Yola's New Album "Walk Through Fire," Streaming In Full As NPR First Listen

New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Yola's debut solo album, Walk Through Fire, is out next Friday, February 22, on Easy Eye Sound, but you don't need to wait till then to hear it: the album is streaming in full all week as an NPR First Listen at npr.org/firstlisten.

Walk Through Fire, which was produced by Dan Auerbach, puts a contemporary twist on a traditional sonic tapestry of orchestral strings, fiddle, steel, and shimmering tremolo guitars. It's a genre-bending release from an artist whose arresting vocals captivate with sincere tales of heartache and loves lost, forgotten, and broken.

Yola's "sonic palette, which spans country, folk, classic soul and '70s-era Britpop; her emotive songwriting, which oscillates between vulnerability and chest-pounding empowerment; and her truly powerful voice," says NPR Music's Brittney McKenna, "abounds on Walk Through Fire, ... [which] showcases Yola's otherworldly vocals and compelling songwriting." McKenna concludes: "It's the work of an artist sure to stun audiences for years to come." Read the review and listen to the album now at npr.org/firstlisten.
Walk Through Fire is available to pre-order on iTunes , Easy Eye Sound Store, and the Top40-Charts.com Store with an instant download of three album tracks now.