Yonaka
{{short description|English rock band}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| background = group_or_band
| name = Yonaka
| image = Yonaka - Rockaway Beach.jpg
| landscape = yes
| caption = Yonaka performing in 2018
| origin = Brighton, East Sussex, England
| genre = Alternative rock
| years_active = 2014–present
| label = {{hlist|Asylum|Fueled By Ramen}}
| website =
| current_members =
- Theresa Jarvis
- George Edwards
- Alex Crosby
| past_members = Robert Mason
}}
Yonaka (stylised as YONAKA) are an English rock band based in Brighton. The group consists of Theresa Jarvis on vocals, George Edwards on guitar, and Alex Crosby on bass and keyboards. Yonaka released their debut album, Don't Wait 'Til Tomorrow, on 31 May 2019.
History
=First EPs and ''Don't Wait 'Til Tomorrow'' (2014–19)=
Yonaka performed on the BBC Introducing stage at Radio 1's Big Weekend 2016 and released their debut EP, Heavy, the following year. 2018 saw the group issue two further EPs, Teach Me to Fight and Creature. The title track from Creature reached the top spot of the Kerrang! Rock Chart in December 2018.{{cite web|title=The Kerrang! Rock Chart|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/the-kerrang-rock-chart-2/|work=Kerrang!|access-date=21 July 2019|date=5 December 2018}}
In autumn 2018, the band went on a European tour with Bring Me the Horizon and Fever 333 and in October 2018, they played a four-track session at the BBC Maida Vale studios, during which they presented a live mashup of the songs "Jumpsuit" and "Paparazzi".{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0000vwk|title=BBC Radio 1 - Radio 1's Indie Show with Jack Saunders, Yonaka in Session!|website=BBC|language=en-GB|access-date=19 August 2019}}
"Teach Me to Fight" was used as the official theme song for the WWE pay-per-view event Fastlane in March 2019{{Cite web|website=Facebook.com|title=Watch the epic WWE Fastlane 2019 open featuring Yonaka's "Teach Me To Fight"|url=https://www.facebook.com/wwe/videos/watch-the-epic-wwe-fastlane-2019-open-featuring-yonakas-teach-me-to-fight/1088560504659118/|language=en|access-date=19 August 2019}} and in Fate: The Winx Saga.
In May 2019, Yonaka signed with American label Fueled by Ramen,{{cite magazine |last1=Payne |first1=Chris |title=British Rock Quartet Yonaka Signs With Fueled By Ramen |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/record-labels/8512013/yonaka-sign-fueled-by-ramen |magazine=Billboard |access-date=20 June 2019 |date=17 May 2019}} ahead of the release of their debut album, Don't Wait 'Til Tomorrow, on 31 May. The album reached 38 on the UK Albums Chart and 10 on the UK Vinyl Albums Chart.{{cite web|title=Weekly Rock Chart Round-Up|url=https://soundmouth.blogspot.com/2019/06/yonaka-score-uk-chart-debut-weekly-rock.html|work=Sound Mouth|access-date=10 June 2019|date=10 June 2019}} The band were also nominated for Best British Newcomer at the 2019 Kerrang! Awards.{{cite web|url=https://soundmouth.blogspot.com/2019/06/kerrang-awards-2019-preview-my-picks.html|title=Kerrang! Awards 2019 Preview|website=Sound Mouth|access-date=2 July 2019}}
In December 2019, they featured on Bring Me the Horizon's song "Tapes", which appeared on their EP Music to Listen To....{{Cite web|title=Bring Me The Horizon Release Surprise EP Featuring Halsey, YONAKA And More|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/bring-me-the-horizon-release-surprise-ep-featuring-halsey-yonaka-and-more/|access-date=4 August 2021|website=Kerrang!|date=27 December 2019 }}
=''Seize the Power'' (2020–present)=
In a session made in July 2020 for Amazon Music UK's Twitch channel, which was later deleted a month after the broadcast, Yonaka performed for the first time an unreleased song called "Ordinary".
