Tightrope Walker

Singer-Songwriter · 2016 · 10 tracks · 46m

Tightrope Walker

Rachael Yamagata

A gritty, cinematic departure into art-pop. Smoky vocals meet thunderous percussion and distorted strings in a record about surviving the high-wire act of life.

September 23, 2016 · Frankenfish Records

A resilient and atmospheric exploration of survival, trading her usual heartbreak for a gritty, cinematic strength.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 46m

01

Tightrope Walker

5:43

02

Nobody

4:53

03

EZ Target

4:01

04

Over

4:13

05

Let Me Be Your Girl

4:49

06

Break Apart

4:59

07

I'm Going Back

5:58

08

Rainsong

4:41

09

Black Sheep

3:39

10

Money Fame Thunder

3:50

Moments Worth Listening For

The way the title track builds from a sparse piano line into a swirling, percussive vortex of strings and grit.

The unsettling, metallic clatter of the percussion on 'EZ Target' that mimics the feeling of being hunted.

The sudden, breathy intimacy of 'Rainsong' where the field recordings of weather merge perfectly with the piano.

Where This Album Departs

How does Tightrope Walker sound next to the rest of Rachael Yamagata's catalogue?

Defiant+4.0σ

Defiant saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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