Buzzing Alt Band Yonaka Unleash New Single “Predator” In Trailer For Video Game ‘valorant’
Kickstarting another era, UK alternative disruptors YONAKA, comprised of Theresa Jarvis [vocals], Alex Crosby [bass], and George Werbrouck-Edwards [guitar], return with a chaotically catchy new single entitled “PREDATOR” via LAVA/Republic Records. “PREDATOR” soundtracks a new cinematic video for the video game VALORANT, developed by Riot Games The video is available on VALORANT’s official YouTube channel . Fans can also listen to “PREDATOR” and watch the official lyric video .
Additionally, Apple Music touted it as the cover of New Music Daily this week.
About the song, Theresa said, “It’s a vicious, fierce, and aggressive song that makes you wanna move like you’re possessed and scream at the same time. Lyrically it’s about standing up tall and fighting back. This is ‘PREDATOR’”.
Once again, YONAKA incinerates all expectations. Tense off-kilter drums set an uneasy tempo as guitars pierce through the haze. Meanwhile, Theresa’s manic delivery instantly transfixes on a menacingly catchy refrain as she confesses, “I’m wired. I’m hot. I started. Can’t stop. I come out on top. I’m the PREDATOR.” The accompanying visual adopts a “PREDATOR”-style first-person, filtered perspective on a compilation of explosive live footage.
Stay tuned for more soon!
The band just supported Barns Courtney on a North American tour. Earlier this year, they ignited the Welcome To My House EP featuring singles “PANIC”, “By The Time You’re Reading This”, and “Give Me My Halo.” The project has already amassed millions of streams in addition to attracting widespread acclaim. Kerrang! praised, “The seven-track EP doesn’t conform to one genre, with YONAKA dipping into wonderfully crafted pop hooks and gritty rock oomph. Basically: it’s an EP to quench any palette.” and Atwood Magazine praised how “the Brighton band are able to convey what’s hidden within and being forced to the surface; it bares innards with no holds barred.” The Honey Pop christened them “a breakthrough band to keep your eye on.”
Listen to the EP, watch the video playlist.
Allow YONAKA to welcome you to their house now and Catch YONAKA touring the US, UK, & EU early 2024.
WELCOME TO MY HOUSE EP TRACKLISTING
1. By The Time You’re Reading This
2. PANIC
3. Welcome To My House
4. Give Me My Halo
5. I Want More
6. I Don’t Care
7. Hands Off My Money
TOUR DATES:
February 4th – 10th – ShipRocked – Miami, FL
February 12th – The Social – Orlando, FL
February 13th – Vinyl – Atlanta, GA
February 15th – Union Stage – Washington, DC
February 17th – Mercury Lounge, New York
March 1st – AB Club – Brussels, BE
March 2nd – Les Etoiles – Paris, FR
March 3rd – Melkweg – Amsterdam, NL
March 5th – Luxor – Cologne, DE
March 6th – Molotow, Hamburg, DE
March 8th – Lido, Berlin, DE
March 9th – Niebo, Warsaw, PL
March 10th – Rock Café, Prague, CZ
March 12th – Durer Kert, Budapest, HU
March 13th – Flex, Vienna, AT
March 15th – Strom, Munich, DE
March 16th – Im Wizemann, Stuttgart, DE
March 17th – Effenaar KZ, Eindhoven, NL
March 19th – KOKO, London, UK
March 21st – XOYO, Birmingham, UK
March 22nd – Leadmill, Sheffield, UK
March 23rd – Academy 2, Manchester, UK
March 25th – SWG3 (TV Studio), Glasgow, UK
March 26th – The Fleece, Bristol, UK
March 27th – Chalk, Brighton, UK
ABOUT YONAKA
Sound bends to the whim of emotion. For YONAKA, music morphs in tandem with moods. Distortion teems with tension in moments of heavy catharsis, only to come back down in an exhale of electronic reprieve. As such, the UK trio —Theresa Jarvis [vocals], Alex Crosby [bass], and George Werbrouck-Edwards [guitar]— fuse pop, punk, and hip-hop into a hypnotic alternative rock hybrid. The group burrow deep inside themes of mental health, empowerment and the here and now with clear intention and expansive vision. After amassing over 150 million streams and earning widespread acclaim, YONAKA kickstart the next chapter with the release of their Welcome To My House EP out now via LAVA/Republic Records.
The EP features singles “PANIC”, “By The Time You’re Reading This” and “Give Me My Halo.” Theresa explains the EP’s theme., “each song represents a memory or emotion inside me. The experiences I have gone through have all spent time inside my house and consumed me. With the EP being called Welcome To My House, visually I want listeners to be able to open up a door, come into my world and see what each song meant to me at that specific time in my life.”
“When you listen to us, I hope you feel empowered, heard, and like you’re not alone,” Theresa states. “Hearing other people’s stories has helped me heal and grow so much and I’d like to be that light for other people.”
ABOUT VALORANT
VALORANT is a competitive 5v5 character-based tactical shooter developed by Riot Games. VALORANT is a precise and lethal multiplayer game with high-fidelity gunplay, a diverse arsenal of guns, agents with unique abilities, and competitively tuned maps for thousands of hours of play. VALORANT is a free-to-play game and optimized to perform on a wide variety of PC hardware, allowing for a global audience to compete. Demonstrated by the game’s best-in-class game server quality, global infrastructure, and proprietary anti-cheat technology, Riot Games is committed to preserving the core tenets of the tactical shooter genre and upholding the competitive integrity of the gameplay experience.
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