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<div>Los Angeles quintet <strong><span class="m_-2936346461368047226gmail-il">Young</span> <span class="m_-2936346461368047226gmail-il">Hunting</span></strong>&#8216;s sound is formed around gentle, lush dream pop interspersed with stark, desolate gothic folk. Primary songwriters <strong>Hari Rex</strong> and <strong>Ilya Mxx</strong> first met in 2007, quickly bonding over a shared appreciation for <strong>Nick Cave</strong>, <strong>Jason Molina</strong>, <strong>Can</strong>, and the classic California pop of the 60s and 70s.</div>
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<div>The initial collaboration led to the &#8220;Into Yr Mind/Sonata&#8221; seven-inch record, distributed by K Records and released in 2010. Their debut album, <em>Hazel</em> (Gold Robot Records, 2013), was recorded in various locations around Southern California, including a former ranger&#8217;s station in the Angeles National Forest, Grandma&#8217;s Dojo studio in LA&#8217;s Koreatown, a rented one-bedroom desert house outside of Joshua Tree, and living rooms, garages, and guest houses across Echo Park.</div>
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<div>Over the last few years, members of the band toured with other artists including <strong>The Pharcyde</strong> and soul legend <strong>Syl Johnson</strong>. Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, Hari and Ilya wrote new songs, which were sporadically recorded with <strong>Patrick Taylor</strong> (bass) and <strong>Miles Senzaki</strong> (drums) and mixed at Grandma’s Dojo in Koreatown. The result is <em>True Believers</em>, a psych-soul dream for the lovelorn. The record deals extensively with loss of future and loss of past, encountering the void on intimate terms—watching a familiar life evaporate from your hands, merging the self and the shadow-self.</div>
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<div>(Photo Credit: Zack Rockwood)</div>


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