Destroyer, Califone, Okkervil On Yeti 4 Comp.

YETI magazine is back with another enormous heap of literary and musical goodness. YETI 4 has 244 pages full of pieces like an archival interview with the late science fiction author/MacArthur “genius” grant recipient Octavia Butler, an Okkervil River tour diary written by Will Sheff, and a guide from Pitchforker/Matmos-ian Drew Daniel entitled “How to Sing Along to ‘Sweet Home Alabama’”. Also included are interviews with Dan Bejar (which, according to a YETI representative, was conducted by “his eight-year-old mini-me”), Todd Barry, and the Blow, in addition to plenty of fiction and full-page illustrations.

That’s not even cracking the surface of the magazine’s contents, but the real news for Pitchfork readers is the accompanying YETI 4 compilation, which is completely full (literally, as it’s almost 80 minutes long) of exclusive and unreleased tracks from the likes of Destroyer (two tunes from Ideas for Songs, a cassette-only release with an original run of 50), Califone (an alternate mix of Infinite Mixtape track (link) and Psychic TV cover “The Orchids”)…

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