View basket “Expletive Delighted” has been added to your basket. Tightrope Walker Rachael Yamagata SKU: FF9231 Barcode: 0696859970122 17.00 £17.00 Genre: Folk Label: Frankenfish Records Released Date: 23rd September 2016 Buying Format: 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Yamagata’s is a career punctuated by 3 previous albums, 5 EP releases and various collaborations with the likes of Ryan Adams, Bright Eyes and Ray LaMontagne, but the Virginian singer-songwriter chose to challenge herself thematically with this new album. This decision was, in part, induced by Philippe Petit – the French high-wire artist famed for tightrope walking between the two World Trade Centres in 1974 – who, when asked why he performed such a feat, simply responded ‘there is no why’. This notion of inwardly searching for reasons resonated strongly with Yamagata and, as such, her mentality and approach towards writing songs began to shift. As a collection of tracks began to emerge, Tightrope Walker was born. Yamagata’s creative process, as well her as her outlook on her life and art, also shifted over the conception of the new album; she had become a mother, a self-manager and a producer; she became driven by the idea of owning her own power, much like the influential figure of Petit. She switched from the usual procedure of vetting around 200 songs for an album and focused instead on just 15, editing and reworking each to find the exact musical expression that would hold for each song. Artist Rachael Yamagata Genre Folk Label Frankenfish Records Buying Options 1LP Format 1LP Condition New Country United Kingdom Track Listings 1. Tightrope Walker 2. Nobody 3. EZ Target 4. Over 5. Let Me Be Your Girl 6. Break Apart 7. I'm Going Back 8. Rainsong 9. Black Sheep 10. 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