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YAGKI’s ‘Apartment’ is an anthemic dreamy haven. – Backseat Mafia
The inimitable YAGKI (the nom de plume of multi-instrumentalist Sarah Yagki), a firm favourite here at the antipodean outpost of Backseat Mafia, is ridiculously busy having just spent time in Mexico on a music camp and continued a run of live performances. And despite all this, she still has time to release the most immersive music – this time the track ‘Apartment’. This one presses on the brakes ever so slightly: it’s an anthemic slow burner with luscious gentle sounds and Yagki’s achingly beautiful vocals as soft as a silken veil floating in the air. Yagki’s vocals are ever dripping with pure emotion: a bittersweet melancholia and this is reflected…