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Rachael Yamagata is an inspiration. As a girl who loves to sing, I was overjoyed and left completely in awe with Rachael's talent- not only with songwriting, but also how clever of a lyricist and vocalist she is. Her music has a real element of enchantment! Rachael took the time to speak with AMBY, so we had a chat about interior design, maintaining karmic balance, and good water pressure! AMBY: Hello Rachael, how have you been and what have you been up to lately? Rachael Yamagata: Doin well, thanks! We've just [...]
Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin It might seem like Björk doesn't tour much anymore - after all, it's been nearly five years since she was last here headlining V Fest 2007 in support of Volta , but that was actually her last album before 20112s Biophilia . So besides the fact that she's been working at a slower pace than when the '90s triumvirate of Debut / Post / Homogenic made her one of the most unconventional pop stars of Alternative [...]
Singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata brings her Heavyweight EP tour to Philadelphia on July 11th for a show at Union Transfer. The Virginia native has been working non-stop for the last year and a half, quickly following up her 2011 full-length Chesapeake with the recent EP. Last time she was in town, Yamagata stopped by WXPN for ... Continue reading
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Last week, singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata joined us for a Free at Noon Concert at WXPN, playing a selection of songs from her new Heavyweight EP as well as her back-catalogue. She mixed moving, emotional songs with lively banter, and welcomed Philadelphia musician Adrien Reju onstage for the latter part of the set. Check out a ... Continue reading
Singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata is giving away an entire album as a free, legal download. You can download the mp3s by entering your email address into the NoiseTrade widget below. The album includes seven acoustic "loft" recordings and three studio tracks. Among them are "It'll Do," which is a preview song from Rachael's new Heavyweight EP. [...]
For nearly a decade now, Rachael Yamagata has seduced and charmed audiences with her gorgeous vocals and rare ability to encapsulate love and heartbreak in a 4-minute pop song. Her exceptional voice and songwriting have won the hearts of everyone from Rhett Miller to Ryan Adams (both of whom she’s collaborated with), not to mention ... Continue reading
Por Damián Martone Luego de editar Chesapeake a fines del año pasado, un álbum que se corría del sonido melancólico hacia un espíritu más positivo, Rachael Yamagata edita Heavyweight , un EP de 6 canciones donde regresa a su fórmula anterior de piano, cuerdas y letras que corroen el corazón. El EP es el resultado de algunas “sobras” de su anterior álbum y algunos otros temas que compuso durante sus giras por Europa y Norteamérica. Yamagata asume [...]
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If Rachael Yamagata didn't have a beautiful voice, she could be a stand-up comic.
Photos and words by Leslie Kalohi Rachael Yamagata is not for the fragile of heart. Her music lures you in with its delicately constructed beauty while the lyrics jaggedly rip apart at your soul. The desolate despair that ultimately results leaves the listener a crumbled, speechless mess on the floor. The question is then posed as to why anyone but a masochist would want to experience this in a live environment, as many did on Tuesday night at LA’s El Rey Theatre for a special seated performance. The answer quickly revealed itself [...]
► Rachael Yamagata , whose new EP "Chesapeake" is out today, headlines the El Rey Theatre. Ed Romanoff and Adrien Reju support. ► The Gaslamp Killer teams up with Them Jeans, Thee Mike B and Bones for a night at Dim Mak Studios. We're assuming it's not going to be as weird or dark as the Gaslamp Killer's new video for "Seven Years of Bad Luck for Fun," above. ► Gavin Turek [ see our post of "Suffah" ] continues her residency at the Central SAPC, and on board for tonight's show are [...]
Although it's Thanksgiving week, there are still some great shows to check out before the holiday break. One of them is the return of Rachel Yamagata to Los Angeles! You can see Rachael Yamagata live at the El Rey Theatre...
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Singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata is out on tour and is playing the First Unitarian Church on Friday, December 7th. She's got a gorgeous new six song EP out called Heavyweight that she's selling at her shows and on her web site here. There are few confessional singer-songwriters who are as good as Yamagata at capturing the ... Continue reading
Acclaimed singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata,'the troubadour of heartbreak', kicks off her North American headline tour tonight, November 15th, at Electric Owl in Vancouver, BC. This tour will be Rachael's first shows since her SOLD OUT month-long residency in September at New York City's Rockwood Music Hall. Rachael will be touring throughout the rest of the year in support of her new EP Heavyweight due out on November 20th. Please see below for full tour dates. Heavyweight follows last year's critically acclaimed independently released album Chesapeake. LIVE DATES 11/15 - Electric Owl [...]
We've grabbed ourselves a whole host of free stuff recently from Noisetrade, Insound and American Songwriter that is just too good not to share. Noisetrade have put up free downloads from Said The Whale, Josh Rouse & The Long Vacations, Rachael Yamagata , The Kansas Bible Country and Joshua James (with a free download of his brilliant 2009 album Build Me This ). Insound's latest free mixtape features (amongst others) The Amazing, Ex-Cult, Fuzz, Lust For Youth, Mac DeMarco, Mogwai, Naomi Punk, Of Montreal, People Get Ready and The [...]
Electronic-pop outift Gracie lent some songs to our Key Studio Sessions series this week. Andrew Balasia, the man behind the moniker, stopped by the studio on his way to a show at Johnny Brenda's and recorded three tracks off of his upcoming Bleeder LP. Download the Key Sessions rendition of "Creature Pleaser" (the album's first ... Continue reading
A decade into her recording career, the now-independent L.A.-based songstress Rachael Yamagata just keeps getting better and better. Witness: "It'll Do", a new song that also serves as a peek into her forthcoming self-released EP Heavyweight arriving digitally November 20. A gorgeously orchestrated piano ballad, "It'll Do" reminds us a bit of Fiona Apple's more subtle and reflective moments. More DC on Yamagata and her 2011 album Chesapeake here . Pick up a free download of "It'll Do" along with seven "acoustic loft" recordings from the good folks at [...]
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