YĪN YĪN – Yatta!

On Yatta!, Dutch quartet YĪN YĪN hit their most confident stride yet, stretching their trademark blend of cosmic disco, funk, surf, psychedelia, and Southeast Asian motifs into something deeper and more euphoric. Rooted in groove but driven by curiosity, the album moves like a series of dream sequences, with Italo disco pulse, backwards guitars, Eastern tunings, and cinematic synth lines all locked into a live, tape-recorded flow. Tracks like “In Search of Yang,” “Kasumi’s Quest,” and “Night in Taipei” feel less like songs and more like portals, inviting the listener to fill in the story themselves. Instrumental, immersive, and joyously kinetic, Yatta! captures a band in perfect balance: restless, playful, and fully dialed in.