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“So often people come out all guns blazing and they don't navigate nuance,” she says of her purposeful vocal approach. While her gale force power remains undiminished, she probes the layers of her instrument. Yola makes exciting new vocal choices on Stand For Myself. At her most melodically and lyrically free, it is an album of both artistic freedom and subtle social commentary, that Yola hopes will connect personally with anyone who has experienced being made to feel “other.”

“The album is like a window into my mind, my life experiences, my politics, my hopeful and sentimental sides, and my hope for humanity at large,” she says of the 12-track collection that covers a wide swath of ground in its 45 minute-plus running time. And there’s no place like Stand For Myself.

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Home may have been cozy and full of great songs, but it’s time to take the Yola ride in full Technicolor. The album features a fluidity of sound that defies categorization weaving elements of symphonic soul, mellifluous pop melodies, disco grooves, rootsy rawness, and ecstatic gospel power into a package with instant appeal.įor those who fell in love with the singular British artist on Walk Through Fire-and the love affair was fierce with both critics and the Recording Academy which recognized Yola with four Grammy nominations-listening to Stand For Myself is like stepping out of Kansas into Oz. If her critically acclaimed 2019 debut Walk Through Fire was an exhilarating exercise in country soul, Stand For Myself explores the concept of genre.

She may only be saying four words, but it’s a whole new world.Įverything about the album-musically, lyrically, spiritually-explores the epiphany that making decisive choices leads to freedom. And as simply as that, Yola encapsulates the giddy expansiveness, stunning emotional breadth, and exponential musical growth of her sophomore album Stand For Myself, out July 30.