In Your Ear: Brooklyn’s Wild Yaks

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Just when I’d begun to think New York had lost its soul in music, I was turned onto the Wild Yaks. And thank god. Who knows what this band is doing in Brooklyn, but one thing is for certain: they’re leaving an impression. The Wild Yaks have got energy-infused anthem-esque songs that fondly remind me of Florida’s Against Me! and their proteges, Fake Problems and sexy squealing brass parts that take me back to the days of Morphine. (more…)