Photograph by Hilary Walsh

This week’s featured artist on the Breaking blog is Rachael Yamagata, the feisty Philadelphia singer-songwriter who overcame getting dumped by her label and her boyfriend to channel her inner Axl Rose for the excellent double disc Elephants…Teeth Sinking Into Heart. Click below for more on Yamagata, including a trio of behind the scenes videos that take you into Yamagata’s studio.

• Breaking: Rachael Yamagata

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