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Arlington, Virginia Beach VA, United States (2004 – present)
Rachael Yamagata (born on September 23, 1977 in Arlington, Virginia) is a singer-songwriter. She plays piano and acoustic guitar, and her dark, smokey alto garners frequent comparisons to Fiona Apple. Her first full-length album, Happenstance, was released on June 8, 2004.
Yamagata became the vocalist for the Chicago funk-fusion band Bumpus, spending six years with them while writing and recording three albums and touring the country. However, she began to write songs which took on a style that conflicted with the funk vision of the band. In 2001, Yamagata decided to take those songs and pursue a solo career. In September 2002, she landed a two-record deal with Arista’s Private Music label, and her EP was released in October.
She also made an appearance in Jason Mraz’s second album, singing a song with him called Did You Get My Message?
She also teamed with with Toots & The Maytals to sing Blame On Me.
She also worked with Ryan Adams & The Cardinals on their first album Cold Roses. On that album, where she is credited as: “Our little sis”, she did some vocals and played “listenable” piano on the tracks ‘Let It Ride’, ‘Cold Roses’ and ‘Friends’.
Yamagata sang with Rhett Miller on
Fireflies from his 2006 release The Believer.
Her songs have featured on several TV shows, including How I Met Your Mother, ER , Nip/Tuck, Men in Trees, Alias, One Tree Hill, Brothers & Sisters and The O.C.
Yamagata became the vocalist for the Chicago funk-fusion band Bumpus, spending six years with them while writing and recording three albums and touring the country. However, she began to write songs which took on a style that conflicted with the funk vision of the band. In 2001, Yamagata decided to take those songs and pursue a solo career. In September 2002, she landed a two-record deal with Arista’s Private Music label, and her EP was released in October.
She also made an appearance in Jason Mraz’s second album, singing a song with him called Did You Get My Message?
She also teamed with with Toots & The Maytals to sing Blame On Me.
She also worked with Ryan Adams & The Cardinals on their first album Cold Roses. On that album, where she is credited as: “Our little sis”, she did some vocals and played “listenable” piano on the tracks ‘Let It Ride’, ‘Cold Roses’ and ‘Friends’.
Yamagata sang with Rhett Miller on
Fireflies from his 2006 release The Believer.Her songs have featured on several TV shows, including How I Met Your Mother, ER , Nip/Tuck, Men in Trees, Alias, One Tree Hill, Brothers & Sisters and The O.C.
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Happenstance
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EP
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KCRW Sessions
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Happenstance (Deluxe Version)
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I Want You
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Letter Read
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Meet Me By The Water
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Quiet
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I'll Find a Way
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Paper Doll
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Under My Skin
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Moments with Oliver
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Shoutbox
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johanwearsprada wrote:
actually loving her music
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Loose_Screw wrote:
people HAVE GOT to listen to elephants...teeth sinking into heart more. i mean, there are only 2 songs from that album in the top tracks :( [2]
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lovely_kla wrote:
Attended The Swell Season show w/ friends tonight and holy shit when I realized Rachael was opening I all but screamed while jumping up and down. She was amazing, and so funny.
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miguel88 wrote:
people HAVE GOT to listen to elephants...teeth sinking into heart more. i mean, there are only 2 songs from that album in the top tracks :(
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kahhana wrote:
it's really hard to express the magnificent beauty of her music... <3
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VPF wrote:
dunno anything bout her music, but she looks really good on her photos
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fireandmusic wrote:
no, you can't stop thinking about her...
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alusa_smile wrote:
lovelovelove
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flctyjnclff wrote:
♥.
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blabbers wrote:
Happenstance. (:
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SatanicMuse wrote:
I need some new material from her.
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mathewjordan wrote:
phenomenal
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biggest-lie wrote:
i'm addicted to her. "elephants" is just breath-taking.
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igottrouble wrote:
sounds so much like fiona apple, I like.
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movie_star_baby wrote:
I love Worn Me Down! Amazing! =)
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FrenchBeekeeper wrote:
Tout simplement magnifique...
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foxylicious_ wrote:
wonderful <3 ;_;
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ambivalence_ wrote:
meet me by the water. <3
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spacematador wrote:
She was barely above 2 million plays when I first signed up here, wow!
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phonical wrote:
my precious !
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cayamo 2010 cruise
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