Yola - Yellow Brick Road
LCM Song Of The Day: ‘Yellow Brick Road’ - Yola
Our LCM featured track today is a beautiful new cover version of the Elton John classic ‘Yellow Brick Road’ by Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Yola Carter. Yola has just released an extended deluxe version of her debut album ‘Walk Through Fire’ and this new song is included along with a new song 'I Don't Wanna Lie'.
This new cover was produced by Dan Auerbach at his Easy Eye Sound studio in Nashville, TN. Yola is one of Elton's favourite rising stars
Yola Carter is an English musician and singer-songwriter from Bristol, England. She became the lead singer of the band Phantom Limb, who released their first album in 2010. She has sung backing vocals for numerous artists including Massive Attack, The Chemical Brothers and Iggy Azalea. Yola received four nominations at the 62nd Grammy Awards, including the all-genre Best New Artist category. la released her first solo EP, Orphan Offering, in 2016. In February 2019, she released her debut album ‘Walk Through Fire’ on Dan Auerbach's Easy Eye Sound label, to much acclaim. The album title references both a fire which damaged Yola's home and an abusive relationship from which she escaped.