Yurt Party Shares new single, Pocket Weasel

Ōtautahi/Christchurch’s Yurt Party are back with their latest single Pocket Weasel, set for release TODAY, October 10, 2025.

The tune was written by violinist Lorenz Weston-Salzer, after a chance encounter with acclaimed artist Marlon Williams, who offered this advice on writing: “Pick a couple of notes and pretend like you’re trying to remember a song you used to know but forgot.” Out of that simple spark came Pocket Weasel – a tune that scurries, scrambles, and stomps like a caffeinated critter loose in a café.

“It’s basically about a weasel that’s had way too much espresso and hitched a ride in someone’s pocket,” laughs Lorenz. Tom Harris adds: “It’s frantic, it’s playful – somewhere between Eastern European stomp and a touch of Irish jig.”

While not written with a particular tradition in mind, the track carries the bar-stomper energy that Yurt Party are known for: a fast instrumental with plenty of room for the band’s trademark mayhem.

Recorded and produced by bassist Josh Logan, and mastered by Kog’s Chris Chetland, Pocket Weasel will also feature on the band’s much-anticipated second album, out 24 October 2025.

About the band
Yurt Party make street party music: Balkan‑sparked lines, Latin lift, dub weight, and plenty of room for mischief. Expect Romani‑tinged violin, tropically tilted grooves, and rhythm‑section drive. It’s dance music played live, sweaty, human, fun.