Yoke Lore | |
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Birth name | Adrian Galvin |
Born | 27 December 1989 |
Origin | Katonah, New York |
Genres | Indie rock, indie folk |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist. composer |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, banjo, percussion |
Years active | 2012–present |
Labels | B3Sci Records, ILA, Big Indie, Yell House Records |
Website | www |
Adrian Galvin, better known by his moniker Yoke Lore, is an American multi-instrumentalist, dancer, and visual artist from New York, United States. [1] Before going solo Galvin was a member of Walk the Moon and Yellerkin. [2]
Galvin is from Katonah, New York, and both his parents were creative professionals who encouraged him to explore the arts. [3] His brother is actor and singer Noah Galvin. His mother is Jewish and his father was Catholic. [4] Galvin's father died in November 2023, after a long battle with illness. [5] [6] Galvin attended Kenyon College where he began writing songs and playing drums for the band Walk the Moon. [7] He split with the band to form a short-lived project called Yellerkin in 2013. [3] Galvin lived in a monastery in India for a time after college. [2] Yellerkin, which was based in Brooklyn, was co-founded with producer Luca Buccellati. [8] [9]
He released his first EP as Yoke Lore in 2016, and soon after performed at SXSW and toured internationally. [10] Galvin is also a dancer and founded a dance group called Boomerang in 2016. [3]
In late 2017, he released a video for the song "Beige". [11] Late in 2019, he released the single "Dead Ringer". [12] Early in 2020, he collaborated with Jax Anderson on the single "Sensitive Heart". [13]
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