Beaten By Yuri was founded as a musical duo comprised of multi-instrumentalists Kevin Golden and Jarod Facknitz. Formed near Detroit in 2003, the band gained a cult following for its unpredictable live shows and eclectic song catalogue. Recorded in 2004, BBY's debut release, Time For Eugenics, was a lo-fi hodgepodge of soft ballads and scarcely audible indulgences in pop and ambiance. Their followup, GERTA, proved to be an ambitious artistic statement, featuring a vigorous flair for production and songwriting BBY had only hinted at previously. GERTA was praised critically and was deemed as “original, adventurous, and bewildering rock,” by Whipserin and Hollerin magazine in the UK while Overground Underground in the States raved that “Beaten By Yuri are working from the template set by the Beatles 40 years ago, a mish-mash of rock, psychedelia, and avante garde pop.”

BBY continues to record and perform as a trio throughout Chicago (with Jay Tallungan of Apetrax Studios). They are currently finishing two albums, one an "ovary-busting, rock explosion," and the other a "luscious, folk-tinged java squirt for curing hash hangovers"

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