Articles by Matt Yuyitung

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  mxmtoon

  the masquerade

  PUBLISHED Sep 17, 2019

  In many ways, mxmtoon, the project of an Oakland singer/songwriter known mononymously as Maia, is quintessentially teenage. The ukulele-tot...

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  Khruangbin

  Hasta El Cielo

  PUBLISHED Jul 11, 2019

  You need more than one hand to count the number of genres that have been ascribed to Khruangbin: funk, psychedelic, dub, world, jazz and so...

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  Titus Andronicus

  An Obelisk

  PUBLISHED Jun 18, 2019

  The latest from Titus Andronicus is less of a bold statement from a band very used to making bold statements. This is a band whose catalogu...

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  The Head and the Heart

  Living Mirage

  PUBLISHED May 15, 2019

  If there's one thing that's carried the Head and the Heart through their last three records, it's their earnestness. The Seattle folk-rock...

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  King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard

  Fishing For Fishies

  PUBLISHED Apr 24, 2019

  King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard make records that can be described like Friends episodes: "The One With Microtonal Instruments"; "The One...

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  Cage the Elephant

  Social Cues

  PUBLISHED Apr 22, 2019

  Cage the Elephant are the type of band to headline a free show to open this year's Stanley Cup playoffs. The Kentucky alt rock group bring...

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  Yes We Mystic

  Ten Seated Figures

  PUBLISHED Apr 18, 2019

  Yes We Mystic's brand of art-pop is a constant balancing act. Sonically adventurous, yet accessible, exuberant yet intimate. Occupying a ki...

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  Ty Segall & Freedom Band

  Deforming Lobes

  PUBLISHED Mar 27, 2019

  If there's one thing you can count on with a record Steve Albini worked on, it's an unashamedly authentic look at the artist in question. T...