From last month’s menacing “Starlight” to this upbeat cut off her forthcoming third LP, Chesapeake, Rachael Yamagata’s reinvigorated confidence on this set comes across as incredibly endearing in a way that recalls her debut, Happenstance. Her sophomore record, Elephants…Teeth Sinking Into Heart, still stands as a vital progression into heartbreaking, fragile territory, but here’s to optimism and — for lack of a better term — a comeback.
The album, which features the iPhone-shot cover photo shown above, is due in October.