But she also knew that she didn't want to make a record just about her deep pain. SANDERS: Yebba processed that through her music. YEBBA: And I had to go through those - the first half of my 20s just missing my mom and, you know, in denial that she was gone, really. SANDERS: Her mother's death stopped everything. SANDERS: Was it three weeks after that song came out there was some tragedy? Yebba had just put out this video singing in front of a live audience belting this song called "My Mind."
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All throughout Yebba's album are lyrics and songs that, under close examination, are about something deeper - a big loss Yebba experienced just weeks after her professional career began. YEBBA: "Stand" lyrically deals with the intrusive OCD thoughts and the PTSD, you know, just my conversation with that.
SANDERS: But Yebba told me this song is about a lot more than just a fling. Stars and darkness all collided in the loneliest of space. YEBBA: (Singing) When you went away, moonlight took the day. Take the song "Stand." It sounds like a love song - Yebba mourning after a breakup.
SAM SANDERS, BYLINE: Yebba's debut album is called "Dawn," and it's deceptive in the best way. A quick note - this story runs about four minutes, and it discusses suicide. NPR's Sam Sanders wanted to know what took so long. With this smoky voice and an impressive wail, it seemed like she was on a short runway to stardom, but her debut album is only being released now. About five years ago, a video of the R&B singer Yebba performing for a small crowd went viral.
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