Nilüfer Yanya, single “Mutations” | France Inter

Do you remember the method of Lee Strasberg, the famous “Actor Studio” which advocates that the actor must create his character with his emotional memory and his emotional resources. Method applied and approved by singer and guitarist Nilüfer Yanya, on her latest album My Method Actor.
Nilüfer Yanya, an exotic name, that of an Irish-Barbadosan on her mother’s side, Turkish on her father’s side, proud of her mixed race and who since her first album in 2019 with a programmatic title, Miss Universeswimming against the tide of trends.

Like I Sayor the awareness of time passing. One of the titles of My Method Actorundoubtedly Nilüfer Yanya’s most accomplished record, the most endearing, full of subtle production discoveries signed by his brother, Will Archer.

An elusive artist, we believe her to be a siren of sensitive folk; we find her a post-punk witch, with a look worthy of an rn’ b muse. A single common thread, its beautifully veiled timbre.

Bindingan almost narcotic title with something of Elliott Smith in this association between soft voice and guitar loop.

A guitar that Nilufer Yanya never lets go of, a splendid blue Fender that she uses with finesse, between arpeggios and saturation, as the vector of all her emotions. My Method Actor is an introspective record: this guitar heroine is approaching thirty, looks back on what she has already accomplished and wonders about what comes next. On Mutationswith its light hip-hop rhythm, Nilüfer Yanya evokes the need to transform, to evolve; she even makes it a question of survival and plays her role until the end.

Mutations is extracted from My Method ActorNilüfer Yanya’s latest album on the Ninja Tune label. The singer-guitarist will be in concert on November 28 and 29 at the Bellevilloise in Paris.

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