Yann Tiersen Shares New Song & Video "Ker Yegu"; New Album Out August 27

YANN TIERSEN   SHARES NEW SONG AND VIDEO “KER YEGU”   NEW ALBUM KERBER OUT AUGUST 27   KERBER – THE FILM SCREENING AUGUST 26 VIA LIVENOW   WORLD TOUR BEGINS NOVEMBER 9 IN LOS ANGELES

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Yann Tiersen today shares new track “Ker Yegu,” the latest taste of what to expect from his forthcoming album, Kerber, out August 27 on Mute.   Directed by Murat Gökmen, who created the mesmerizing live session video for “Poull Bojer,” the video for “Ker Yegu” gives us further insight into the life and people of the Breton island of Ushant that Tiersen calls home. A sense of place has often been a central theme in Tiersen’s work – Kerber is named after a chapel in a small village on the island and each track on the album is tied to a place mapping out the immediate landscape that surrounds Tiersen’s home. But this isn’t an exploration of isolation, more an expression of being conscious of your own direct environment and your place within it; a sonic encapsulation of the hyper-local. Watch the video here.   Kerber will be available via a deluxe limited clear vinyl edition with unique artwork housed in a PVC sleeve (1000 available worldwide), limited edition white vinyl with a poster, black vinyl, CD, and digital platforms.   Pre-order Kerber here. A series of limited edition bundles (including t-shirt, tote bag, sheet music and poster) are available here.   Tiersen will be streaming a unique live performance from Ushant where he’ll take viewers on a social and visual journey across the island. Director Kit Monteith explains: “I used the 35mm camera as my own analogue system to explore and abstract the natural spaces of the island. The blend of these digital and real film elements mirror the mixed organic and electronic approach taken in the musical compositions. The film embraces their differences whilst seeking to find new and strange harmony between them.”    Yann Tiersen: Kerber – The Film, will stream exclusively on LIVENow from 2pm Eastern on August 26. Tickets available here.   Later this year, a worldwide tour will begin in Los Angeles and travel across North America with shows in Europe confirmed for 2022. See below for a full itinerary.   MORE ABOUT KERBER Kerber marks a new chapter in the Breton artist’s work, one that begins with his most overtly electronic material to date. True to Tiersen’s nuanced and subtle approach, this isn’t a U-turn-like thumping piece of dance music, but instead a beautifully textured, highly immersive and thoughtfully constructed electronic world to step inside of.   It is both an evolution of what has come before as well as a new space to explore. On the new album, the piano is the source, but electronics are the environment that they exist within. Tiersen explains, “You may get this intuitive thinking of, ‘oh it's piano stuff,’ but actually it's not. I worked on piano tracks to begin with but that's not the core of it, they are not important. The context is the most important thing - the piano was a precursor to create something for the electronics to work around.”   Kerber Tracklisting 1. Kerlann 2. Ar Maner Kozh 3. Kerdrall 4. Ker Yegu 5. Ker al Loch 6. Kerber 7. Poull Bojer   Yann Tiersen 2021-2022 Tour Dates November 9 – Los Angeles, CA – The Fonda Theatre November 10 – Berkeley, CA – The UC Theatre November 12 – Portland, OR – Crystal Ballroom November 13 – Vancouver, BC – Vogue Theatre November 14 – Seattle, WA – Neptune November 17 – Chicago, IL – Metro November 18 – Detroit, MI – Crofoot Ballroom November 19 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre November 20 – Montreal, QC – MTelus November 22 – Quebec City, QC – Le Capitole November 23 – Boston, MA – Berklee Performance Center November 26 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel November 27 – Washington, DC – 930 Club January 29 – Stockholm, Sweden – Filadelfia January 30 – Gothenburg, Sweden – Tradgarn January 31 – Copenhagen, Denmark – Opera House February 1 – Malmo, Sweden – Concert House February 2 – Hamburg, Germany – Laeiszhalle February 4 – Berlin, Germany – Tempodrom February 7 – Milan, Italy – Teatro degli Arcimboldi February 9 – Dusseldorf, Germany – Tonhalle  February 10 – Brussels, Belgium – Cirque Royale  February 12 – London, England – Roundhouse February 14 – Glasgow, Scotland – Royal Concert Hall  February 15 – Manchester, England – Bridgewater Hall  February 18 – Roubaix, France (near Lille) – Le Colisee  February 19 – Strasbourg, France – La Laiterie February 20 – Dijon, France – La Vapeur February 22 – Montpellier, France – Le Corum February 23 – Toulouse, France – Le Bikini  February 24 – Biarritz, France – La Gare du Midi  February 25 – Bordeaux, France – Krakatoa February 26 – La Rochelle, France – La Sirene February 28 – Tours, France – Le Grand Theatre March 1 – Clermont-Ferrand, France – Cooperative de Mai  March 2 – Rouen, France – Le 106   Tickets available here. Pre-order Kerber Watch the “Ker al Loch” video Watch the “Poull Bojer” video Watch the “Ker Yagu” video   YANN TIERSEN: WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | SPOTIFY | APPLE MUSIC   MUTE: FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM