Emily Yacina

Emily Catherine Yacina is an American singer-songwriter from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her music has been described as indie pop, indie rock, lo-fi, and bedroom pop. She has been described as having a very soft and simple musical style, along with emotional vocals. She began her career on Bandcamp.

She has released most of her music independently without a record label, with some exceptions, and encourages more artists to do the same. She occasionally collaborates with other artists, including Alex G. Their song "Treehouse," released in 2011, is one of Yacina's biggest successes in her music career, as the song has gained popularity multiple times over the years, most recently through TikTok.

Upbringing Emily Yacina was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but as of 2023 resides in Long Beach, Los Angeles, California.

Career

2011–2019 Emily Yacina states that she has been playing guitar since she was 10 years old, with her first music releases in 2011, including "Treehouse" (featuring Alex G) and two albums, "Flood" and "Reverie". In 2017, Emily Yacina spent the summer in Alaska for a job, which involved several months without internet and other conveniences. Yacina described this as a good time for reflection and an opportunity to write more music, culminating in the album "Heart Sky". In 2019, Emily Yacina released a series of singles that eventually became the album "Remember the Silver" produced with Erik Littman, who died in 2021. The album's themes explore a range of emotions, especially love and depression. Yacina has toured both solo and as a duo with Yohuna (Johanne Swanson).

2022 and All the Things: A Decade of Songs After several years without any solo releases during the COVID-19 pandemic, Emily Yacina announced she would release a retrospective album covering her past decade as an artist. The album included three new singles along with ten selected tracks from various albums and EPs throughout her career. The new songs were also released separately in an EP titled "Dominos". One of the tracks, "DB Cooper" is dedicated to Littman, her late producer and friend.

2023– In November 2023, Emily Yacina released the single "Nothing Lasts" produced in collaboration with Rostam Batmanglij and his label, Matsor Projects. This was followed by the track "Trick of the Light" in January 2024, with both songs being released together on a 7-inch vinyl record.

Artistry In a 2017 interview, Emily Yacina stated that her all-time favorite artist is Liz Phair.

According to Yacina, the majority of her lyrics are autobiographical.

Discography

Album

Flood (2011) Reverie (2011) Bloom (2013) Heart Sky (2017) Remember the Silver (2019) All the Things: A Decade of Songs (2022) Veilfall (2025)

EPs

Soft Stuff (2015) Pull Through (2015) Nice Try (2016) Overflow (2016) Katie (2018) Chances (2020)