YTLLING JAZZ ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM

YTTLING JAZZ ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM ILLEGAL HIT VIA YEAR0001 JAZZ GROUP HELMED BY RENOWNED INDIE PRODUCER BJÖRN YTTLING TO RELEASE ALBUM SEPTEMBER 26TH LISTEN TO THE TITLE TRACK

Yttling Jazz—the project of Swedish producer, songwriter, and artist Björn Yttling (Peter Bjorn and John, Abstract Crimewave, liv with Lykke Li, Jeff Bhasker, Miike Snow)—returns with a new album, Illegal Hit, out September 26th via YEAR0001. Two decades after the release of his 2005 debut Oh Lord Why Can't I Keep My Big Mouth Shut?, Yttling is back with a new group of Swedish jazz heavyweights. The result is a rich, cinematic collection of instrumental pieces drawing influence from Brian Eno, Jean-Michel Jarre, Nino Rota, Charles Mingus, and Thelonious Monk—a vibrant love letter to the sultry jazz that shaped his early musical life. Of the album that Björn has written and produced himself, he notes: “One could easily call Illegal Hit the difficult second album. Not because it’s very difficult to listen to, but it’s been 20 years since the first album.” Raised on jazz, Yttling attended one of the EU’s top conservatories and spent his formative years taking weekly train rides to Stockholm for private lessons with the late legendary Esbjörn Svensson. Illegal Hit marks a return to those roots along with his upbringing in rural north Sweden and its mysticism proving a unique perspective from a jazz band leader who is also an indie hitmaker. The first single and title track, “Illegal Hit,” pairs brooding horns with disarming keys, offering an early glimpse of the album’s depth and instrumental prowess. Yttling notes of the track: “The main riff is sort of floating around in space like some debris that you sometimes can see and sometimes not. Starts with a cool delay drenched drumbeat and then an even cooler bass solo by Dan Berglund. An illegal hit is still a hit, whether it’s in hockey, tennis or music.” It’s serious music performed by serious musicians—but it’s also playful, sincere, and full of the eccentric charm that’s defined Yttling’s career. That spirit has led to collaborations with a wide-ranging list of artists, including Lykke Li—whom Yttling has worked with since her debut—as well as Robyn, Franz Ferdinand, Primal Scream, First Aid Kit, Tom Odell, Weezer, The Pretenders, The Hives, and even the late David Lynch. Recently, Björn released a Yttling Jazz remix of Bonny Light Horseman’s “I Know You Know,” alongside “The Gambler,” a new Abstract Crimewave track featuring Lykke Li. Throughout the summer and fall, select tracks from Illegal Hit will be revisited in alternate vocal versions, further expanding the project’s creative world. Photo Credit: Fredrik Bengtsson  Yttling Jazz Live Dates  August 7th - Way Out West Festival - Gothenburg, Sweden October 14th - Stockholm Jazz Festival, Slaktkyrkan - Stockholm, Sweden October 17th - Mejeriet - Lund, Sweden October 18th - DR Studio 2 - Copenhagen, Denmark + More international shows to follow. Illegal HIt Tracklist Sodon the Mountain Man Deadbeat Blues Malgomaj Pilot 23 Illegal Hit City in Darkness School Bus on a Weekend Yttling Jazz #2 (Flox St) Tanto in the Night Illegal Hit Lineup  All songs written and produced by Björn Yttling Björn Yttling - piano, hammond organ Fredrik Rundqvist - drums Dan Berglund - upright bass Jonas Kullhammar - tenor saxophone  Magnus Lindgren - tenor saxophone, clarinet Goran Kajfeš - trumpet Nils Berg - bass clarinet Fredrik Nordström - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone Mattias Ståhl - vibraphone, harmonica John Eriksson - percussion  Recorded in the Ingrid Studio, Stockholm