Nashville Tennessean
Yola, a Grammy-nominated artist self-described as the British "queen of country soul," releases her anticipated sophomore album "Stand For Myself" this July.
The record finds Yola returning to producer and Black Keys frontman Dan Auerbach at Easy Eye Sound in Nashville, the same room where she delivered her 2019 breakthrough debut "Walk Through Fire."
"Stand For Myself" drops July 30 via Auerbach's label Easy Eye Sound.
Yola, born Yolanda Quartey, gave listeners a taste of "Stand For Myself" on Thursday with new new single "Diamond Studded Shoes." The song hears Yola depart from a country backbone delivered on "Walk Through Fire," tapping instead into vintage pop-soul with a booming message.