YONAKA - 'Seize The Power'
Empowering, impassioned, intense, and fierce… The return of British rock disruptors YONAKA starts with new single ‘Seize The Power’.
“You know when you feel fucking good and you’re glowing and you feel like the whole world is with you?…” There is no better way to explain how YONAKA’s comeback makes you feel the first time you listen. Following the hype of their debut album in 2019, the band took a step back to explore new ideas and unleash their full potential. They now return with a fully realised concept that feels stronger than ever.
The new single “Seize The Power” is everything you expect and more. Opening with ominous choir-like harmonies and a war-calling beats, Theresa, the lead singer, says, “I woke up this morning, I felt so fucking important”. As the verse progresses a piano melody drops in creating an underlying feeling of unrest and built-up suspense that suddenly breaks as the hook is introduced. With an almost angelic feeling, a concoction of harmonies, in an incredible moment of relief and empowerment, chant “I’m the voice in your head […] When you find, me let me in. I got power in my hands and it’s yours for the taking”. Almost as if the tension from before was momentarily lifted and the listeners allowed themselves to have a second of clarity before sliding back into a spiral of struggle and distress.
Closing with a signature anthemic vibe, a heavy electronic production accompanies distorted vocals that say “this part is yours for the taking”, almost as if the band was purposefully creating a cliff-hanger to leave fans craving more. Whether this was intentional or not, we certainly cannot wait to see what the new era of YONAKA has in store for us and judging from this first single, we can only expect great things!
Words by Nicole Otero