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Talisman

by YUS

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Ryan Boos
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Ryan Boos The wonderful moments flutter endlessly. Great Album! Favorite track: The Way.
brett rosenberg
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brett rosenberg Amazing beats and some heartfelt melodies make for one of my favorite records of the year. Favorite track: Zzz.
babelgrim
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babelgrim Ace Lo(ish)-Fi electronica with a heart of gold :) Favorite track: Nowadays.
Only Magic Left is Art
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Only Magic Left is Art In 1999, I remember listening to Moby's track "Porcelain", getting chills and thinking to myself that I wish all of his music sounded this good. 15 Years later a talented musician named YUS must have been thinking the same thing. Except he did something about it. His track "Nowadays" is the quintessential Electronica dream pop track that Moby never perfected. While Moby peaked with that track, Yus has debuted with a track far superior than anything in Moby's body of work. Favorite track: Nowadays.
Jamie Feola
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Jamie Feola so, so good. could listen to the whole album on repeat for days Favorite track: Nowadays.
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1.
Superbeats 03:53
It's starting up, making ground and closing up The beat is rough, kept apart yet close enough Don't worry much, if it feels strange when you touch my heart, and my heart, and my heart my heart, and my heart, and my heart my heart, and my heart, and my heart my heart, and my heart, and my heart my heart, and my heart, and my heart my heart, and my heart, and my heart my heart, and my heart, and my heart my heart, and my heart, and my heart
2.
Nowadays 04:39
How can you know what you want for sure? I study you, study to, keep you close. But, nowadays, I don't keep my hopes as high, nowadays, as I used to. Nowadays, I don't look too far into. Nowadays, I just want you.
3.
20 Million 03:52
Hey you, You don't seem as loud As the rest of the crowd Don't you Find it kinda lame That I don't know your name yet? And most of the words are just floating around, But the feeling is such that I must make a sound And all the time I spend with you It all goes, goes, goes to waste now And whenever I'm with you I just want a taste of And all the time I spend with you It all goes, goes, goes to waste now And whenever I'm with you I just want a taste of Pouring out my soul again, The sound of twenty million men The way that I believe in makes Me bound to do the same mistakes
4.
Time Alone 03:40
Going Going Going Going Keeps on Going Keep on Going Keeps on Going Keep on Going Keeps on All this time alone is spent weighing All my choices All this time alone is spent weighing All my choices But lately I, I can't see how, Had I kept it up, I would be now Said lately I, I can't see how, Had I kept it up, I would be now Said lately I, I can't see how, Had I kept it up, I would be now Said lately I, I can't see how, Had I kept it up, I would be now Going Going Going
5.
What do you have to say? Why do you have to say What you have to say? What, what, what What do you have to say? Why do you have to say What you have to say? What, what, (what) What you wanted, (What do you have to say?) Do you still want it? (Why do you have to say) What you wanted, (What you have to say?) Do you still want it? (What, what, what) And what you want Is just what you won't And what you want Is just what you won't What you wanted, (What do you have to say?) Do you still want it? (Why do you have to say) What you wanted, (What you have to say?) Do you still want it? And what you want Is just what you won't And what you want Is just what you won't And what you want Is just what you won't And what you want Is just what you (won't) It's just what you won't
6.
The Way 01:53
I don't have much to say About why I spend my day The way that I spend my day The way that I spend my day It's just what I'm doing What I'm doing It's just what I'm doing What I'm doing It's just what I'm doing What I'm doing It's just what I'm doing What I'm doing
7.
Ends Meet 02:06
Call me your majesty.
8.
Zzz 04:10
I can sing my I can sing my I can sing my I can sing my To way (I can sing my) To way (I can sing my) To way (I can sing my) To way (I can sing my) A place that (I can sing my To way) A place that (I can sing my To way) A place that (I can sing my To way) A place that (I can sing my To way) I belong, I belong (I can sing my To way A place that) I belong, I belong (I can sing my To way A place that) I belong, I belong (I can sing my To way A place that) I belong, I belong (I can sing my To way A place that) That I belong, I belong (I can sing my To way A place that) I belong, I belong (I can sing my To way A place that) I belong, I belong (I can sing my To way A place that) I belong, I belong I (I can sing my To way A place that) I can sing my I can sing my I can sing my I can sing my To way (I can sing my) To way (I can sing my) To way (I can sing my) To way (I can sing my) A place that (I can sing my To way) A place that (I can sing my To way) A place that (I can sing my To way) A place that (I can sing my To way) I belong, I belong (I can sing my To way A place that) I belong, I belong (I can sing my To way A place that) I belong, I belong (I can sing my To way A place that) I belong, I belong (I can sing my To way A place that) That I belong, I belong (I can sing my To way A place that) I belong, I belong (I can sing my To way A place that) I belong, I belong (I can sing my To way A place that) I belong, I belong (I can sing my To way A place that) I belong, I belong I belong, I belong I belong, I belong I belong, I belong That I belong, I belong I belong, I belong I belong, I belong I belong, I belong I
9.
Movenpick 06:51
Truth be told I only hold in Greater hoping for Good and honest Future promise Often needing more But lest you know Just what it's for You best not risk your soul Your soul Your soul Your soul Your soul Look in me, Those are the things I see Your need for simplicity The man that I want to be The world that I want for we The one for me The one for me The one for me Are you the one for me? The one for me The one for me The one for me Are you the one to bring another set of colors to my palette? The one to clear up all the bad ideas that I had thought up? The one that I can spend today with without thinking of tomorrow? Without thinking of tomorrow Without thinking about anything at all At all At all At all At all At all At all 'Bout anything at all At all At all At all At all At all At all 'Bout anything at all As of now I do not know, It's just a feeling it could very well be so
10.
Now 05:16
It used to be a mystery, It used to be a secret It used to be a mystery, It used to be a secret It used to be a mystery, It used to be a secret It used to be a mystery But Now I know, Now I know Now I know, Now I know It used to be a part of me, And I had doubts about it It used to be a part of me, And I had doubts about it It used to be a part of me, And I had doubts about it It used to be a part of me But Now I'm sure, Now I'm sure Now I'm sure, Now I'm sure I don't need you To help me out I don't need you To help me out Anymore Anymore Anymore Anymore

