When Mexican alt duo YUNO describes their latest single, “Voldemort,” as a punch to the chest, they’re not being poetic—they’re being accurate. Clocking in at under three minutes, the track explodes with emotional tension and sonic urgency, fusing grunge’s grit with post-punk’s precision. It’s a bold opener to their upcoming EP Anecoide and a declaration of intent: YUNO isn’t just making noise—they’re making meaning.
The duo, made up of Brenda Peña and Dayana Pichardo, forgo guitars entirely, building their sound on a pair of snarling bass lines that do double duty—laying down melody and rhythm with a physical, almost tactile force. “Voldemort” thrives in this stripped-back chaos, with vocals that oscillate between intimate whispers and full-throated defiance. The result is a track that feels both unfiltered and deliberate, raw and razor-sharp.
Conceptually, “Voldemort” represents YUNOUJU, the first of five emotional entities explored in Anecoide—a project imagined as a journey through an anechoic chamber of the psyche. The silence isn’t just literal; it’s symbolic, too. YUNO uses that void as a canvas for rage, shame, and release. It’s a heavy premise, but the music never feels weighed down. Instead, it levitates on its own intensity.
Recorded at Texas’ famed Sonic Ranch Studios and refined in Mexico City, the production is meticulous without muting the track’s raw edges. Subtle choices—like layered vocals that mimic intrusive thoughts, or breathing rhythms that swell and collapse like panic—give “Voldemort” its emotional charge. It’s music that rewards close listening, yet hits just as hard on instinct.
YUNO recommends experiencing “Voldemort” on headphones to fully absorb its texture, but the track’s real power emerges in shared spaces. Its chorus isn’t just catchy—it’s a collective purge, the kind of line you shout with strangers and somehow feel known. As the band prepares to bring this energy to stages in CDMX, Guadalajara, and Monterrey, their sound is primed for catharsis on a mass scale.
As a preview of what’s to come from Anecoide, “Voldemort” sets a fearless tone—emotionally complex, sonically fierce, and unapologetically human. In a scene often preoccupied with polish, YUNO brings back the beautiful mess. And if this first track is any indication, Mexico’s alternative underground is about to get loud—on its own terms.
