Century Gothic

About Yew Haiku

​​Yew Haiku is the songwriting project of Fuschia Smith. Equal parts Hot Topic Goth Shaman and Sonic Top Ramen, Smith blurs lines stylistically. Formed in isolation, the project spawned the 2021 single Psy and Cygnet with assistance from LANND's own Brian Squillace. In 2023’s release, Century Gothic, Smith acts as producer presenting a pastiche of synth, guitar solos, and stoic lyrical themes. What remains is a sense of something arcane yet experimental. As much an homage to Judy Garland as Kraftwerk, she reimagines lost kittens, star lore, and failed romance with this synthy Victorian mourning ritual. The first single, Peach Nietzsche, was inspired by the Heart Sutra, a Zen chant that is meant to take us back to “beginner's mind”, a concept that places mental space as a precious zero point that can allow us to accept the saccharine and the sour.