Yeule

Early life and education Nat Ćmiel was born in Singapore where they attended school. They first started playing music at the age of 6 on their parents' Yamaha piano and learned classically although eventually dropped taking lessons, and wanted to explore something more challenging which led them to guitar and drums. Ćmiel initially started playing waltz pieces, though they soon moved on to songs from the soundtracks of Final Fantasy X and Kingdom Hearts. They later went on to sing in a jazz band under the name Riot Diet, covering songs from Ella Fitzgerald and the Pixies.

After graduating from high school, they applied to Central Saint Martins to study fashion communication and womenswear.

Musical timeline Ćmiel's first release under the Yeule title was their self-titled EP on March 3, 2014. Ćmiel followed up with the OST to interactive simulator game Lost Memories Dot Net, which was released on July 17, 2017.

On September 27, 2017, Ćmiel released their third EP, Coma. With regard to the writing, they said that "I wrote this album to commemorate the people I'd lost." Ćmiel signed to Bayonet Records on July 17, 2019.

On October 25, 2019, Ćmiel released their debut studio album Serotonin II. On the process of creating the album they said that "Writing the record, I was dreadful. I didn't ask for much, I don't need to be happy. I just wanted to be content."

Ćmiel teased the release of their second album Glitch Princess via Bayonet Records with a track titled "My Name is Nat Ćmiel"—released at the end of 2020. The full album was released on February 4, 2022. It was qualified as "pioneering" by Colin Lodewick from Pitchfork and featured in their 'Best New Music' section with a critical score of 8.3. "Sulky Baby" was included on their third album, Softscars, which was released on September 22, 2023, to critical acclaim.

During October 2024, Yeule teased a new single, "Eko", being released on the 23rd the same month. On February 25, 2025, they released promotional material for a new single and an upcoming album, alongside a release date of March 3. The next day, a new single, "Skullcrusher", was officially announced, being produced along with Clams Casino and FITNESSS. On March 3, Yeule announced their fourth studio album, Evangelic Girl Is a Gun, and it was released on May 30, 2025.

Music style and influences Ćmiel's music has been described as a variety of categories including: "electronic post-pop", avant-pop and experimental pop. Serotonin II was labeled as an ambient album and received comparisons to Enya's music and Grimes' album Visions (2012). album with influences of emo pop, spoken word and ambient music. Releases following Glitch Princess explored guitar-based alternative music. Softscars is a shoegaze album that has also been considered as a dream pop and pop rock record. Evangelic Girl Is a Gun combines eclectic influences from several genres including pop, metal, EDM, trip hop, shoegaze and sludge metal. Ćmiel's musical influences draws inspiration from '90s and 2000s alternative acts such as My Chemical Romance, Avril Lavigne, Hole, Radiohead, the Pixies and the Smashing Pumpkins. Some of their favorite albums are My Chemical Romance's Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge (2004), Avril Lavigne's Let Go (2002) and Under My Skin (2004); and the Smashing Pumpkins' Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995) and Siamese Dream (1993).

Discography

Studio albums + Title Album details Peak chart positions SCO UK Indie Released: October 25, 2019 Label: Bayonet Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming, cassette — — — —Glitch Princess Released: February 4, 2022 Label: Bayonet Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming, cassette 96 22 — —Softscars Released: September 22, 2023 Label: Ninja Tune Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming, cassette — 41 57 —Evangelic Girl Is a Gun Released: May 30, 2025 Label: Ninja Tune Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming, cassette 29 18 56 40 "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Soundtrack extended plays + Title Album detailsLost Memories Dot Net Released: July 17, 2017 Label: Self released Format: Digital download, streamingThe Overture of Prototype Released: January 8, 2024 Label: Self released Format: Digital download, streaming

Extended plays + Title EP detailsYeule Released: March 3, 2014 Label: Zoom Lens Format: Digital download, steamingPathos Released: December 11, 2016 Label: Self released Format: Digital download, streamingComa Released: September 27, 2017 Label: Zoom Lens Released: July 30, 2021 Label: Bayonet Format: Digital download, streaming

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