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Talisman is the new album from YUS, the sound of Phoenix-based artist Youceff Yunque Kabal out on Manneken Records. It was created between Winter 2010/2011 and Spring 2014 at home in Phoenix, Arizona, and mastered by Dietrich Schoenemann in New York. It features previous singles "Nowadays" and "20 Million", and showcases Kabal's disparate songwriting and production style.

Official Music Video for "20 Million"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_B2P3e6cQg

Official Music Video for "The Way"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3DomrflI2g

Official Music Video for "Zzz"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTten3OG0oI

Reviews:
www.yabyumwest.com/2014/08/yus-talisman.html
www.collective-zine.co.uk/reviews/?id=9739
www.quietlunch.com/yus-talisman-ep/

Year end list 2014
2686: records1001.wordpress.com/2015/01/30/best-records-2014/
top 10 best album covers: www.yabyumwest.com/2015/01/top-10-album-covers-2014.html
10 Best Music Videos from Phoenix Musicians in 2014: www.phoenixnewtimes.com/music/10-best-music-videos-from-phoenix-musicians-in-2014-6604217

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released June 23, 2014

Composed, written, performed, recorded, produced, mixed, and designed by Youceff Yunque Kabal at home in Phoenix, AZ.

Additional production from Isaac Avitia on "20 Million".

Mastered by Dietrich Schoenemann at Complete USA.

Special thanks to Anne Healey Furlong.

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YUS™ is the sound of American artist Youceff Yunque Kabal. Drawing from an eclectic set of influences, YUS creates emotive soundscapes that strike listeners with their depth and impactful lyrics.

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