:: Rachel Yamagata ::

:: Bluebird Theater :: November 11 ::

By Marisa Beahm

For the melancholic who are too choked up to express their own poignant sentiments, Rachael Yamagata’s got their voice. This 31-year-old singer/songwriter expounds insightful, emotionally jarring songs with enough gritty rock influence to keep the music attractive for even the impossibly upbeat.

In early October, the East Coast migrant released her second full-length solo album, called Elephants …Teeth Sinking Into Hearts, and is hitting the road to promote it.

Yamagata, who describes herself as willingly vulnerable and nonjudgmentally truthful, uses her music to express the complexity of human relationships.“The greatest compliment I ever get is that I put (fans’) emotions in ways they couldn’t articulate. It helps them with a healing process,” said Yamagata in a recent interview with The Marquee.

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