Yola will release her sophomore album this summer.
Stand for Myself reunites the British singer-songwriter with Black Keys member and producer Dan Auerbach and his Easy Eye Sound label.
A press release teases that
Stand for Myself will find Yola making "a sonic shift" from her debut album, 2019's
Walk Through Fire. Indeed, the first song released from the record, "Diamond Studded Shoes," is big and bright, with a bit of '60s/'70s pop and soul influence.
"Everybody's saying / That it's gonna be alright / But I can't help but wonder / If it's gonna be on my dime," Yola sings, combatting optimism with realism: