Artist: yann tiersen

I entered the slightly packed Regency Ballroom with minimal knowledge of what Yann Tiersen is like in a live setting. All I knew were his heartbreaking and simplistic compositions for the films Amélie and Good Bye Lenin . I did have a few tracks from 20102s Dust Lane , but I don't remember if I particularly enjoyed it enough to return to it. After carefully doing my research on his recent album, Skyline , I realized his non-soundtrack material is significantly different but no less engaging and cinematic. Like a Villain [...]

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Quand il est aussi gros que Black Francis – attaque totalement gratuite, mec, on se la fait quand cette cassoulet party ? depuis que t'es sur twitter, tu viens plus par ici - le succès peut ressembler à une prison dorée dont le geôlier fou aurait avalé la clé. Ainsi, si l'on parle de Yann Tiersen à des musiciens très fréquentables, comme Kid Koala , le DJ hip hop gentiment fêlé, le Canadien évoquera avec passion la musique d'Amélie Poulain. Même Beirut semble avoir repris un bout de mélodie de la BO sur « Forks And Knives (La [...]

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Though Yann Tiersen is perhaps best known in the US for his highly imaginative film scores—the 41-year-old French multi-instrumentalist was responsible for the whimsical piano- and accordian-based soundtrack to Jean-Pierre Jeunet's 2001 cult hit Amélie —his talents extend far beyond gorgeous instrumental soundscapes that made him famous. On his latest LP Skyline , Tiersen moves further away from his early classical-leaning works, committing himself to a more dynamic post-rock tinged sound that translated into an incredibly compelling live show at the Fonda on Saturday night. Tracks from Skyline dominated Tiersen's [...]

Though Yann Tiersen is perhaps best known in the US for his highly imaginative film scores—the 41-year-old French multi-instrumentalist was responsible for the whimsical piano- and accordian-based soundtrack to Jean-Pierre Jeunet's 2001 cult hit Amélie —his talents extend far beyond gorgeous instrumental soundscapes that made him famous. On his latest LP Skyline , Tiersen moves further away from his early classical-leaning works, committing himself to a more dynamic post-rock tinged sound that translated into an incredibly compelling live show at the Fonda on Saturday night. Tracks from Skyline dominated Tiersen's [...]

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Quite a Saturday in store: ► Rufus Wainwright headlines the Orpheum Theatre behind the release of his seventh album, "Out of the Game." That's Wainwright's video for the title track, featuring Helena Bonham Carter, above. ► Brendan Benson's fifth album "What Kind of World" came out late last month, and he swings through for a headlining date at the Troubadour. ► Brian Jonestown Massacre return to California behind their new album "Aufheben." Blue Angel opens tonight's show at the Wiltern. ► Yann Tiersen headlines the [...]

I've seen my fair share of the Bay Area's own WATERS perform at some of San Francisco's most prestigious concert venues and Van Pierszalowski always surprises. If you've been lucky enough to witness Delta Spirit live, you'd know this is a perfect line-up for May 11th at The Fillmore. So show up early and see these guys rock your gorgeous face off! Keep in mind that WATERS' debut full length was released last year and is a healthy addition to anyones music library. Buy it now . MP3: [...]

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Brittany's, Yann Tiersen, recently released his seventh studio album, Skyline , via Anti- Records. He and his band will be rolling into the Rose City to perform at the Wonder Ballroom, Thursday May 10th. The doors open at 7pm, and the show is all ages. Tickets are still available, you can grab 'em at TICKETFLY , or at the Wonder Ballroom Box Office, $18 in advance, $20 at the door. You can check out a pretty rad animated video for the lead single from his new release, below. This is Monuments.

Yann Tiersen is back this weekend! The French musician and composer, Yann Tiersen, will return to Los Angeles when he takes over The Fonda Theatre on Saturday, May 12 in support of his recent release, Skyline. We at The Scenestar...

Ghostland Observatory will lazerize WaMu this weekend / photo by Christopher Nelson We've got another great week of shows in Seattle, with a ton of variety. This is a city where you can see a good show just about every night of the week, and this one is no exception. Starting on Monday night, we've got some great Northwest connections back in town with former Fleet Fox Josh Tillman's new project, Father John Misty , performing at Neumos. On Tuesday, there's a psych fest at Neumos with Black Moth Super Rainbow, Lumerians, and Pictorials . [...]

I've participated in Record Store Day each year since its inception in 2008. This year, ahead of two New York shows promoting his new album, Skyline, Yann Tiersen played a short set at J&R. I, like most girls who can't speak French, loved the movie Amélie in high school. The soundtrack, by Yann, is one [...]

photos by Joe McCabe Yann Tiersen @ Irving Plaza As [opener] Felix 's set ambled to a close, the arrival of synthesizers, an electric bass, and guitars led to some murmurs in the audience. The crowd erupts into applause as four, lanky, forty-something men gathered on stage and equipped themselves with their distinctly 'rock' instruments. The most distinct of them all (gaunt, stubbled, and smoker's-lunged) was Yann Tiersen , who nestled in the corner of the [...]

Anti- gives the adventuresome composer's latest piece an official US Release, proving that Skyline has lost none of its charm since its initial UK Mute release last year. Yann Tiersen is somewhat of an anomaly and has been placed under heavy scrutiny since exploding onto the world's radar with his soundtrack for Amelie. He's never considered himself a composer yet continues to compose for films and create albums worth of songs that play out like legitimate scores and compositions. Skyline is no exception to this, and it's stronger for it, showcasing Tiersen at the current height of [...]

Facebook Whilst perusing the shelves at Soundscapes on Saturday, was a little surprised to find Yann Tiersen's latest Skyline - released last year in Europe and last week in North America - filed under "World Music". Looking a bit closer, I saw that it was actually in a World Music subsection marked, "French Pop" which I suppose is technically accurate, but also not really. In fact, I'm glad it's not my job to try and file Tiersen's records because it's something of an impossible task. Sure, [...]

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After sharing my mix, some people asked me who did this cover for Yann Tiersen's "Comptine d'un autre été". Well, I have been listening to it for ages. In fact, I found it via Benedikt Hammer's soundcloud a couple months ago and at the time I blogged it. Once again, for the ones who missed [...]

After sharing my mix, some people asked me who did this cover for Yann Tiersen's "Comptine d'un autre été". Well, I have been listening to it for ages. In fact, I found it via Benedikt Hammer's soundcloud a couple months ago and at the time I blogged it. Once again, for the ones who missed [...]

Yann Tiersen & band Yann Tiersen just released his latest album "Skyline" here in the States via -Anti and will begin touring behing that album on Tuesday in Delaware, which is followed by a Thursday show in Philly and a a Friday, 4/27 show at Irving Plaza (which is one day before he plays a sold out Music Hall of Williamsburg ), but first: J&R MUSIC WORLD CELEBRATES THE UNIQUE CULTURE OF INDEPENDENT MUSIC RETAIL ON SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 2012 [...]

Let's get right to it. It's Tuesday and that means there's a whole bunch of music coming right at you like a heat-seeking missile. What are you going to do about it? I'll tell ya... Check out Neon Trees new album Picture Show . Neon Trees are a Utah band formed by former neighbors Tyler Glen Chris Allen. Picture Show is the group's second album after rising quickly to semi-stardom from their single "Animal" (which will be on the radio for years to come) and my personal favorite "19833. These guys have the [...]