I discovered how to let go, especially in the studio. How does this project differ from (2008’s) Elephant…Teeth Sinking Into Heart? The album is a section of your life that’s a full emotional experience, so why not present all of the flavors? People say the world is changing and track-by-track is the way to go, but I envision a full-record experience. It’s always been successful live, so I finally made a conscious choice to put it at the end and hope people listen to the whole record. I think of my stuff as albums. I played with an order that brought it closer to the front. I waited until the last minute trying to decide where to put it (on the album). ![]() When I sequenced the record, I was thinking, “Where am I as an artist? Whet is the album saying? What is the message of the album?” I wanted to convey the heartache of a failed relationship, and this song has a sadness and a maturity and some consciousness and guts. It was an obvious last song for the album, so different from the others because of the string section. Did that lyric give you any second thoughts? What if “Deal Breaker” wasn’t as good as the imaginary song you were describing? MAGNET: You end the album with “Deal Breaker,” a tune that describes listening to a song that really moved you. We recently caught up with her via phone. Having just issued Chesapeake (Frankenfish), Yamagata will be guest editing all week. Her tunes have appeared on The O.C., The L Word, Grey’s Anatomy and Alias, and Ray LaMontagne, Ryan Adams and Conor Oberst all expressed admiration for her vocal style. Happenstance, her first solo album, was a folk/pop charmer. While touring and recording with Bumpus, she was also writing confessional, deeply emotional songs that didn’t fit the band’s format. ![]() She began singing with a funk-crazed dance band called Bumpus while she was in college studying theater. When singer/songwriter Rachael Yamagata was growing up, she went to all-girls school that she says warped her into the relationship-obsessed woman she’s become, at least in the lyrics of her songs.
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