“Dust Lane is more electric and electronic, and vocals play an important role on the album,” says Tiersen. “The new album is different than everything I’ve done so far”.

Gone are the lilting tunes and frantic waltzes. No more piano and accordeon. Banished is the solitude of the multi-instrumentalist musician, because Tiersen strapped his electric guitar back on a while ago, and recruited a new band to go with it. Although Tiersen has loved rock since his adolescence in the days of Nick Cave and Joy Division, he hasn’t forgotten his own past experience and previous recordings. In fact, he’s carefully retained one key element: the melodic qualities. Everyone always says how implausible the idea of making rock music is in France.
Well, here’s another French exception, with a concert that is impressively consistent, positively purring with electric pleasure and an exceptional tension that runs unwaveringly throughout the entire show. He will present on stage his new album “Dust lane” with a new french/english Team: Stephane Bouvier (Bass), Christine Ott (Ondes martenod), Matt Elliott (Guitar) (from Third Eye Fondation), Dave Collingwood (Drum) & Robin Allender (guitar) (from Gravenhurst).

Next EP12’ : PALESTINE (30th March 2010 by Ici d’ailleurs)
Cornerstone of YANN TIERSEN's next album DUST LANE, PALESTINE stands at the crossroads of the artist's multiple talents. It is the expression of an itinerary without fail where the toy piano harmonises altogether with the electronic instruments, Dave Collingwood's implacable drums and Matt Elliott's characteristic voice.

An invitation to travel, in an undoubtedly troubled time, but, above all, a humanistic hymn beyond boundaries, reflecting unfailing hope.
An original track and 6 interpretations by 6 strong-tempered personalities... : DEADVERSE (Dälek), CHAPELIER FOU, MATT ELLIOTT, & YANN TIERSEN himself.
Next Album: DUST LANE (sept.2010 by Mute) produced by Ken Thomas (David Bowie, Slade, Paul McCartney, etc.). & Steve Whitfield (The Cure, Black Wire, The Mission, Shed Seven, Terrorvision…)
with the collaboration of British dark-folk artist Matt Elliott (Third Eye Fondation), French indie/pop-rock musician Syd Matters, Orka...

Biography

Yann Tiersen is one of the best known French artists of his generation and the most world- renowned for his writing skills.

While his reputation as a musician was first established thanks to his early studio albums, La valse des monstres (Monsters' waltz), Rue des cascades (Cascade street) and Le Phare (The lighthouse), that served as an introduction for the mainstream audience to his music writing wisdom, it was his work on the score for the movie Amélie Poulain (Amelie) that earned him widespread recognition, where, thanks to great neoclassical vision, he would play around with pop and folk sounds, stripped from common cliches.

But Yann Tiersen made his biggest impression on spectators first and foremost through his live performances, playing alone or with his band, by delivering an emotionally charged and freely inspired conception of his music to the audience.

This libertarian attitude greatly influenced the writing of albums to follow, alternating classical film scores (“Good Bye Lenine”, “Tabarly”) with more “pop” music for his studio albums (“L'Absente”, “Les Retrouvailles”) followed by prestigious guest appearances honouring his unique style of composing (Stuart Staples, Jane Birkin, Dominique A, Lisa Germano, Neil Hanon and more).

On the strength of these successful achievements on record and on stage, Yann always strived to create his own trademark sound, never dwelling on the way that the mainstream audience labels him. By experimenting endlessly with various new musical directions and collaborations (Shannon Wright, This Immortal Coil, Orka...) he reminds those who care to listen that his musical boundaries go as far as he choses. Yann will have been carrying this message to whatever remote area his worldwide tours will have taken him to, playing his own repertoire under an infinitely fresh and renewed musical light, challenging his own codes.

His new album Dust Lane, brilliantly proves the extent of his ambition once again, blasting all ideas of hermetic musical boundaries; borrowing this time from Rock music sounds, and allowing his musical writing skills to blossom into a superb and strong creation, soon to be shared with his followers on stage.

Discography:
1995 - La valse des monstres
1996 - Rue des cascades
1998 - Le phare
1999 - Tout est calme
1999 - Black session (Radiokonzert)
2001 - L'absente
2001 - Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (Filmmusik)
2002 - C'était ici (live und best of)
2003 - Good Bye, Lenin! (Filmmusik)
2004 - Yann Tiersen & Shannon Wright
2005 - Les Retrouvailles
2006 - On Tour (live)
2008 - Tabarly (Filmmusik)
2010 march – EP12‘‘ Palestine