The Australian singer/songwriter Benjamin Jacob Yates, better known as YATES, offers his own distinct pop music, one that is both evocative and deliberate.

YATES began turning heads in 2014 with a number of self-released tracks which gained radio support from leading tastemakers like KCRW and Triple J and led to collaborations with Booka Shade, Monkey Safari, Nina Jirachi, Kilter, Love Thy Brother, Running Touch, and Plastic Plates.

YATES has since signed to Sweat it Out and his most recent EP “Holiday Apartment” is his 2nd release on the Australien label. The tracks were recorded at Yates adopted home in Berlin last year together with his musical partner Rene Corbett and produced by Alexander Burnett in London in March 2018 with YATES taking into account in how the songs would work in a live context.