French musician and avant-garde composer Yann Tiersen — of Amélie soundtrack renown — has detailed his 13th studio LP, sharing its pair of lead tracks.
11 5 18 2 5 18 is due June 10 on digital and CD via Mute, with a limited-edition clear double vinyl pressing anticipated for September 30. It follows 2021's Kerber.
This release marks an unexpected departure for Tiersen. The album was born of studio experiments on the island of Ushant while preparing his live set ahead of Superbooth — a Berlin festival dedicated to synthesizers and modular gear — and carries on the storyline he began with his last album in a textured electronic world. Tiersen used samples as his source material to create entirely new tracks by resampling, reprogramming and recomposing.
11 5 18 2 5 18 is led by its title track, which unfurls from sparsity to tight coils of piano patterns and palpitating beats, alongside "16 15 21 12 12 2 15 10 5 18" — where magnetized samples pile up in a foreboding atmosphere.
Listen to the two new tracks below. Further down, you'll find the album tracklist as well as Tiersen's tour itinerary.
11 5 18 2 5 18:
1. 11 5 18 2 5 18
2. 11 5 18. 1 12. 12 15 3 8
3. 1 18. 13 1 14 5 18. 11 15 26 8
4. 16 1 12 5 19 20 9 14 5
5. 3 8 1 16 20 5 18. 14 9 14 5 20 5 5 14
6. 11 5 18 12 1 14 14
7. 11 5 18. 25 5 7 21
8. 16 15 21 12 12. 2 15 10 5 18
9. 13 1 18 25 (6 5 1 20. 17 21 9 14 17 21 9 19)
Pre-order 11 5 18 2 5 18.
Yann Tiersen 2022 Tour Dates:
06/01 Mexico City, MX - Auditorio Nacional
06/02 Queretaro, MX - Auditorio Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez
06/03 Guadalajara, MX - Teatro Diana
06/04 Monterrey, MX - Auditorio Pabellón M
06/07 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
06/08 Berkeley, CA - UC Theatre
06/09 Portland, OR - McMenamin's Crystal Ballroom
06/11 Vancouver, BC- Vogue Theatre
06/12 Seattle, WA - Neptune
06/15 Chicago, IL - Metro
06/16 Detroit, MI - The Crofoot Ballroom
06/17 Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre
06/18 Montreal, QC - MTELUS
06/20 Quebec, QC - Palais Montcalm
06/22 Somerville, MA - Somerville Theatre
06/24 Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel
06/25 Washington, DC - 930 Club
07/09 Vienne, FR - Théâtre Antique
07/10 Milan, IT - Teatro Degli Arcimboldi
07/16 Barcelona, ES - Festival Jardins Pedralbes
07/21 Cascais, PT - Hipódromo Manuel Possolo
07/24 San Sebestián, ES - Jazzaldia Festival
09/04 Geneva, CH - Alhambra
09/07 Brussels, BE - Cirque Royale
09/08 London, GB - Roundhouse
09/10 Berlin, DE - Tempodrom
09/12 Malmo, SE - Malmo Live Concert Hall
09/13 Gothenburg, SE - Pustervik (change of venue)
09/15 Stockholm, SE - Filadelfia
09/18 Paris, FR - La Gaité Lyrique
09/19 Paris, FR - La Gaité Lyrique
09/21 Roubaix, FR - Le Colisée
09/22 Rouen, FR - Le 106
09/23 Nancy, FR - L'Autre Canal
09/24 Dijon, FR - La Vapeur
09/27 La Rochelle, FR - La Sirène
09/28 Bordeaux, FR - Krakatoa
09/29 Toulouse, FR - Le Bikini
09/30 Clermont Ferrand, FR - La Coopérative de Mai
10/01 Marseille, FR - Le Moulin
10/04 Tours, FR - Le Temps Machine (change of venue)
10/05 Grenoble, FR - La Belle Electrique
10/06 Strasbourg, FR - La Laiterie
11 5 18 2 5 18 is due June 10 on digital and CD via Mute, with a limited-edition clear double vinyl pressing anticipated for September 30. It follows 2021's Kerber.
