Aaron Coyne, known professionally as Yawning Chasm, is an Irish
alternative folk
Indie folk (also called alternative folk) is an alternative genre of music that arose in the 1990s among musicians from indie rock scenes influenced by folk music.
Characteristics
The staff of ''Paste Magazine'' said in 2020: "No music genre ...
singer-songwriter from
County Galway
County Galway ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Northern and Western Region, taking up the south of the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht. The county population was 276,451 at the 20 ...
.
Music career
Coyne was one half of the Galway electro-folk duo Mirakil Whip in the early 2000s. The group, with fellow Galway musician Anne Marie Deacy, released an EP on the Rusted Rail label and performed a tour of
South Korea
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. His debut album as Yawning Chasm, ''A Shadow Is That Hidden'', was released in 2009 by Rusted Rail. The Italian website
Ondarock
''Ondarock'' is an Italian online magazine focused on music journalism, founded by Claudio Fabretti in February 2001. It won the 2013 Targa Mei Musicletter award for "Best Website". The magazine is regarded as one of the most authoritative music ...
reviewed the album positively, comparing the music to that of
Red House Painters
Red House Painters were an American rock band formed in Atlanta, Georgia in 1988, before relocating to San Francisco, California in 1989. Originally formed by singer-songwriter Mark Kozelek and drummer Anthony Koutsos, the pair were soon joine ...
. The review website Indieville.com wrote: "''The Shadow That Is Hidden'' may be frustratingly short, but it's also consistently great, and that helps make it one of the strongest psychedelic folk releases in recent memory."
In 2013, the track "Peripheral Eyes" featured on the compilation ''Abandon Reason'', which was recorded at an abandoned car park in
Galway City
Galway ( ; , ) is a City status in Ireland, city in (and the county town of) County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Corrib and Galway Bay. It is the most populous settlement in the province of Connacht, the List of settleme ...
. ''
The Quietus
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Content
''The Quietu ...
'' wrote that the track was "breezy and light-footed." He released his self-titled album later that year, with ''
The Irish Times
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'' writing: "His cosy, wintry, self-titled new album will keep you warm during the cold months." In 2019, Coyne was part of a documentary for
RTÉ 2XM
RTÉ 2XM (stylised as "RTE 2>digital radio service of the Rusted Rail, 2009
*''Snarl'', 2012
*''Yawning Chasm'', 2013
*''Skylights'', 2016
*''Songs from Blue Home'', 2018
*''Us and Then'', 2020
*''The Golden Hour'', 2022