Rachael Yamagata (born September 23 1977 in Arlington, Virginia) is an American singer-songwriter. She plays piano and has a dark, raspy alto.

Rachael Yamagata (born September 23, 1977) is a singer-songwriter . She plays piano and has a dark, smokey alto , garnering frequent comparisons to Fiona Apple . Her first full-length album, Happenstance , was released on June 8, 2004. Yamagata became the vocalist for the Chicago funk-fusion band Bumpus , spending six years with them while writing and recording three albums and touring t