Yola Stand For Myself LP

Stand for Myself is the anthemic new album from Yola. Produced by Dan Auerbach, the record is a timeless masterpiece marking an idiosyncratic sonic shift, which will defy all expectation. A sophisticated and diverse sonic mix of symphonic soul and classic pop, tracing an expansive musical thread to Yola's most eclectic musical inspirations. Yola's inimitable vocals share nuanced stories of allyship, black feminine strength through vulnerability, collective awakening and loving connection from the sexual to the social. Yola declares that it is only when we stand for ourselves, and acknowledge our complexity, that we can be truly alive. For Yola, living is more than merely surviving.

One of the most acclaimed vocalists of our time

Yola's first album found an adoring audience in the Americana world. She's expanded her repertoire on Stand For Myself as she gets ever more soulful.

On Stand For Myself, the Bristol native moves away from the country influences found on Walk Through Fire, opting instead for a fuller-bodied vibe melded with elements of R&B, funk, orchestral pop, and disco... Stand For Myself certainly owes a debt to the classics, but Yola is a sufficiently forward thinking artist existing out of time in a world of her own.

Stand For Myself is a resounding success as confidence and talent oozes through each well-crafted note and stunning vocal phrase.

...[A] record as inviting as it is powerful....a fully present and vital collection of timely emotions and timeless arrangements....Stand for Myself is a stunner with plenty of emotional firepower, but it can also feel soft as a wool blanket.

Yola also shows off the many sides of her voice, which plants itself in the ground and scales octaves with aplomb... Stand for Myself, with its themes of inner fortitude only brightening the white-hot star at its center, vaults Yola to another place in the pop world, with her boundless curiosity and vocal brawn establishing her as a knowing, honest voice for those who need help summoning their own strength from within.