YHWH Nailgun - Magazine [Vinyl]

Based in New York, YHWH Nailgun have built a reputation on music that is visceral, immediate, and impossible to neatly categorize. What began in 2020 as the raw collision between vocalist Zack Borzone and drummer Sam Pickard has since evolved into a full four-piece alongside guitarist/producer Saguiv Rosenstock and synth player Jack Tobias. Their new album Magazine further sharpens the band’s uncompromising vision.

Across 10 tracks that unfold in just 11 minutes, Magazine pushes YHWH Nailgun’s sound into even more skeletal and immediate territory. The band balances chaos with precision, featuring frantic guitars, bruising percussion, air-raid synths, and Borzone’s now-unmasked vocals, delivered with a newfound clarity that brings his surreal, religiously charged imagery into sharper focus. While their acclaimed 2025 debut 45 Pounds introduced the band’s feral intensity, Magazine strips away abstraction in favour of something even more direct. Pickard’s drums are leaner, Rosenstock’s production more exposed, and Borzone’s lyrics—filled with visions of blood, serpents, God, and the Devil—take centre stage. Rooted in improvisation and the pursuit of “quick bursts” of inspiration, YHWH Nailgun continues to refine a sound that feels both confrontational and strangely transcendent.

• Visceral and immediate alternative rock sound
• 10 tracks in an 11-minute runtime
• Features vocalist Zack Borzone, drummer Sam Pickard, guitarist/producer Saguiv Rosenstock, and synth player Jack Tobias
• Surreal, religiously charged lyrical imagery
• Direct and uncompromised musical vision

• Artist: YHWH Nailgun
• Album: Magazine
• Format: Vinyl LP
• Release Date: 2026-08-21
• Label: 4AD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Weight: 227g

Magazine offers a compelling evolution for YHWH Nailgun, delivering a concentrated dose of their unique and boundary-pushing sound.