Infinity (Yann Tiersen album)


∞, also known as Infinity, is an album by French musician Yann Tiersen released in 2014.

Languages

Unlike previous works, Infinity has no songs written in French. Instead, they are written in English, Faroese, Icelandic, and Breton. This corresponds with an interview that Tiersen had with Port Magazine, where he expressed his appreciation for Breton culture over French culture.

Reception

Infinity received some acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 74 based on 15 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". The Sonic Seducer noted a similarity to Sigur Rós in the overall percussion passages, as well as post-rock influences in "Ar Maen Bihan".

Track listing

  1. "∞" – 2:58
  2. "Slippery Stones" – 4:18
  3. "A Midsummer Evening" – 4:13
  4. "Ar Maen Bihan" – 6:53
  5. "Lights" – 3:41
  6. "Grønjørð" – 5:24
  7. "Steinn" – 4:14
  8. "In Our Minds" – 5:12
  9. "The Crossing" – 5:43
  10. "Meteorites" – 6:49

    Personnel

Musicians
Vocalists
Additional strings played by amiina
Production