Formed in 2023, THE YAGAS took shape after its five members met at Rock Academy (a Woodstock-based music school run by Bowman) and began playing together in the school's adult program, discovering an undeniable musical chemistry. An audacious band with otherworldly origins, THE YAGAS borrowed their name from the mystical Slavic folklore figure Baba Yaga, believed to devour the souls of the newly deceased to safeguard the fountains of life. The quintet wholly share their namesake's storied penchant for shapeshifting, morphing from metal to industrial to wildly extravagant alt-rock as their songs journey into the strangest depths of the human psyche.

Alt rock band THE YAGAS, fronted by Oscar- and Emmy-nominated actress Vera Farmiga, will independently release its debut full-length album, "Midnight Minuet", on Friday, April 25. Alongside the album news, THE YAGAS — also featuring Renn Hawkey of DEADSY (keys),Jason Bowman (drums),Mark Visconti (guitar) and Mike Davis (bass) — has released a new single, "Life Of A Widow", an explosive-yet-luminous portrait of anticipatory grief, sparked from an oddly hypnotic beat constructed by Hawkey after awaking from spinal surgery. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.