Nilüfer Yanya by Molly Daniel
“Just a Western” (Boy Harsher Remix) LISTEN: LINK
My Method Actor LISTEN: https://niluferyanya.lnk.to/my-method-actorPR
What the press is saying about Nilüfer Yanya:
“A melodically rich meditation on identity, desire and the reverberations of heartache, My Method Actor is confident and hypnotic” The New York Times
"Ms. Yanya remains a master of emotional shading with a knack for writing tunes that stay with you after a single play. The expressive power of her singing continues to set her apart" The Wall Street Journal
“It’s a Sade-style miracle Yanya’s singing pumps out such force while hardly ever needing to rise above a whisper” Pitchfork ‘Best New Music’
"Nilüfer Yanya returns with the vibrant, spare and breathtaking ‘My Method Actor.’ The London-based singer-songwriter is like no one else out there, offering songs that appear at first like pleasing soft sketches until they reveal their depth and power, like tissue paper made of palladium." Associated Press
"On ‘My Method Actor,’ Nilüfer Yanya draws deeply from a search for meaning with vulnerability and humor. Yanya has created a collection of songs that both grasp at the opacity of what is to come and revel in the freedom of letting go. ‘My Method Actor’ is Yanya’s most self-assured and driven album to date" The FADER
(October 15th, 2024) - Currently in the midst of her North American tour, Nilüfer Yanya announces a new remix EP following her critically acclaimed album My Method Actor, which arrived last month via Ninja Tune. Due November 22nd, the EP will include remixes of the album’s standout tracks “Mutations,” “Call It Love” and two interpretations of “Like I Say (I runaway).” Alongside the announcement, she shares a first glimpse into the forthcoming project with a remix of “Just A Western” from underground electronic group Boy Harsher who balance their signature 80’s minimal wave edge and immersive sound with Nilüfer’s introspective lyrics. The EP will also include remixes by Empress Of, MorMor x Lesser, Jam City and more.
Boy Harsher shares about the remix, “We tried to lean into a Chris Isaak situation here. Nilüfer’s vocals are so smokey and cool but with a hint of sadness and longing. It was a real pleasure to take this apart and put it back together.” Adding to this and speaking on her forthcoming EP Nilüfer shares, “Remixes are a beautiful thing! I find it an interesting challenge to hear the song back in a different way, it always makes me feel at first totally confused and upside down but then I get into it and I’m like wow I could have never ever imagined it this way. Hearing something made out of your own music by an artist you’re a genuine fan of is really special too and I feel like it opens your mind a bit about how you can treat your own music if you want to. As an artist who is not a producer, it’s also a lot of fun getting glimpses into these alternative universes.”
Nilüfer is currently performing on the North American leg of her world tour with dates in Denver, Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and Los Angeles still to come. Following the North American run Nilüfer will head on a string of EU and UK tour dates picking up in November. Full tour routing can be found below.
My Method Actor released to overwhelming praise from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Pitchfork with a ‘Best New Music’ stamp, The FADER and so much more. As a whole, Nilüfer Yanya’s third album asks questions with no easy answers. It is a supple, expansive body of work that peers into the crevices of life, exploring them with comforting strings, skittering beats, soul-tinged melodies and swooning harmonies. It asks, who are we? Why do we follow the paths we follow? What is at the heart of it all?
My Method Actor follows Nilüfer’s previous albums PAINLESS and Miss Universe, which were also met with high praise, ranking among the year's best by The New York Times, NPR, Pitchfork, Vulture and more. Nilüfer performed celebrated singles on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Stephen Colbert, Later with Jools Holland and NPR’s legendary Tiny Desk concert series. She’s supported Adele, the XX and Mitski on tour, headlined London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire and sold out shows across Europe, Australia, Japan and the USA. Yanya has also been remixed by Sampha, King Krule and Little Dragon and has collaborated with Bombay Bicycle Club and Liss. Nilüfer is also a founding member of the community project Artists In Transit which takes creative workshops and other support to displaced communities and people in times of hardship.
Listen to Boy Harsher’s remix of “Just A Western” above and find full tracklisting and fall touring details below. | 
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