On 27 January 2021, the band released "Seize the Power", the first official single from their mixtape of the same name. On the track, Yonaka commented: "It's been so long since we released new music and the time has finally come; this is a new chapter for us. We want you to get lost in a feeling of strength and empowerment when listening to this song".{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/yonaka-seize-the-power-single-2866014|title=Listen to Yonaka start "a new chapter" with new single 'Seize The Power'|website=Nme.com|date=27 January 2021|access-date=9 December 2021}} The mixtape was released on 15 July 2021 and featured appearances from Fever 333 and Barns Courtney.{{Cite web|title=Mixtape review: YONAKA – Seize The Power|url=https://www.kerrang.com/reviews/mixtape-review-yonaka-seize-the-power/|access-date=4 August 2021|website=Kerrang!|date=13 July 2021 }} Yonaka are scheduled to appear on Palaye Royale's 2023 Fever Dream European + UK tour{{cite web | url=https://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/palaye-royale-announce-2023-fever-dream-uk-eu-tour | title=Palaye Royale Announce 2023 Fever Dream UK & EU Tour - News }} to support Seize the Power.{{Cite web |url=https://www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/yonaka |title=Yonaka Tour Dates |website=ents24.com |date=12 January 2022 |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220112221910/https://www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/yonaka |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-status=dead}}
Discography
=Studio albums=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;" | Album details ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:90%;"| UK {{cite web |title=YONAKA - full Official Charts History |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/54113/yonaka/ |website=Official Charts Company |access-date=20 June 2019}} ! scope="col" style="width:2.2em;font-size:90%;"| BEL |
| scope="row"| Don't Wait 'Til Tomorrow
|
| 38 | 55 |
=EPs=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" style="width:10em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:18em;"| EP details |
|---|
| scope="row"| Heavy
|
|
| scope="row"| Teach Me to Fight
|
|
| scope="row"| Creature
|
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| scope="row"| Welcome to My House
|
|
=Mixtapes=
=Singles=
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Single
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Album |
|---|
| scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| UK ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;"| BEL |
| scope="row"| "Ignorance"
| rowspan="2"| 2016 | — || — | rowspan="3" {{Non-album singles}} |
| scope="row"| "Drongo"
| — || — |
| scope="row"| "Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya"
| rowspan="2"| 2017 | — || — |
| scope="row"| "Bubblegum"
| — || — | Heavy |
| scope="row"| "F.W.T.B."
| rowspan="5"| 2018 | — || — | rowspan="1" {{Non-album single}} |
| scope="row"| "Waves"
| — || — | Teach Me to Fight |
| scope="row"| "Own Worst Enemy"
| — || — | Creature |
| scope="row"| "Creature"
| — || — |rowspan="4"| Don't Wait 'Til Tomorrow |
| scope="row"| "Fired Up"
| — || 39 |
| scope="row"| "Bad Company"
| rowspan="2"| 2019 | — || — |
| scope="row"| "Lose Our Heads"
| — || — |
| scope="row"| "Seize the Power"
| rowspan="3" | 2021 | — || — | rowspan="3" |Seize the Power |
| scope="row"| "Ordinary"
| — || — |
| scope="row"| "Call Me a Saint"
|— |— |
| scope="row"| "Panic"
| rowspan="2" |2023 |— |— | rowspan="2" | Welcome to My House |
| scope="row"| "Welcome to My House"
|— |— |
| scope="row"| "Predator"
| 2024 | — || — | TBA |
| "Fight for the Right"
|2024 |— |— | |
- Note that the single "Ignorance" was reworked, becoming "Awake", as included on the album Don't Wait 'Til Tomorrow.
=Other appearances=
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Title !Year !Band !Album |
| "Tapes" (stylised as "±ªþ³§".)
|2019 |
=Music videos=
Notes
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References
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