Yola – My Way

Today, Yola released her highly anticipated new EP My Way, released via S Curve Records. Drawing influence from progressive R&B, classic funk and soulful pop, it marks a new era for the six-time GRAMMY-nominated artist. 

Yola also announced her Sovereign Soul Tour, which will see Yola perform across the USA, beginning on May 10 in Denver, with performances in Nashville, Atlanta, Washington, DC, New York, and more – full dates and details below. General Onsale will begin Friday, January 24, and fan pre-sales ahead. 

Lead single “Temporary” is a hypnotizing disco, rare groove gem, with Yola delivering a sparkling vocal (which would make Donna Summer and Minnie Riperton proud) all while cheekily putting no-good men in their place. It’s an ode to fuck boys and their necessary but limited purpose. 

Says Yola about lead single “Temporary,” “It is in part an ode to fuckboys, but it is also a verbal dagger in the side to the most vapid of daters. I wrote this song while I was single and dating, because I’d find after an intense period of serious dating, I’d get dating fatigue and that would start playing games on your mind. You are tempted to smash guys prematurely who you are dating for serious purposes, you create crushes that shouldn’t exist. So, fuckboys were a good tool to chemically manage pent up hormones, so I could focus. As you can tell I’m a highly strategic person, ha.” 

THE SOVEREIGN SOUL TOUR DATES

May 10 Sat – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater

May 15 Thu – Nashville, TN – The Basement East

May 16 Fri – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse

May 24 Sat – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue

May 25 Sun – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall

Jun 4 Wed – Washington, DC – Lincoln Theatre

Jun 5 Thu – New York, NY – Webster Hall

Jun 6 Fri – Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair

Jun 20 Fri – Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater

Jun 21 Sat – Seattle, WA – Neptune Theatre

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