She goes into detail about her songwriting process, how she breaks down music, and what inspires her to keep creating. It is not just writing notes to make the music but telling stories through her music. I truly cannot think of another band that sounds like them.”Įxpression is something that Young believes is an important part of making music. And the way they represent themselves visually aligns so well with their music. Nobody really can tell that they’re doing all this impressive modulation stuff, but it’s just so dancey, and it’s so cool. And I still am obsessed with this band called Mew they’re so cool because they took like progressive rock elements and packaged them up in this indie pop sound. Deer in the Headlights was a big one for me. I got into bands like Copeland in high school. Through all the stuff I was into growing up, the common denominator would be just good songwriting music. I listened to a lot of Minus the Bear, Grown Ups, Tera Melos, TTNG, American Football, and Toe - that’s the kind of stuff that I got into while I was learning guitar.īut prior to that, I really loved good songwriting. And then I got into Midwest emo and post-rock and grunge. When I first found rock and roll, I was like, this is sick. Like it was horror music, and now I’m revisiting that. So I skipped the rock world, which is crazy. A fun fact about me is I grew up super sheltered, and I wasn’t allowed to listen to anything except classical music and hymns growing up. I didn’t know anything about guitarists, and I’m learning now retroactively. When discussing musical influences, Young shared with us, “I just wanted to be in a band. It’s like this is the end of a chapter, but the next one’s going to be better.” But it doesn’t mean no more music’s going to come out. Because I think this record will be the last one I do with the lineup I have, and it’s bittersweet but absolutely necessary. She tells us, “ The overall theme is like some kind of conclusion or some kind of catharsis or something like that. The trio are currently working on new music which they hope to release by the end of this year or early 2023. In the math rock band Covet, Young is joined by bassist David Adamiak and drummer Forrest Rice. Then when I started playing the guitar, I felt more like myself.” I didn’t really know much about myself and had very low confidence. I didn’t know what I wanted to do until I started playing guitar. “I didn’t really have a lot of friends in school. She has been very open about her struggles and overcoming obstacles. “I feel like guitar really transformed my relationship with myself,” Young shares. It wasn’t until later, during a lengthy battle with anorexia, that she started expressing her artistic vision through the guitar. Born and raised in San Jose, California, Young spent a lot of her childhood playing the piano and violin. Musician and songwriter Yvette Young uses her music not only as a form of self-expression but also tells riveting stories through her art. As seen in Guitar Girl Magazine Issue 21 – Fall 2022
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