Yes Yes A Thousand Times Yes Reveal Sophomore Album “Supertinyinfinitedans”

Yes Yes A Thousand Times Yes, or YY1KXY for the impatient, has certainly weathered the storm in the 7 years since releasing their debut album through Broken World Media. From multiple lineup changes, gear setbacks and financial struggles, to vocalist and songwriter Dan Hagendorf‘s health crises exacerbated by America’s failing healthcare system, the band has faced a barrage of challenges. And if that wasn’t enough, the pandemic threw another wrench in the works, delaying the release of Supertinyinfinitedans by a whopping four years.

With that context, you might expect that the album is a product of its circumstances, full of the same frustration, despair, and anticapitalist rage that must have encapsulated its creation. And while those elements are certainly present, YY1KXY taps into something much deeper, something counterintuitive: hope. In spite of all evidence to the contrary, YY1KXY wants you to know that optimism is not only possible, but the ultimate act of rebellion against a system designed to make you give up before you even start.

With Supertinyinfinitedans, the band provides an unexpected but much-needed voice of encouragement, perhaps even joy. Yes Yes A Thousand Times Yes is stretching the emo label to its limit, shattering expectations, and challenging the core assumptions of a genre that more often gets off on commoditizing its sadness. Supertinyinfinitedans is a document. Better yet, it’s a time capsule. Most of Yes Yes a Thousand Times Yes‘ sophomore album has existed, in some form or another, since 2014. In that way, it’s almost a time machine, a look back into Hagendorf’s life and mindset nearly a decade ago.