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Posted on by Lauren Katulka

YARA Gets Honest With Soulful Single “Bad Behaviour”

We’re always encouraged to take the high road, but as YARA reminds us, it can be cathartic to get a little bitter! Her new single “Bad Behaviour” sees her embracing the devil on her shoulder and really speaking her mind about someone who did her wrong.

“When I wrote this, I enjoyed the freedom of thinking negatively about this person without limiting myself to being the bigger person (which I usually try to be),” she admitted.

This is a very different side of YARA than we heard in her dreamy single “Back of the Uber,” but I like it! Her vocals on this are just as sublimely soulful too. Couldn’t you just listen to her all day?

You’ll get a chance to hear more when YARA releases her debut EP, Lonely Love Affair, on May 3.

Image used with permission from Stagedive; credit: @clairegiuffre

Posted on by Lauren Katulka

YARA Gets Romantic on “Back of the Uber”

Palestinian-born and Naarm/Melbourne-based talent YARA is bringing some smooth neo-soul to your Valentine’s Day with her dreamy new single “Back of the Uber.” A rideshare vehicle isn’t an obvious place for romance, but I’m swooning over this one.

“This track embodies the desperate desire of wanting to belong to someone’s heart. Going on the journey of dating someone new, experiencing them losing interest and connecting the dots through Uber rides,” YARA explained. “I find myself processing every date, every great and shitty experience on the way home. There’s something so therapeutic about being in the back of a car, with no task at hand, free to let my mind go and stare out the window, listening to my favorite sad late-night song.”

“Back of the Uber” gives us our first taste of YARA’s upcoming debut EP, Lonely Love Affair, which drops this May.

Image used with permission from Stagedive; credit: @clairegiuffre