Jon Anderson has released the very first single with a group of collaborators he located on YouTube. Listen to “Shine On” with the Band of Geeks beneath.

The new track was made by Anderson and Blue Oyster Cult’s Richie Castellano, who also serves as bass player and musical director of the Band of Geeks.

“I can’t even wrap my head around all this,” Castellano told Rolling Stone. “I used to go watch Jon in concert and scream at him. Getting to do something like this is just a dream. It’s also been an opportunity as a Yes fan to go, ‘OK, we’ve been handed the keys to the kingdom. We have Jon Anderson singing for us. How do we want this to go?'”

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They’ve been touring collectively for a couple of years, sharing classic Yes songs. True, set for release on Aug. 23 by Frontiers Records, will be the very first album of originals. Preorder the LP right here.

Anderson found Castellano’s side project in the summer time of 2018 just after they posted a cover of Yes’ 1972 epic “Close to the Edge” on their YouTube channel. The title, “Close to the Edge: A Band Geek Yes Cover with Chris Clark,” would at some point inspire the new group’s name.

Soon, Anderson was touring with Band of Geeks, which also contains keyboardists Clark and Andy Ascolese, bassist Andy Graziano, guitarist Robert Kipp. “It felt really exciting,” Anderson added. “I remember thinking, ‘I don’t believe what’s happening! Everyone is just amazing. Let’s go around the world!'”

They’ve now place the finishing touches on nine new songs. The video for “Shine On” was filmed in New Jersey ahead of the get started of their most up-to-date U.S. tour, dubbed Yes: Epics, Classics and More. “Shine On” has now been added to their typical setlist. Dates continue via September and can also be located beneath.

Jon Anderson’s Yes: Epics, Classics and More Tour
6/13 – Chicago Copernicus, IL
6/15 – St. Louis El Monstero, MO
6/18 – Greensburg Palace Theater, PA
6/20 – Hershey Hershey Theatre, PA
6/22 – Concord Capitol Center for the Arts, NH
6/25 – Boston Shubert Theatre, MA
6/27 – Ridgefield Ridgefield Playhouse, CT
7/21 – Patchogue Great South Bay Music Festival, NY
7/24 – Nashville Ryman Auditorium, TN
7/27 – Peachtree City Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheatre, GA
7/30 – Camdenton Ozarks Amphitheater, MO
8/2 – Bonner Springs Azura Amphitheater, KS
8/4 – La Vista The Astro Outdoors, NE
8/7 – Waite Park The Ledge Amphitheater, MN
8/10 – Denver Paramount, CO
8/14 – Phoenix Celebrity Theatre, AZ
8/16 – Thousand Oaks Performing Arts Center, CA
9/13 – Glenside Keswick Theatre, PA
9/15 – Glenside Keswick Theatre, PA

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