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Yung Skayda and Karm The Tool of WHOKILLEDXIX always follow their intuition. The Los Angeles-based duo speak of their own music with the jittery enthusiasm of a kid discovering their new favorite band. Each song they release is adventurous and electrifying, pulling on the most idiosyncratic threads of hard-nosed punk, bruising rap, shredded rock sounds, and dizzy electronic music. But thinking about genre is never really part of the question—they can find something compelling in more or less any sound. On their new album, PULLBACK, the duo show they can interpolate ideas from everywhere and make it sound unlike anything else. Growing up in central Connecticut, Skayda and Karm never had any set of rules for what they make together—preferring to indulge in whatever sound strikes them in a moment. But lyrically, they’ve always held fast to a core value. “This music is about fucking fighting your inner demons,” says Skayda. They’ve created a home for outsiders and weirdos, for all those who love MCs who scream and punk rockers who rap. “After years and years of feeling like I don’t fit in anywhere, we’re now making the rules,” Karm says. “You like rage music? You like rave music? You like pop-punk music? Hop in.” WHOKILLEDXIX will let anyone on board, but they’re not altering their route for anyone. They’re ready to go anywhere—and everywhere.