How to Use kuru in a Sentence
kuru
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This tension between reality and artifice brings out the best in kuru’s songwriting.
—Jude Noel, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2026
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If the sound of kuru’s latest solo album, Backstage hologram, is any indication, the influence goes both ways.
—Jude Noel, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2026
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For a late breakfast or early lunch, meander over to Mimar Sinan, one of several nearby restaurants specializing in kuru fasülye, white beans stewed in olive oil and tomato sauce and served with rice pilaf.
—Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Dec. 2018
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Backstage hologram continues to sharpen the edges of kuru’s music, with punchier low end and brattier energy that occasionally resembles the moshpit-ready rage rap pushed by contemporaries like Prettifun and Nettspend.
—Jude Noel, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2026
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The record hits hard out of the gate, opening with a suite of kuru’s meanest-sounding tracks to date, establishing the artist as an unusually jaded 20-year-old who sounds older than their age, in the specific way the internet’s ceaseless discourse and rapid cultural production accelerates time.
—Jude Noel, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2026
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When kuru’s vocals get more monotone, Backstage hologram ornaments the toplines with gorgeous digital keyboard parts that reference the crusty, low-res soundtracks of Nintendo DS-era RPGs like Pokemon Diamond & Pearl.
—Jude Noel, Pitchfork, 30 Apr. 2026
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