Yonaka | |
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 Yonaka performing in 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Brighton, East Sussex, England |
| Genres | Alternative rock |
| Years active | 2014–present |
| Labels | |
| Members |
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| 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.
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. [1]
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". [2]
"Teach Me to Fight" was used as the official theme song for the WWE pay-per-view event Fastlane in March 2019 [3] and in Fate: The Winx Saga.
In May 2019, Yonaka signed with American label Fueled by Ramen, [4] 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. [5] The band were also nominated for Best British Newcomer at the 2019 Kerrang! Awards. [6]
In December 2019, they featured on Bring Me the Horizon's song "Tapes", which appeared on their EP Music to Listen To... . [7]
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". [8] The mixtape was released on 15 July 2021 and featured appearances from Fever 333 and Barns Courtney. [9] Yonaka are scheduled to appear on Palaye Royale's 2023 Fever Dream European + UK tour [10] to support Seize the Power. [11]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [12] | BEL [13] | ||
| Don't Wait 'Til Tomorrow |
| 38 | 55 |
| Title | EP details |
|---|---|
| Heavy |
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| Teach Me to Fight |
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| Creature |
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| Welcome to My House |
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [14] | SCO [15] | ||
| Seize the Power [16] |
| — [upper-alpha 1] | 43 |
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [12] | BEL [13] | |||
| "Ignorance" | 2016 | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Drongo" | — | — | ||
| "Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya" | 2017 | — | — | |
| "Bubblegum" | — | — | Heavy | |
| "F.W.T.B." | 2018 | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Waves" | — | — | Teach Me to Fight | |
| "Own Worst Enemy" | — | — | Creature | |
| "Creature" | — | — | Don't Wait 'Til Tomorrow | |
| "Fired Up" | — | 39 | ||
| "Bad Company" | 2019 | — | — | |
| "Lose Our Heads" | — | — | ||
| "Seize the Power" | 2021 | — | — | Seize the Power |
| "Ordinary" | — | — | ||
| "Call Me a Saint" | — | — | ||
| "Panic" | 2023 | — | — | Welcome to My House |
| "Welcome to My House" | — | — | ||
| "Predator" | 2024 | — | — | TBA |
| "Fight for the Right" | 2024 | — | — | |
| Title | Year | Band | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Tapes" (stylised as "±ªþ³§".) | 2019 | Bring Me the Horizon | Music to Listen To... |
| Title | Year | Director(s) | Album/EP | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya" | 2017 | Yonaka | Non-album single | [17] |
| "Bubblegum" | Heavy (EP) | [18] | ||
| "Lose Our Heads" | 2019 | Don't Wait 'Til Tomorrow | [19] | |
| "Don't Wait 'Til Tomorrow | [20] | |||
| "Rockstar" | [21] | |||
| "Seize the Power" | 2021 | Jade Ang Jackman | Seize the Power | [22] |
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