Today we’d like to introduce you to Dustin Yoes.
Hi Dustin , so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
Forged from the ashes of acclaimed post-hardcore outfit Eclipses for Eyes, this dynamic new project brings together two veteran musicians who have spent over a decade honing their craft on stages across the country. With their combined 10+ years of performance experience, they bring a refined musical maturity and commanding stage presence that can only come from countless hours spent connecting with live audiences.
Fiercely independent, the band has maintained complete creative control over their artistic vision, handling everything from songwriting to production. This DIY ethos shines through in their debut full-length album ‘Beestly’, a self-produced effort that showcases their musical prowess and production capabilities. Currently, they’re channeling their decade of experience into their highly anticipated second album ‘No More Mr. Night Sky’ OUT NOW, pushing their sound into unexplored territory while staying true to their roots.
The former Eclipses for Eyes members bring their signature intensity and technical prowess to this fresh collaboration, while pushing into bold new sonic territory. Their years of touring and performing have given them an innate understanding of what moves a crowd, allowing them to craft songs that resonate both in intimate venues and larger festival settings.
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
Writing music long distance has become second nature for a lot of artists now — voice memos, shared session files, and quick video calls stand in for being in the same room, and there’s a strange magic in that gap. Ideas get sent across time zones, someone adds a verse or reworks a bridge, and the song grows in pieces rather than all at once. It changes the creative process: less spontaneous back-and-forth, more intentional listening and patience, but it also means collaborators aren’t limited by geography. Navigating the release side brings its own challenges — timing drops, coordinating with labels or distributors, building anticipation across social platforms, and making sure the final mix and rollout actually reflect the story the song was written to tell. Both pieces, the writing and the releasing, require a mix of trust in the process and flexibility, since the distance that shapes the music often ends up shaping how it reaches people too.
Thanks for sharing that. So, maybe next you can tell us a bit more about your work?
Being a duo rock band means doing more with less — every riff, drumbeat, and vocal line has to pull double duty since there’s no wall of extra musicians to fill the space. Writing and recording all your own music as two people forces a tighter creative bond: no outside voices to defer to, no diluted vision, just two people hashing out every decision together, which makes the sound distinctly yours. Live, that stripped-down setup becomes its own kind of statement — loop pedals, synced backing tracks, or just raw two-piece chemistry standing in for a full band’s wall of sound. It’s demanding, since there’s nowhere to hide and no one to cover a mistake, but that scarcity is often what gives duo acts their edge: a rawness and intensity that comes from two people putting everything they have into filling a room built for five.
Can you talk to us a bit about happiness and what makes you happy?
PARTY GRUNGE
Party grunge takes the raw, distorted energy of traditional grunge but infuses it with an unexpectedly upbeat, dance-worthy twist. While maintaining the heavy guitar tones, fuzzy bass lines, and intense dynamics characteristic of grunge, party grunge deliberately incorporates more uplifting chord progressions and infectious rhythms that make it impossible to maintain the traditional grunge scowl.
Think Nirvana meets Andrew W.K. – drop-tuned guitars and angsty vocals collide with four-on-the-floor beats and occasional synthesizer flourishes. The lyrics often maintain grunge’s cynical social commentary but deliver it through the lens of celebration rather than despair – almost as if Kurt Cobain decided to throw a house party instead of writing about teenage angst.
Contact Info:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewhyldband/
- Other: https://linktr.ee/thewhyldband
