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Rachael Yamagata
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Virginia Beach, United States (2004 – present)
Rachael Yamagata (born September 23, 1977) is a singer-songwriter. She plays piano and has a dark, smokey alto, garnering frequent comparisons to Fiona Apple. Her first full-length album, Happenstance, was released on June 8, 2004.
Yamagata became the vocalist for the Chicago funk-fusion band Bumpus, spending six years with them while writing and recording three albums and touring the country. However, she began to write songs which took on a style that conflicted with the funk vision of the band. In 2001, Yamagata decided to take those songs and pursue a solo career. In September 2002, she landed a two-record deal with Arista’s Private Music label, and her EP was released in October.
She also made an appearance in Jason Mraz’s second album, singing a song with him called Did You Get My Message?
She also teamed with with Toots and The Maytals to sing Blame On Me.
She also worked with Ryan Adams & The Cardinals on their first album Cold Roses. On that album, where she is credited as: “Our little sis”, she did some vocals and played “listenable” piano on the tracks ‘Let It Ride’, ‘Cold Roses’ and ‘Friends’.
Yamagata sang with Rhett Miller on
Fireflies from his 2006 release The Believer.
Yamagata became the vocalist for the Chicago funk-fusion band Bumpus, spending six years with them while writing and recording three albums and touring the country. However, she began to write songs which took on a style that conflicted with the funk vision of the band. In 2001, Yamagata decided to take those songs and pursue a solo career. In September 2002, she landed a two-record deal with Arista’s Private Music label, and her EP was released in October.
She also made an appearance in Jason Mraz’s second album, singing a song with him called Did You Get My Message?
She also teamed with with Toots and The Maytals to sing Blame On Me.
She also worked with Ryan Adams & The Cardinals on their first album Cold Roses. On that album, where she is credited as: “Our little sis”, she did some vocals and played “listenable” piano on the tracks ‘Let It Ride’, ‘Cold Roses’ and ‘Friends’.
Yamagata sang with Rhett Miller on
Fireflies from his 2006 release The Believer.
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Reason Why
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I Want You
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Letter Read
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I'll Find a Way
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Meet Me by the Water
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Under My Skin
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Paper Doll
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Moments With Oliver
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Even So
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Collide
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Ode To...
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Shoutbox
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twig87 wrote:
Is "The Other Side" not going to be on the new album? It's not on the tracklistings that I've seen, but she spoke about it on her myspace as if it would be.
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jesuismymind wrote:
i really don't get why collide is so low in the charts:(
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bitter_water wrote:
I loooove the new songs. I can't wait for this album. Does anyone have the KCRW performance of "What If I Leave"? I've been looking for it everywhere. :[
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SkianDhu wrote:
Love, love, pure love.... <3
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Wickedo wrote:
this music is sooooo fine :))
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0mgz0rz wrote:
Sidedish friend! That song is brilliant!
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miguel88 wrote:
where can i find bumpus songs with rachael??
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Ang3lz wrote:
New album is still a month off, so freaking excited. Would be killer to see her live again.
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yucarrie wrote:
"Be be your love" ohh. the most beautiful song I've ever heard :D
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angelicafun wrote:
@miguel88: oh, i didn't see that earlier. thanks :D
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miguel88 wrote:
@ angelicafun: i think it's a 2 cd album. amazon says that :)
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CLYF wrote:
I love you Rachael!
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Mokami wrote:
letter read ;)
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angelicafun wrote:
i can't download the the selections from iTunes :( but she has put "elephants" and "sidedish friend" on her myspace page, and they are amazing!!! btw, amazon has her new album coming out for pre-order, but it's only called "elephants", i don't see anything "teeth sinking into heart".... are they going to be one album with two sides, or are they going to be albums??? if you know anthing, pls pls PM me :)
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miguel88 wrote:
Sidedish Friend sounds great. And the studio version of Elephant is fantastic. Marry me, Rachael.
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k17reasonswhy wrote:
`ntill october 7?!?!?!?!?!?! i can`t wait :(
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rainb0wcolours wrote:
:)
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thebenjamingate wrote:
Itunes just put out selections from the new album(s). Two songs from Eleplants and two from Sinking Teeth Into. They're all too good. It seems strange Sunday Afternoon is finally coming out on this album. She's been playing that song for a long time now.
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knickersthongs wrote:
does anybody know the song "recovery" by her? i heard it on her myspace for a few weeks, and then it disappeared and i've been looking for it on her albums but i can't find it and it's driving me crazy! help!
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That's very true. :( I'm really excited for the new album October can't come soon enough.
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