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Matt Proxy Is Planting His Flag in Underground Music

Inside the journey to his debut album

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Jun 19, 2026
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Artists are shaped by the time and place they grow up in. What does it do to an artist to grow up in America in the 2010s? This question matters. The next chapter in culture will, in part, be shaped by it.

Matt Proxy is one answer.

“Minnesota was perfectly designed to create Matt Proxy,” he told us. “There’s so many government psyops. …

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