The Bristol-born, Nashville-based singer-songwriter’s second album isn’t defined by genre as much as it is by Yola’s indomitable spirit.

Renlisting the Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach as producer, she emerged from the last year with Stand for Myself, in which she revels in possibility, using her curiosity to nourish her inner resolve and vice versa. Yola sings her truth as she immerses herself in different genres and styles, her formidable instrument guiding the way.

Stand for Myself isn’t a record defined by genre as much as it is by Yola’s spirit, which transforms her matter-of-fact assertions of personhood into amphitheater-ready anthems.

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Pitchfork
Stand For Myself - Yola Review