# Yoke Lore
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{{short description|American musician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| birth_name = Adrian Galvin
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1989|12|27}}
| origin = [Katonah, New York](/source/Katonah%2C_New_York)
| genre = [Indie rock](/source/Indie_rock), [indie folk](/source/indie_folk)
| occupation = Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist. composer
| instrument = Vocals, [banjo](/source/banjo), percussion
| years_active = 2012–present
| label = B3Sci Records, ILA, Big Indie, Yell House Records
| website = {{URL|www.yokelore.com}}
}}
'''Adrian Galvin,''' better known by his moniker '''Yoke Lore''', is an American multi-instrumentalist, dancer, and visual artist from New York, United States.[{{Cite web|date=January 3, 2018|title=Yoke Lore isn't afraid of becoming a popstar|url=https://ontheaside.com/music/yoke-lore-isnt-afraid-of-becoming-a-popstar/|access-date=March 20, 2020|website=A.Side|language=en-US}}] Before going solo Galvin was a member of [Walk the Moon](/source/Walk_the_Moon) and Yellerkin.[{{Cite web|title=Prepare to Find Religion With Yoke Lore at Baby's All Right {{!}} The Village Voice|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2017/07/06/find-religion-with-yoke-lore-at-babys-all-right-in-brooklyn/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706201606/https://www.villagevoice.com/2017/07/06/find-religion-with-yoke-lore-at-babys-all-right-in-brooklyn/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 6, 2017|access-date=March 20, 2020|website=www.villagevoice.com|date=July 6, 2017}}]
== Early life ==
Galvin is from [Katonah, New York](/source/Katonah%2C_New_York), and both his parents were creative professionals who encouraged him to explore the arts.[[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/yoke-lore-mn0003540885/biography Yoke Lore] at [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic)] His brother is actor and singer [Noah Galvin](/source/Noah_Galvin). His mother is Jewish and his father was Catholic.[{{Cite web|url=https://forward.com/culture/469137/yoke-lore-adrian-galvin-musician-banjo-player/|title=Musician Yoke Lore thrives as a pandemic hermit. Here's what he's gotten done}}] Galvin's father died in November 2023, after a long battle with illness.[{{Cite Instagram |user=YOKE LORE |postid=C0uS9ROPOt8 |date=11 December 2023 |title="Right after thanksgiving my father passed away..." |access-date=27 June 2024}}][{{Cite Instagram |user=Noah Galvin |postid=C0uYy5pvL4E |date=11 December 2023 |title="My dad Austin Galvin passed away a couple weeks ago. He was little and generous and mighty and loud and filled with more love than anyone I’ve ever met. I miss him a lot." |access-date=27 June 2024}}] Galvin attended Kenyon College where he began writing songs and playing drums for the band [Walk the Moon](/source/Walk_the_Moon).[{{Cite web|title=Cleared for Liftoff – Kenyon Alumni Magazine|url=https://bulletin.kenyon.edu/feature/cleared-for-liftoff/|access-date=April 14, 2020|website=bulletin.kenyon.edu}}] He split with the band to form a short-lived project called Yellerkin in 2013.[ Galvin lived in a monastery in India for a time after college.][ Yellerkin, which was based in Brooklyn, was co-founded with producer Luca Buccellati.][{{Cite web|title=Song of the Day: Yellerkin – Tools|url=https://www.kexp.org/read/2015/01/19/song-of-the-day-yellerkin-tools/|access-date=April 14, 2020|website=www.kexp.org}}][{{Cite web|date=September 2, 2014|title=Yellerkin – "Tools" (|url=https://www.stereogum.com/1706569/yellerkin-tools-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/|access-date=April 14, 2020|website=Stereogum}}]
== Yoke Lore ==
He released his first EP as Yoke Lore in 2016, and soon after performed at [SXSW](/source/SXSW) and toured internationally.[[https://atwoodmagazine.com/yoke-lore-2017-interview/ Fighting the Happy War: Catching Up with Yoke Lore]. ''Atwood Magazine'', June 13, 2017.] Galvin is also a dancer and founded a dance group called Boomerang in 2016.[
In late 2017, he released a video for the song "Beige".][[https://nylon.com/articles/yoke-lore-beige-video Yoke Lore Pushes Against The Pop Machine In “Beige” Video]. ''[Nylon](/source/Nylon_(magazine))'', December 4, 2017.] Late in 2019, he released the single "Dead Ringer".[[https://ew.com/music/2019/11/08/yoke-lore-dead-ringer-in-the-basement/ Yoke Lore performs 'Dead Ringer' for EW's In The Basement]. ''[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)'', November 8, 2019.] Early in 2020, he collaborated with [Jax Anderson](/source/Jax_Anderson) on the single "Sensitive Heart".[[https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/yoke-lore-jax-anderson-sensitive-heart-8550967/ Yoke Lore and Jax Anderson Are Just a Couple of 'Sensitive Hearts' on Sweet New Track: Exclusive]. ''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'', February 14, 2020.]
== Discography ==
=== LPs ===
* Toward a Never Ending New Beginning (Yell House Records, September 22, 2023)
=== EPs ===
* Far Shore (B3SCI Records, May 6, 2016)
* Goodpain (ILA / Yell House Records, June 16, 2017)
* Yoke Lore on Audiotree Live- EP ([Audiotree](/source/Audiotree) Music, August 28, 2017)
* Goodpain Remix EP (Big Indie / Yell House Records, January 12, 2018)
* Absolutes (Big Indie / Yell House Records, July 27, 2018)
* Meditations (Yell House Records, 2019)
=== Singles ===
*"Goodpain / Truly Madly Deeply – Recorded at Spotify Studios NYC" (October 11, 2017)
*"Last Christmas – Recorded at Spotify Studios NYC" (November 29, 2017)
*"Everybody Wants to Be Loved" with [NVDES](/source/NVDES) (August 30, 2019)
*"Chin Up / Safe and Sound (Mahogany Sessions)" (September 12, 2019
*"Dead Ringer" (September 27, 2019)
*"Bravado / Body Parts" (November 8, 2019)
*"Sensitive Heart" with [Jax Anderson](/source/Jax_Anderson) (February 14, 2020)
*"Fade Away" (August 7, 2020)
*"Shock Flesh" (May 13, 2022)
*”Winona” (May 11, 2023)
*”The Score” (August 16, 2024)
*”Hyperventilate” (August 6, 2025)
*"Just like Idiots" with [Superjava](/source/Superjava) (Mars 27, 2025)
=== Remixes ===
* "Stoned" (Yoke Lore Remix) by Blondage (2017)
* "Lovesick." (Yoke Lore Remix) by Finlay (2019)
* "All the Same" (Yoke Lore Remix) by Future Generations (2019)
=== Appearances===
* "Stringsnoise" on the album ''Good Death'' by Samuel Proffitt (November 30, 2018)
* "Wanted a Name" on the album ''Vacation'' by [Frenship](/source/Frenship) (January 16, 2019)
=== Compositions for film ===
* [Pink Skies Ahead](/source/Pink_Skies_Ahead) (2019)
== References ==
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Category:21st-century American male singers
Category:American pop musicians
Category:People from Katonah, New York
Category:Musicians from New York (state)
Category:Living people
Category:1989 births
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