This release marks an unexpected departure for Tiersen. The album was born of studio experiments on the island of Ushant while preparing his live set ahead of Superbooth — a Berlin festival dedicated to synthesizers and modular gear — and carries on the storyline he began with his last album in a textured electronic world. Tiersen used samples as his source material to create entirely new tracks by resampling, reprogramming and recomposing.
11 5 18 2 5 18 is led by its title track, which unfurls from sparsity to tight coils of piano patterns and palpitating beats, alongside "16 15 21 12 12 2 15 10 5 18" — where magnetized samples pile up in a foreboding atmosphere.
Listen to the two new tracks below. Further down, you'll find the album tracklist as well as Tiersen's tour itinerary.
11 5 18 2 5 18:
1. 11 5 18 2 5 18
2. 11 5 18. 1 12. 12 15 3 8
3. 1 18. 13 1 14 5 18. 11 15 26 8
4. 16 1 12 5 19 20 9 14 5
5. 3 8 1 16 20 5 18. 14 9 14 5 20 5 5 14
6. 11 5 18 12 1 14 14
7. 11 5 18. 25 5 7 21
8. 16 15 21 12 12. 2 15 10 5 18
9. 13 1 18 25 (6 5 1 20. 17 21 9 14 17 21 9 19)
Pre-order 11 5 18 2 5 18.
Yann Tiersen 2022 Tour Dates:
06/01 Mexico City, MX - Auditorio Nacional
06/02 Queretaro, MX - Auditorio Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez
06/03 Guadalajara, MX - Teatro Diana
06/04 Monterrey, MX - Auditorio Pabellón M
06/07 Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
06/08 Berkeley, CA - UC Theatre
06/09 Portland, OR - McMenamin's Crystal Ballroom
06/11 Vancouver, BC- Vogue Theatre
06/12 Seattle, WA - Neptune
06/15 Chicago, IL - Metro
06/16 Detroit, MI - The Crofoot Ballroom
06/17 Toronto, ON - Phoenix Concert Theatre
06/18 Montreal, QC - MTELUS
06/20 Quebec, QC - Palais Montcalm
06/22 Somerville, MA - Somerville Theatre
06/24 Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Steel
06/25 Washington, DC - 930 Club
07/09 Vienne, FR - Théâtre Antique
07/10 Milan, IT - Teatro Degli Arcimboldi
07/16 Barcelona, ES - Festival Jardins Pedralbes
07/21 Cascais, PT - Hipódromo Manuel Possolo
07/24 San Sebestián, ES - Jazzaldia Festival
09/04 Geneva, CH - Alhambra
09/07 Brussels, BE - Cirque Royale
09/08 London, GB - Roundhouse
09/10 Berlin, DE - Tempodrom
09/12 Malmo, SE - Malmo Live Concert Hall
09/13 Gothenburg, SE - Pustervik (change of venue)
09/15 Stockholm, SE - Filadelfia
09/18 Paris, FR - La Gaité Lyrique
09/19 Paris, FR - La Gaité Lyrique
09/21 Roubaix, FR - Le Colisée
09/22 Rouen, FR - Le 106
09/23 Nancy, FR - L'Autre Canal
09/24 Dijon, FR - La Vapeur
09/27 La Rochelle, FR - La Sirène
09/28 Bordeaux, FR - Krakatoa
09/29 Toulouse, FR - Le Bikini
09/30 Clermont Ferrand, FR - La Coopérative de Mai
10/01 Marseille, FR - Le Moulin
10/04 Tours, FR - Le Temps Machine (change of venue)
10/05 Grenoble, FR - La Belle Electrique
10/06 Strasbourg, FR - La Laiterie
