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- Summary: The Canadian duo's self-titled debut album is self-described as Noh-wave opera.
- Record Label: Psychic Handshake
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
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May 3, 2012YT // ST is a record of violence and of harmony alike, both musical and otherwise. A record that explores the shifting terrain between "A Star Over Pureland" and the scorched earth of a lightning strike. A lightning strike of a record.
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May 3, 2012The record feels wholly substantial and satisfying in its own right, and even those with no prior knowledge of YT//ST's history and elaborate intentions can just enjoy it for what it is: volcanic prog-rock colored with equal parts post-punk urgency, stoner-metal heft, and psychedelic pop whimsy.
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May 3, 2012It's intentionally confounding and endlessly ambitious, but also eminently listenable.
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Sep 5, 2012Even without the big set pieces and striking visuals, these two can infuse dramatic narrative into their enlightening prog-stoner drone.
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May 3, 2012An original record blending beauty and brutality.
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May 3, 2012Regardless of the art-school pretentions offered up-front, Yamantaka // Sonic Titan deliver the goods.