In the spirit of Kurt Cobain and Eddie Vedder, nabeel (ูุจูู) channels the weight of grunge into a voice deeply rooted in personal identity and cultural duality.
Born from Virginiaโs DIY scene and shaped by frontman Yasir Razakโs journey through slowcore, pop and college rock, nabeel (ูุจูู) was created as a vessel to reconcile Razakโs experience as a first-generation immigrant.
Choosing to write and sing entirely in Arabic, with English translations offered side-by-side, his lyrics carry the compact intensity of Arabic poetry, set against a backdrop of typically Western indie textures.
New single โyalma ููู ุนโ is a meditation on ephemerality and the ache of belonging when suspended between two worlds. Rooted in the shoegaze and slowcore influences of Richmond, Virginia, the track builds from a gentle glimmer into a crushing, transcendent crescendo โ heavy with yearning.
The track โis about resting in a kind of stillness - wanting to hold onto that feeling - when everything seems to glimmerโ, says Razak.
๐ง Listen to โyalma - ููู ุนโ below