Welcome back to Finetuned! It’s been a bit and I’ve fallen off the consistency, my bad friends. No excuses on this bit here (well there is, but what’s the point). We are jamming through a fun pop record. Let’s take the float, enjoy the vibes.
This week, we are chatting about Yeule. 🌊
Yeule is the artistic project of Nat Ćmiel, a Singapore-born musician whose sound has been shaping the edges of experimental electronic and avant-pop in my head. They started releasing music in the late 2010s, first crafting tracks that mixed glitchy electronics and ambient textures before gradually expanding into more expansive, emotional territory. Growing up between cultures and creative scenes, like living in different places, helped shape their perspective: music as both personal expression and a dreamy, transformational medium. Over time, Yeule has become known for blending emotional depth with genre-defying sound design, pulling from all corners of electronic, alternative, and pop music.
Their environments, from Singapore’s vibrant mix of Eastern and Western influences to London’s experimental music and art circles, have deeply impacted their artistic identity. Yeule’s work often feels like a conversation between digital and human, polish and vulnerability, drawing on longstanding underground electronic traditions while pushing toward something uniquely their own. Industrial pop? Oh, for surely, my friends.
Yeule’s sonic palette is expansive and adventurous: early work often leaned into glitch-pop and ambient electronica, with soft vocals and rumbling, textured beats creating hazy, dream-like worlds. As their sound evolved, facets of shoegaze, trip-hop, alt-rock, and experimental pop were woven in, making each release feel like a new chapter in a constantly shifting universe. The core through all of it is a sense of emotion first, soundscapes that feel lived in and expressive rather than just stylish or pursuing a trend.
What sets Yeule apart is the way they blend the organic and artificial: gentle melodies ride atop glitchy rhythm fragments, washed synths sit beside layered, processed vocals, and unexpected genre twists make even quieter moments feel alive. It’s some of the glitchy elements you would hear from FKA twigs and brakence, but less serious and less in your face.
Evangelic Girl Is a Gun (our rec today) continues Yeule’s journey into more textured, expansive, and genre-fluid territory. Compared to earlier glitchier work like Softscars, this album leans harder into trip-hop, alt-rock, shoegaze, and even metal-tinged electronics, creating a richly layered, emotionally varied soundscape. Tracks shift between moody, brooding beats, distorted guitars, and surreal electronic flourishes, often blending atmosphere and energy in unexpected ways
Why Listen? It just feels like a vivid emotional landscape while not sacrificing sonic exploration in one bit. I would definitely say that this is an album that rewards close listening, revealing layers of texture and meaning that feel both intimate and cinematic. Whether you’re into experimental pop, alt-electronic sound design, or emotionally rich storytelling in music, Yeule’s work here stands as a bold, boundary-pushing statement.
Finetuned Rec 👇
Recently found this one, super stoked about. This might not be the flavor for everyone, but definitely still a record I would 1000% recommend to pop fans.
Enjoy the jams, Finetuners!
artist - Yeule
album - Evangelic Girl is a Gun
album rating - 8.7/10
fave track - VV
hon. men. #1 - Dudu
hon. men. #2 - Skullcrusher
Thanks for reading here, Finetuners! I do hope you all have enjoyed this week’s Finetuned. I’d appreciate any insights, admiration, or otherwise. You can email me here: [email protected].
See you all in the next one! 🙌
(Sources: https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/yeule/yeule-is-a-post-human-pop-star-on-evangelic-girl-is-a-gun, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelic_Girl_Is_a_Gun, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeule, https://gonetrending.com/2025/03/03/yeule-evangelic-girl-is-a-gun-skullcrusher/