started a music project called Hazel-Rah . Byrnes is also a graduate of New York University...
  
  - trumpet