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French composer and musician Yann Tiersen released his American debut album Dust Lane, in October via Anti Records and is heading out on tour across Canada in 2011, including a stop at the Starlite Room in Edmonton.

Tiersen is a consistently evolving artist who merges classical instrumentation with flourishes of folk, modern pop and atmospheric post punk. While his soundtrack to the hit indie film Amelie initially introduced Tiersen to a wider audience, it has been his riveting live performances – including a recent electrifying set at Coachella – and engaging recordings, which have continued to expand Tiersen’s dedicated fan base.

Dust Lane is an ambitious and emotional work, which utilizes vintage electronics and lush choral textures to create a moving cinematic soundscape. The album was mixed by Ken Thomas (Sigur Ros) and features an assortment of instrumentation from acoustic guitars, mandolin, banjo, bouzouki and toy drums to electric guitars and bass, drums and vintage analogue synthesizer. The vocals are a combination of lush choruses with Matt Elliot (who has worked with Mogwai, Blonde Redhead, Thurston Moore, The Pastels) providing stirring narration on several tracks. The end result is a genre defying yet always engaging album of immense power.

“Sporting a résumé that includes film scores (Amélie) and collaborations with Cocteau Twin Elizabeth Fraser and rapper Sage Francis, French composer-instrumentalist Yann Tiersen resists easy categorization. His gently intoxicating sixth studio album casts throbbing anger and raging lust into a dreamlike haze of shadowy voices, acoustic guitars, and analog synths.” – Spin