Activist, thinker, contemporary artist, and musician Nicholas Galanin entwines his experience as an Alaskan indigenous person and passion for social and environmental justice with falling in love and the birth of a child for his debut album as Ya Tseen. Titled Indian Yard, the record is a collaboration between himself and the many artists that see Galanin as a friend including Otis Calvin III (who you might know as OC Notes), Benjamin Verdoes, Shabazz Palaces, Nick Hakim, fellow Indigenous Alaskan singer and songwriter Qacung, and Alaska’s biggest rock stars Portugal. The Man.

Recorded 07/05/2021.
Knives
Close the Distance
A Feeling Undefined
Light the Torch
At Tugáni

Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTube

Activist, thinker, contemporary artist, and musician Nicholas Galanin entwines his experience as an Alaskan indigenous person and passion for social and environmental justice with falling in love and the birth of a child for his debut album as Ya Tseen. Titled Indian Yard, the record is a collaboration between himself and the many artists that see Galanin as a friend including Otis Calvin III (who you might know as OC Notes), Benjamin Verdoes, Shabazz Palaces, Nick Hakim, fellow Indigenous Alaskan singer and songwriter Qacung, and Alaska&rsquo;s biggest rock stars Portugal. The Man.
Recorded 07/05/2021.
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<li dir="ltr">Knives</li>
<li dir="ltr">Close the Distance</li>
<li dir="ltr">A Feeling Undefined</li>
<li dir="ltr">Light the Torch</li>
<li dir="ltr">At Tug&aacute;ni</li>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcGe_YKaNaY">Watch the full Live on KEXP session on YouTube</a>

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