Formed in San Francisco in 2009 by Ripley Johnson (of Wooden Shjips) and Sanae Yamada, Moon Duo crafts hypnotic, motorik-driven psychedelic rock built around mesmerizing guitar work, analog synths, and pulsing rhythms. Drawing inspiration from krautrock, minimalist electronics, and 1960s psychedelia, the duo’s sound layers repetition and texture into immersive, cosmic journeys. Across acclaimed releases on Sacred Bones Records, including *Mazes*, *Circles*, and *Stars Are the Light*, Moon Duo has evolved from raw, fuzz-drenched explorations to sleek, dance-inflected transcendence—earning a devoted global following in the psychedelic underground.