Yukimi Has Something ‘For You’ As She Drops Singles ‘Sad Makeup’ & ‘Winter Is Not Dead’ And Announces Solo Album

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Little Dragon frontwoman Yukimi is ready to reveal even more as she officially begins her solo journey. The singer, who has been a fixture not just for her quartet but for contributing her talents to musical projects the world over, is finally embarking on her own solo path. She gave us a listen to her material with single “Break Me Down” back in October. Now she’s revealing even more with the announcement of her upcoming album For You and new singles “Sad Makeup” and “Winter Is Not Dead.”

For “Sad Makeup,” Yukimi taps into the feeling of wearing a smile even when you’re at your saddest point. She gets the particular point across by pairing jangly, jazzy production against melancholy lyrics. The verses speak to her growing feeling of sadness rooting itself inside her. But the chorus really speaks to the feeling of despair, comparing it to a rainy day. “Ooh, it’s pouring down / But I’m scared to feel it,” she sings. “Oh, they say it’ll pass / But I don’t believe it / Oh, I’m soaking wet / But I’m scared to see it / With my eyes.”

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“Winter Is Not Dead,” meanwhile, continues the more experimental sound she crafted alongside her Little Dragon bandmates. Minimal production, consisting mainly of synths and Yukimi’s own vocals, paints a soundscape that’s as icy as the Scandinavian winters she’s accustomed to. But the song itself isn’t barren, instead speaking to the life under the frozen ground waiting to spring anew in the next season.

“Winter, I crave her / She wraps herself safe / Around me, I slow down my feet,” she sings at one point. “In my solitude / I’m rambling in the dark / I’m hanging tightly to / Whatever spark that I see.”

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“Sad Makeup” and “Winter Is Not Dead” are just two of the 13 songs that Yukimi will be bringing when For You arrives on Friday, March 28th. The tracklist, with titles like “Make Me Whole,” “Runaway” and “Peace Reign,” promises that we’re in for something reflective of the singer-songwriter’s unique musical take. And with features from Lianne La Havas, De La Soul’s Posdnous and her own father Yusuke Nagano, it’s sure to be an interesting ride.

Listen to the streams for “Sad Makeup” and “Winter Is Not Dead” right here and then hop below to get the full tracklist of For You.

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Yukimi For You tracklist:

1. Prelude For You
2. Make Me Whole
3. Break Me Down
4. Runaway
5. Elinam
6. Steam Of Consciousness feat. Lianne La Havas
7. Rules Of School
8. Sad Makeup
9. Peace Reign
10. No Prince
11. Winter Is Not Dead
12. Jaxon feat. Posdnous
13. Feels Good To Cry feat. Yusuke Nagano

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