rachael yamagata sings about elephant teeth. releases two songs. both are ultra super duper brilliant!

SONG: "Elephants"
ARTIST: Rachael Yamagata
RATING: OOO1/2



SONG: "Sidedish Friend"
ARTIST: Rachael Yamagata
RATING: OOOO1/2

hazim and the new asymptotes
hey. hazim here...again. AAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!! Rachael Yamagata should be ashamed for herself for taking such a freaking long time to release a second album. true that she has released a few short EPS in between, but those are merely tasters which make you hungry for more. And now we have more. A lot more. A two part album in fact, just to stiate the Yamagummers like me. Her last album was brilliant moody rookie Fiona Apple pop with catchier melodies, but just as sad and melancholy. The first part called Elephants will give the familiar, Rachael being moody and vulnerable. But the other is a treat. rachael, with her gritty "I smoke too much" husky voice being all gritty and PJ Harvey-like. It's called Teeth Sinking Into Hearts. The song from that is called "Sidedish Friend" and it's catchy and grimiy a bit. She's all cynical when she's asking you whether you want to be her sidedish friend. It's moody, like her previous work, but when she sounds this snarky and she's sneering at me like she poking me and glaring at me while cooing and belting at the same time, chills run down my spine. The other song "Elephants" is from Elephants (duh) and it's great, a little slower. A lot slower. But it's a great change of pace. It sinks in like a blanket on a cold night. Cozy. Comfy. But disturbing. Because that's how Rachael rolls. Her trademark loping haunting piano. And I love both. But "Sidedish Friend" a little more. And I'm sooo excited for her new album, that I think I need to change my pants now. Sooo excited! By the way, I'm posting the track "Elephants". If you want to listen to the brilliant "sidedish Friend", check out her myspace HERE. Seriously, you should do it. Just a click. Don't be shy. Hazim. Out.


Rachael Yamagata-Elephants//Elephants

rachael yamagata and her elephants

Rachael Considers Consuming The Microphone
hazim and the new asymptotes

hey. hazim here...again. I had a good but mostly boring weekend full of really slow internet connection. The weekend saw me staying in and pretending I was studying hard and hitting the books. I used be so studious. The Starbucks drinking, spectacle wearing, serious faced librarian type who listened to Damien Rice and Rachael Yamagata. And while my love for Damien Rice has been flushed down a toilet bowl, my anticipation for new material from the pixie of posture and mistress of mourning not named Fiona Apple, Kate Bush, or PJ Harvey-Rachael Yamagata, that is, remains strong. She's pretty brilliant with her debut album Happenstance, the way the paino tinkling complements her "Hi-I-Smoke-Too-Much" husky vocal delivery. Anyways, and how, she's releasing a new second batch of new material this year. This new album by Rachael entitled Elephants/Sinking Into Heart will be produced by Bright Eyes and Rilo kiley producer Mike Mogis. Aside from the WTF album title, will have another surprise. It'll be in two parts. Whether this means a separation into two or two different CDs of material, i don't know, but I'm crossing my fingers hoping it's the latter. She describes it as being PJ-Harvey and Tom Wait-ish. Because PJ's voice is smoky like Rachael's, my hopes are definitely up. I love and love and love listening to "Worn Me Down", her best song ever-in my opinion. The acoustic kicks ass too. So I'll post the video and you'll watch it and fall in love with her too. Because this time around, her music will NOT be featured in The Sisterhood of The Traveling Pants 2. Hazim. Out.