The Latest

  • New name, new site, new music coming soon! Ten and a half years ago, I wiped the sweat from under my wedding wreath and became Emily Yates. A few months later, I learned to play the ukulele, wrote a song called “Try Not To Be A Dick,” and uploaded it to my brand-new YouTube channel. The views climbed to 1,500 and I wondered ...
  • New video: “Love Yourself!” “Love Yourself!”  is the first single from my newest album, Notes to Self and Others, now available for digital download and vinyl pre-order (you get the free download right away!) Watch the vid below and get this song and the rest of them at emilyyates.bandcamp.com! https://youtu.be/nOTYx6OIw1I
  • FINALLY A NEW ALBUM! Pre-order Notes to Self and Others at emilyyates.bandcamp.com today! Free digital download when you pre-order limited apocalypse-edition vinyl! Over the past year, I’ve been plugging away at my first-ever self-produced, self-recorded full-length album and I’m so happy to finally share it with you. For full album details, lyrics, and to get all the songs streaming directly into your head, ...
  • Oh hey I started a podcast! In which my friend Sarah and I sit down with our favorite brilliant interesting exciting people and have stimulating conversations punctuated with songs and snark – subscribe to What the Folk wherever you stream podcasts! The first ten episodes are already live with some amazing guests and cover fun topics like musical oracles, psychedelic drugs, ...
  • New video! “Anyone Can Be A F******” https://youtu.be/ijhs6NHbXlo A brand-new little ditty inspired by a convo with a friend about, ahem, Mayor Pete, and the many faces of fascism ? I recorded it tastefully topless because nudity is natural no matter who you are, we all deserve to be heard and respected no matter what we wear, and guess what? The fascists are ...