Yonaka (stylised as YONAKA) are an English rock band based in Brighton. The group consists of Theresa Jarvis on vocals, George Edwards on guitar, Alex Crosby on bass and keyboards. Yonaka released their debut album, Don't Wait 'Til Tomorrow, on 31 May 2019.
History
First EPs and Don't Wait 'Til Tomorrow (2014–19)
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 December 2019, they featured on Bring Me the Horizon's song "Tapes", which appeared on their EP Music to Listen To....[7]
Seize the Power (2020–present)
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]