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C.Y.M., the duo consisting of Chris Baio (Vampire Weekend, Baio) and Mike Greene (Fort Romeau), have announced the release of their self-titled, debut full-length album, out October 17th.
The eponymous album was produced by Baio and Greene and mixed by David Wrench (Frank Ocean, blur, Jamie XX, Caribou), and will be released physically and digitally worldwide via ADA. Pre-orders/pre-saves are available HERE
The album is influenced by classic artist/producer-helmed albums of the turn of the century (think Moon Safari by Air and Psyence Fiction by Unkle), and heavily informed by the duo’s encyclopedic knowledge and appreciation of a wide spectrum of genres spanning krautrock, shoegaze, indie, industrial and soul. These diverse and seemingly incongruous sonic references and influences were channeled into 10 meticulously and skillfully crafted songs that form C.Y.M.’s surprisingly cohesive first longplayer. Recorded over the course of four years in Los Angeles, London, Paris, Glasgow and Lagos, why the song titles refer to Italian cities is an unfolding mystery.
The highly collaborative album features guests including Los Angeles’s Day Wave, New York’s Cherry Glazerr, Lagos’s SOLIS4EVR and rising Crenshaw rapper Nana.
C.Y.M. have also released their new single, “Life of Mine” featuring indie darling Jackson Phillips, the “stratospheric shoegaze” artist known as Day Wave. An irresistible earworm that sets a hazy vocal tinged with longing atop an entrancing cascade of emo, shoegaze and psychedelia, “Life of Mine” makes a strong case for itself as the final feel good soundtrack of summer 2025. The accompanying video, directed and filmed by creative director Tom Mull takes the viewer on a “day in the life” skateboard ride through Los Angeles’s east side. The resultant daydream-y escape, starring the world’s cutest skater couple, is as addictive as the song that serves as its score. Come along for the ride and watch the video HERE
The tracklist for C.Y.M. is:
Justify
Life of Mine (featuring Day Wave)
Roma
City Lights (featuring SOLIS4EVR)
Catania
Give Me One Night (featuring Cherry Glazer)
Milazzo
Catch Me If You Can (featuring Nana)
Never Let Me Go
Positano
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