Album artwork for Pursuit of Momentary Happiness by Yak

Few albums in rock ‘n’ roll history have seen its creator’s obsession veer so close to self-destruction as Yak’s The Pursuit Of Momentary Happiness. For singer, guitarist and driving force Oli Burslem, making his band’s second album became about pursuing his artistic vision at the expense of all else, including his own financial security, and mental health. Who else these days invests every single penny available to them into recording, to the point where they become homeless? If you’ve ever asked yourself, “Where have all the guitar rockstars gone?” we have an answer: they are sleeping in the back of an old Citroën in a London alleyway awaiting the release of their hard-earned masterpiece.

Listening to The Pursuit Of Momentary Happiness, you frequently feel the white-knuckle monomania of Yak’s mission. It’s one of those once-in-a-decade records, whose sheer sense of belief and commitment pulsates through every nanosecond of boundary-breaking sound – like Spiritualized’s Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space, and Tame Impala’s Innerspeaker, both of whose creators had a part to play in its genesis.

Yak

Pursuit of Momentary Happiness

Third Man Records
Album artwork for Pursuit of Momentary Happiness by Yak
CD

$18.99

Released 07/12/2019Catalog Number

TMR587CD

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Album artwork for Pursuit of Momentary Happiness by Yak
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$14.99

Released 02/08/2019Catalog Number

CD 70268 3

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Yak

Pursuit of Momentary Happiness

Third Man Records
Album artwork for Pursuit of Momentary Happiness by Yak
CD

$18.99

Released 07/12/2019Catalog Number

TMR587CD

Learn more
Album artwork for Pursuit of Momentary Happiness by Yak
CD

$14.99

Released 02/08/2019Catalog Number

CD 70268 3

Learn more

Few albums in rock ‘n’ roll history have seen its creator’s obsession veer so close to self-destruction as Yak’s The Pursuit Of Momentary Happiness. For singer, guitarist and driving force Oli Burslem, making his band’s second album became about pursuing his artistic vision at the expense of all else, including his own financial security, and mental health. Who else these days invests every single penny available to them into recording, to the point where they become homeless? If you’ve ever asked yourself, “Where have all the guitar rockstars gone?” we have an answer: they are sleeping in the back of an old Citroën in a London alleyway awaiting the release of their hard-earned masterpiece.

Listening to The Pursuit Of Momentary Happiness, you frequently feel the white-knuckle monomania of Yak’s mission. It’s one of those once-in-a-decade records, whose sheer sense of belief and commitment pulsates through every nanosecond of boundary-breaking sound – like Spiritualized’s Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space, and Tame Impala’s Innerspeaker, both of whose creators had a part to play in its genesis.