Yonaka – Seize The Power
Brighton-based band Yonakaβs 2019 debut album Donβt Wait βtil Tomorrow was a huge success. It racked up a whopping 58 million streams on Spotify alone. No-one would have blamed them for simply copying the formula for their new material. But they didnβtβ¦
Seize The Power is vocalistΒ Theresa Jarvis, bassistΒ Alex Crosby, drummerΒ Rob MasonΒ and guitaristΒ George Werbrouck-EdwardsβΒ new single. An anthemic, self-produced song. Right from the start itβs clear this is a powerful and empowering track. It opens with simple drum hits, a sampled choir and Jarvisβs urgent spoken-word. This immediately grabs you by the ears. Elsewhere, we hear slightly transformed vocals, driving hip-hop inspired beats, screaming guitars and lots of synths. Angry and energetic.
Do you know Dutch band De Staat by any chance? Seize The Power sounds like a female-fronted and more electronic-sounding version. Which is great!
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I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.
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