Yasmin Williams - Unwind (2018) [FLAC] {Self Released}
Release Info:
RLSDATE: 2025/10/12 RTLDATE: 2018/05/04
GENRE: Contemporary Folk SiZE: 253 MB
SOURCE: CD RUNTiME: 42:23
RiPPER: EAC 1.8 ENCODER: FLAC 1.5
DRiVE: ASUS SW-16D1X-U ORiGiN: US
RELEASE: Self Released
MATRiX: T80-UG
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Hey y'all, I'm Yasmin Williams, a guitarist from Northern Virginia and a two-
time Contest "loser." It's funny to be writing this now, on the heels of what is
now my second official Tiny Desk concert. So much has happened for me in just
this past week: I was featured in The Washington Post on the cover of the
weekend section; I performed on Stephen Colbert's web series for The Late Night
Show; and I'm currently on a headline tour around the East Coast! It's now
dawning on me how all these events are serendipitously connected to my two Tiny
Desk Contest entries.
In 2018, when I entered the Contest for the first time, I never really thought
about winning. I knew that there were literally thousands of other folks
submitting their best material and I just wanted to be among them. Besides, I
was even more excited to be releasing my debut album, Unwind, later that spring,
even if I didn't expect anyone to listen to it outside of friends, family and a
few early supporters I had on my musician Facebook page.
Though I didn't end up winning the Contest, my entry was well-received enough
that I was featured on NPR's Weekend Edition which was thrilling and really
surprising. I had a lovely interview with host Scott Simon, and played a couple
of original songs on the air.
Afterward, Scott told me about something he called the "NPR bump," where a
relatively unknown artist gets a barrage of new listeners after being featured
on an NPR program. I thought this wouldn't apply to me. I was extremely
incorrect in this assumption! After my interview with Scott, my album Unwind,
went from, literally, No. 255,801 on Amazon's paid albums chart to No. 6, with a
percentage bump of 3,603,685%. On iTunes, it went from anonymity to No. 1 on
multiple charts. It even landed on the Billboard Heatseekers chart at No. 15.
Most importantly, the royalty money I received from the "NPR bump" allowed me to
buy my first custom guitar, which is still my main instrument. I was also
featured on another great NPR video series called Night Owl later that same
year, which helped get my music in front of even more folks. None of this would
have happened had I not entered into the Contest that year.
I entered again in 2020 and, again, did not win. However, I was one of five
artists featured on the Top Shelf series and got to chat with Brittany Howard on
Zoom about how much she liked my entry. To me, that was basically as good as
winning the Contest! Funnily enough, late last year, I opened for Brittany
Howard and Michael Kiwanuka on an incredible month-long tour. I reminded her
about the Top Shelf call and she said that she had been following me since then
and that's how I got the tour slot. It's amazing how things come full circle
when you least expect it!
My Contest experiences have been absolutely life-changing. Even though I'm
technically a two-time loser, I don't feel like I lost at all. So, if you get
nothing else from reading this: Please understand that you only really lose if
you don't try. Keep pushing, y'all! Stay true to yourself, don't lose your
integrity and know that, even when something feels like a loss, it can reveal
itself to be the thing that changes your life for the better.
Ripper's Notes:
I don't do facebook, or instagram. I have never made a tik-tok, youtube or
snapchat video. But, I do love Reddit. When I am not doing anything else, I'm
probably listening to music while I scroll Reddit.
Reddit is how I stumbled upon Yasmin Williams. When her Kennedy Center set was
heckled by reichpublican cunts who were given tickets especially for that
purpose, it ended up being discussed on Reddit. (Don't take my word for it)
https://www.washingtonian.com/2025/09/23/log-cabin-republicans-yasmin-williams/So, I did the only thing I could do from thousands of miles away, I bought all
three of her CDs, directly from her website, having never heard a note.
If you support Trump and his MAGAts, fuck you. Otherwise, please, if you enjoy
this music, support the artist by purchasing a copy for yourself.
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