Pete Yorn

Peter Joseph Yorn born July 27 1974 is an American singer songwriter and musician He first gained international recognition after his debut record Musicforthemorningafter was released to critical and commercial acclaim in 2001 He is known for playing the bulk of the instruments on his records Spin magazine in a career retrospective article dated March 26 2021 recognized Yorn as one of his generations best songwriters Yorns 10th full length album Hawaii was released on June 17 2022 His latest single Real Good Love was released on June 28 2024 Yorn was born in Pompton Plains New Jersey and raised Jewish in Montville New Jersey the son of Joan a former school teacher and real estate agent and Lawrence K Yorn a retired dentist and former Captain in the United States Army Yorn attended Montville Township High School Yorn graduated from Syracuse University in 1996 His brother Rick is a major talent manager in Hollywood and was responsible for teaching nineyearold Pete to play the drums His eldest brother Kevin Yorn is an entertainment lawyer Yorn mentions the Nova Scotiabased band Sloan as one with great influence on him even admitting after seeing them live in 1999 he was so blown away by their talent that he wondered whether it would be worth continuing to even pursue his debut album Sloan would later tour with Yorn in the US in 2002 Yorn composed the score for Me Myself Irene in 2000 His songs Strange Condition and Just Another appeared in the film