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Crucial Listening #119: Yara Asmar

Heart wrung like a towel, Skullcandy bass, the magic of music boxes. The Beirut-based multi-instrumentalist, video artist and puppeteer discusses three important albums.

Photo by Myriam Boulos

Heart wrung like a towel, Skullcandy bass, the magic of music boxes. The Beirut-based multi-instrumentalist, video artist and puppeteer discusses three important albums.

Yara's picks:

Aphex Twin – Drukqs
Colleen – Et Les Boîtes À Musique
Daniel Johnston – Hi, How Are You

Yara's debut album, Home Recordings 2018 - 2021, is out now via Hive Mind Records – check it out here. She's on Instagram – @microwave.blues.

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