Yola

A beguiling amalgam of vintage country-soul, R&B, and classic pop arrangements, British singer/songwriter Yola earned widespread critical accolades for her 2016 solo EP Orphan Offering. Born Yolanda Quartey, the Bristol-based artist initially cut her teeth through wide-ranging work as a U.K. session singer, then as the frontwoman for Americana band Phantom Limb before establishing herself as a solo artist with 2019's Grammy-nominated, Dan Auerbach-produced Walk Through Fire. A follow-up, Stand for Myself, appeared two years later. Growing up in Bristol, Quartey used music as ...