Just Listen: Yonaka – Wouldn’t Wanna Be Ya
Yonaka
Words: Nick Bewes
One of the most annoying things I’ve heard this year was the gent from Kasabian saying that ‘Our new album is about saving guitar music from the abyss’. Well, young man, it doesn’t need saving thank you very much and here is a prime example. The new single from YONAKA – a Brighton-based four piece Wouldn’t Wanna Be Ya stomps all over the place from the opening second. The vocals of frontwoman Theresa Jarvis soar, imagine Sia singing a rock tune and you are nearly there. The rest of the band sound great too, the drums are in your face and give you a thumping! This is going to be a live favourite on the band’s live shows across the year including the Dot to Dot festivals and Leeds/Reading festival.
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LIVE
MAY
23rd – Reading, The Purple Turtle
25th – Bournemouth, 60 Million Postcards
26th – Manchester, Dot To Dot Festival
27th – Bristol, Dot To Dot Festival
28th – Nottingham, Dot To Dot Festival
JUNE
2nd – Cheltenham, Wychwood Festival
3rd – London, Camden Rocks
7th – London, Sebright Arms
8th- Isle Of Wight, IOW Festival
9th – Donnington Park, Download Festival
JULY
16th – London, Citadel Festival
22nd – Steventon, Truck Festival
29th – Standon, Standon Calling
AUGUST
25th – Reading, Reading Festival
26th – Leeds, Leeds Festival
SEPTEMBER
10th – Newhaven – Newhaven Fort Festival
Listen to Wouldn’t Wanna Be Ya here:
