YENDRY Releases Debut Album Como Agua

YENDRY released her debut album Como Agua on September 18. The 13-song album was described by YENDRY as a return to music and her love of music. The album includes Dominican influences such as merengue, bachata and reggaeton. Blue May, a London-born producer, is credited as helping shape the album.

Como Agua moves through themes of family, migration, longing for home, romantic relationships and the loneliness associated with living in different countries. La Bendición opens with the rhythm of the Dominican palo tradition. On Mala Mía, YENDRY examines her own emotional unavailability in a past relationship. No Me Vuelvo a Enamorar turns toward the Dominican Republic and the first love she left there, accompanied by güira and tambora.

Espejo addresses YENDRY’s relationship with her Dominican father, whom she did not meet until she was 18. YENDRY left her vocals raw without using Auto-Tune and built the arrangements around percussion, strings and musicians playing together.

In 2021, Pitchfork and Vogue described YENDRY with various forms of praise. She also performed a studio session for COLORS and a Tiny Desk home concert, took part in international tours and reached millions of streams.