“It was tour, tour, tour. I had this moment where I was like, ‘What do I even want out of music?’”: Yvette Young’s fretboard wizardry was a wake-up call for modern guitar playing – but with her latest pivot, she’s making music to help emo kids go to sleep

Honoree Yvette Young, recipient of the Inspire Award, performs onstage during the 10th Annual She Rocks Awards at THE RANCH Restaurant on June 02, 2022 in Anaheim, California.

The name “Yvette Young” immediately conjures the sound of her quasi-pianistic fingerstyle and two-handed tapping-heavy compositions, along with the math-rock-leaning musings of her band, Covet.

However, these past few years have been all about new chapters for the lauded guitarist. The release of solo music is one of them; another is involvement in more experimental projects that allow her to test the boundaries of her creativity and approach to her craft – and, by extension, the future of her career.