Yaeji will release her debut album With A Hammer, on April 7th via XL Recordings. The album’s lead track “For Granted” is paired with a video directed by and starring Yaeji. Along with the news, the NYC-via-Seoul artist has announces her first North American tour since the release of her 2020 mixtape What We Drew 우리가 그려왔던.

For the recording of the album, Yaeji linked up with close friends to join her, including Loraine James, Nourished By Time, and NYC-based producers K Wata, Enayet from Yaeji’s extended crew SLINK NYC. Yaeji once again floats back and forth between English and Korean to convey what’s on her heart with the utmost sincerity.

Yaeji has been featured on Charli XCX’s 2019 album Charli, produced remixes for Dua Lipa, and Robyn, collaborated with the beloved Seoul-based polymath OHHYUK for stand-alone singles “29” and “Year to Year”, headlined her own and festival stages around the world, and launched her bespoke lifestyle webstore JI-MART. Born in Flushing, Queens in 1993, she has roots in Seoul, Tokyo, Atlanta, and New York City, all serving as the backdrop for her singular, hybrid-sound that synthesizes influences of Korean indie rock and electronica, late ‘90s and early 2000s hip hop and R&B, and leftfield bass and techno.

Yaeji 2023 Northern Transmissions Tour Dates:

April 6 – Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
April 7 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
April 8 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
April 13 – Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre
April 25 – Denver, CO @ Ogden Theater
April 27 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater
April 28 – Austin, TX @ Emo’s
April 29 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall
May 2 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse
May 3 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle
May 5 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
May 6 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
May 10 – Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
May 12 – Detroit, MI @ Majestic Theatre
May 13 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall
May 16 – Montreal, QC @ Corona Theatre
May 17 – Boston, MA @ Big Night Live
May 19 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Steel

Pre-order With A Hammer by Yaeji HERE