Yann Tiersen – Listen to track with Anna Von Hausswolff , taken from his forthcoming album, ALL – out 15 Feb 2019
YANN TIERSEN
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR A NEW TRACK KOAD
FEATURING ANNA VON HAUSSWOLFF
NEW ALBUM, ‘ALL’ – OUT 15 FEB 2019
TOUR DATES INC ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL – 19 & 20 FEB
YANN TIERSEN has launched ‘Koad’, the latest track to be taken from his tenth studio album release, ALL, out on 15 February 2019. Watch the video here.
‘Koad’, with vocals by Swedish artist Anna Von Hausswolff, includes field recordings of a redwood forest in Devon, behind the Schumacher College [part of the Dartington Hall Trust], one of the world’s leading institutions for the study of ecology. Schumacher College, which Tiersen describes as “a concentration of hope in a small place”, has been an important influence on the album, and helped to shape ALL’s overriding theme: ecology, environment and our connection to nature.
ALL is the first album to be recorded at Tiersen’s new studio, venue and community centre, The Eskal, built in an abandoned discotheque on Ushant, a small island positioned in the Celtic sea between Brittany and Cornwall, Tiersen’s home for the past 15 years. Mixed and produced by Tiersen and Gareth Jones, ALL incorporates field recordings from Brittany, Devon, at the decommissioned Tempelhof airport in Berlin (‘Tempelhof’) and for ‘Usal Road’, Tiersen returned to a particularly significant spot in California (situated on the Lost Coast) to record violin. Usal Road holds symbolic meaning to Tiersen after he was chased by a mountain lion there in 2014, an event which triggered a renewed and deeper connection to nature and specifically our humble place within it.
Predominately sung in Breton, the album features several guest vocalists. As well as Anna von Hausswolff, who released Dead Magic this year, described by MOJO as “her finest work to date”, Ólavur Jákupsson collaborates on ‘Erc’h’ and Breton singer-songwriters Denez Prigent (‘Gwennilied’), Emilie Tiersen and Gaëlle Kerrien all feature on the album.
The album release coincides with an extensive tour throughout 2019, which includes two London dates at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall on 19 and 20 February 2019. Yann Tiersen’s previous album, EUSA, was preceded by two sold out dates at the Barbican in London, and Yann Tiersen went on to perform in some of the world’s most prestigious venues and festivals – including the Edinburgh International Festival, the Berlin Philharmonic, Officine Grandi Riparazioni in Turin, Teatro Principal in Zaragoza, Odeon of Herodes Atticus in Athens, Sydney Opera House and the Grand Hall of the Philharmonia in St Petersburg – and these new dates will see him return to the UK for the first time since his sold out performance at the Royal Albert Hall in 2017.
YANN TIERSEN – 2019 DATES
16 Feb – Luxembourg, Philharmonie LU – SOLD OUT
16 Feb – Luxembourg, Philharmonie LU (Matinee show) – SOLD OUT
17 Feb – Geneva, Festival Antigel CH
18 Feb – Brussels, Palais des Beaux Arts (Bozar) BEL – SOLD OUT
19 Feb – London, Royal Festival Hall UK
20 Feb – London, Royal Festival Hall UK
22 Feb – Malmo, Live Concert Hall SE
23 Feb – Copenhagen, Koncerthuset DK
24 Feb – Stockholm, Gota Lejon SE
25 Feb – Oslo, Folketeateret NO
26 Feb – Gothenburg, Concerthall SE
2 March – Queen Elizabeth Hall, Antwerp, Brussels BE
3 March – Groningen, Oosterpoort NL
4 March – Utrecht, Tivoli Vredenburg NL – SOLD OUT
5 March – Rotterdam, Concertgebouw De Doelen NL – SOLD OUT
6 March – Berlin, Admiralspalast DE – SOLD OUT
7 March – Hamburg, Laeiszhalle DE
8 March – Düsseldorf, Tonhalle DE
9 March – Tilburg, O13 NL
11 March – Paris, Salle Pleyel FR – SOLD OUT
12 March – Paris, Salle Pleyel FR – SOLD OUT
13 March – Lucerne, KKL CH
15 March – Milan, Conservatorio IT
16 March – Rome, Auditorium Conciliazione IT
17 March – Bologna, Auditorium Manzoni IT
18 March – Turin, Teatro Colosseo IT
10 May – Los Angeles CA, The Greek Theatre US
11 May – San Francisco CA, The Warfield, US
13 May – Seattle WA, Moore Theater US
14 May – Vancouver BC, Vogue Theatre, CA
18 May – Chicago IL, Thalia Hall, US
19 May – Detroit MI, Garden Theater, US
20 May – Toronto ON, Queen Elizabeth Theatre, CA
23 May – Philadelphia PA, Keswick Theatre, US
24 May – Washington DC, Lincoln Theatre, US
25 May – Boston MA, Berklee Performing Arts Center, US
28 May – New York NY, Beacon Theatre US
30 May – Montreal QC, Place des Artes, CA
31 May – Quebec QC, Palais Montcalm – Maison de la Musique, CA
2 June – Miami FL, Olympia Theater US
** Tickets are on sale now: www.yanntiersen.com
ALL TRACKLISTING
Tempelhof
Koad [translation “Wood”]
Erc’h [translation “Snow’]
Usal Road
Pell [translation “Far’]
Bloavezhioù [translation “Years’]
Heol [translation “Sun’]
Gwennilied [translation “Swallows’]
Aon [translation “Fear’]
Prad [translation “Meadow’]
Beure Kentañ [translation “First Morning’]
PRAISE FOR EUSA
“… brimming with aching melody” – MOJO 4/5
“With each listen you uncover another facet not just of this complex and charming album, but of yourself too.” – Drowned In Sound 8/10
“…a beautiful piece of work…” – The Quietus
“EUSA is a faultless work” – Record Collector 5/5
RECENT LIVE REVIEWS
“…innovative, constantly shifting and seeking to build on that landscape he evokes with each note.” – The Independent 4*
“…devastatingly effective way with a melody” – The Guardian 4*
Pre-order Yann Tiersen ALL: http://smarturl.it/Yann-Tiersen-All
Listen to ‘Tempelhof’, the first track to be taken from the new album and a taste of what to expect from Tiersen’s 10th album release, here: https://youtu.be/mTlyklNcn80
‘Koad’ on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HipVtnDV_zI