Yanah formed in Los Angeles around 2015 as a three-piece band with Sarah Russell on vocals and guitar, Aaron Anderson on bass, and Jonathan Blake on drums. They worked independently for several years before their 2018 single 'All She's Saying' found an audience on streaming platforms.
Their debut album 'In the Wake of Dreams' came out in 2019, followed by 'Bloom' in 2022. The second album showed them moving beyond their earlier acoustic sound toward more electronic elements. Other songs in their catalog include 'Back Against The Wall' and 'The girl in the picture (Napalm girl).'
Some listeners connected with the direct emotional quality in Russell's songwriting, though the band also faced criticism about how they presented personal material. They kept recording and releasing music through those years without major label support.
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