“Mike Scheidt, the vocalist/guitarist for the excellent Eugene, Ore. doom metal trio YOB, is releasing a quieter solo album on June 12 via Thrill Jockey. Stay Awake, recorded by Tad Doyle in Seattle, mixes acoustic guitars, Eastern philosophies, a Townes Van Zandt-on-Jeremy Enigk sound, and YOB-like structural repetitions into a record that could've come from a 90s grunge hero taking it down a few ”
