YHWH NAILGUN

YHWH Nailgun is a New York City-based experimental band, composed of Zack Borzone, Saguiv Rosenstock, Jack Tobias, and Sam Pickard. I first discovered them when they opened for fellow PI favorite act Xiu Xiu. Describing their sound isn’t simple, I’ve noticed some recurrent descriptors — think “visceral,” “abrasive,” “intense,” and “brutal.” My favorite description, though, comes from Crack Magazine, which called them “Animal Collective meets Death Grips via Show Me the Body, with a hint of math-rock veterans Battles” in an interview last week. Personally, I’d call it captivating and really effing awesome. I've been hooked on their recently released singles in anticipation of their debut album, 45 Pounds, out on March 21st. Until then, you can catch the band at a few SXSW showcases (including ours - mark yourself as going) or grab tickets for their upcoming North American tour. Lucky for us, the guys from YHWH Nailgun are here to tell us what they've been into.