Yola on Stand for Myself & Playing Sister Rosetta Tharpe in Baz Luhrmann's New Film

<p><a href="https://consequence.net/artist/yola/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Yola</strong></a><strong> sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about </strong><a href="https://consequence.net/2021/05/yola-stand-for-myself-video/"><em><strong>Stand for Myself</strong></em></a><strong>, a record that finds the English musician in a "genre fluid" mood as she tries out several new sounds. Along with the musical diversity, she also discusses the divide-and-conquer politics that appears in some of the songs; her base in poetry; and working and living with friends Aaron Lee Tasjan, Allison Russell, and Amythyst Kiah. Yola will also be </strong><a href="https://consequence.net/2020/02/yola-sister-rosetta-tharpe-baz-luhrmann-elvis/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>playing Sister Rosetta Tharpe</strong></a><strong> in Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming </strong><a href="https://consequence.net/2019/07/austin-butler-elvis-presley-baz-luhrmann-biopic/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Elvis Presley biopic</strong></a><strong>, and we get to hear all about the part as well as Tharpe and queer women’s role in creating rock &amp; roll.</strong></p> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app">https://anchor.fm/app</a>