LISTEN: Yaelokre

Enter a whimsical world of story and song.

Jun 14, 2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐤 𓆱 ( Drawn for Hartebeest ) #Meadowlark

During a social camp with my Scouts Canada troop, one of our scouts told me about this musical artist called YAELOKRE — and upon investigating, I discovered a wondrous gem of inspiration and imagination that is totally in my wheelhouse. I’ve thus been spending time with the music and various YouTube videos, trying to understand as much as I can about the history behind this artist's work. In this post I’ll share with you a primer for what I’ve learned so far, and include some of my favorite tracks as an introduction.

Yaelokre is the stage name for Keath Ósk (Icelandic pronunciation: ousk), a non-binary Filipino-Icelandic singer-songwriter and illustrator. Their artwork and songs went viral on TikTok and grew into an overnight success of fandom worldwide, including world tours and as an opening act for Norway’s Aurora.

Yaelokre’s songs are based on journal entries and childhood stories, which grew into a storytelling project called Meadowlark, taking place in a fantasy world called Felicity. The lore behind this world is still in development, and everything created so far only serves as a prologue and first chapter of what may still unfold — essentially establishing the main characters and some of their backstories. The backstories themselves are alluded to — mostly in poetic Shakespearean language — through the various EPs Yaelokre has released, in addition to their live performances.

Most of the narrative thus far centers around four children, known collectively as a theatre troupe called The Lark.

Meet The Lark! Our new favorite ensemble! 🤩🌾 🫎🐇🐐🌲

Each child wears a mask representing one of the four Harkers, who are supernatural fairy beings: The Storyteller, The Bellringer, The Enkindled, and The Croon.

Peregrine August (Age 12) wears the mask of a moose, representing The Croon.
Cole Seymour (Age 11) wears the mask of a rabbit, representing The Storyteller.
Clemente Dearworth (Age 10) wears the mask of a goat, representing The Bellringer.
Kingsley (Age 9) wears a mask of tree bark, representing The Enkindled.

The song Harpy Hare (which kicked off much of the viral popularity online) is based on a children’s game of sorts, and gives various singing parts to the different characters, each in a different voice as performed by Ósk themself.

The song Bird cage blue and yellow alludes to the origin story for Clemente Dearworth (The Bellringer) — being the adopted child of a Baroness whose father was a dollmaker. Apparently Clemente ran away from home due to their mother treating them as more of a doll themselves, which led to encountering the other children of the Lark, each with a similar mysterious past.

The song Kid & Leveret is another origin tale about the meeting of Clemente (the goat, or “kid”) and Cole (the rabbit, or “leveret”) and alludes to more of their own backstories.

The following video for Hearken starts with lyrics but then unfolds into showing some of the ensuing art and a glimpse into Yaelokre performing live for the fan community. It’s quite the delightful spirit-lifter.

There are various YouTube videos by fans floating about which try to explain the lore and backstories of Meadowlark, but the best ones have disclaimers which admit that much of the details are speculative and subject to change. They remind the viewer to respect the original artist and their intentions, which is important since the rampant fandom has apparently inspired some toxic disruptions by internet trolls. So I would encourage you to go to the source as much as possible, follow Yaelokre’s official channels to fill in the gaps, and see where this tale-in-progress ends up going. I’m captivated by the art and sound of this universe, and can’t wait to see where it leads. If you’re already familiar with Yaelokre and know anything more you wish to share with me, let’s geek out together!

For all the things, you can follow yaelokre.com and whichever social channels help you stay afloat.

As for the official discography of released songs, here’s a bit of a breakdown. (For some reason, two of their songs are repeated on two separate EPs.)