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Jul 29, 2021Stand For Myself is a resounding success as confidence and talent oozes through each well-crafted note and stunning vocal phrase.
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Jul 30, 2021It’s frank and fresh in its fashion, carrying darkness and unguarded emotions on crests of S-tier artistry.
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Aug 3, 2021The vocals here are telling; it’s effortlessly stunning, grabbing attention with how easily she achieves something countless others spend years chasing.
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Jul 30, 2021Stand for Myself is a stunner with plenty of emotional firepower, but it can also feel soft as a wool blanket.
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Jul 27, 2021The dozen tracks here showcase the range of her talents as a singer and a songwriter and that of a human being who refuses to accept life’s limitations and stand up for herself.
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Rolling StoneJul 26, 2021A dazzling showcase of luxurious Seventies-inspired soul and mellow Laurel Canyon-style folk rock. [Jul/Aug 2021, p.133]
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MojoJul 26, 2021An enthralling step on her musical journey. [Aug 2021, p.83]
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Jul 26, 2021Stand For Myself is a headphones album, lovingly written, arranged and produced. [Aug 2021, p.32]
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Jul 29, 2021Stand For Myself hangs together more cohesively than Walk Through Fire, feeling more urgent and existing upon a grander scale than its predecessor.
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Aug 5, 2021Stand for Myself, with its themes of inner fortitude only brightening the white-hot star at its center, vaults Yola to another place in the pop world, with her boundless curiosity and vocal brawn establishing her as a knowing, honest voice for those who need help summoning their own strength from within.
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Jul 26, 2021Stand for Myself remains attuned to these country-soul stylings, but the full ingredients list is long: old-timey doo-wop on Great Divide, Brandi Carlile backing vocals, plus subtle British inflections.
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Positive: 14 out of 16
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Negative: 2 out of 16
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Jul 30, 2021
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Sep 9, 2021the voice and feeling that each song has is amazing of the few albums released this year that stays perfect from start to finish
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Jul 31, 2021This album is incredible! Yola never sounded so confident and sensible as on this project.
One of the albums of the year, for sure!!!