#tincian

9Bach perform Plentyn

From the Celtic Connections playlist that I previously posted, here’s 9Bach from Bethesda, Wales performing a song in their native Welsh language. 

According to brightyoungfolk.com, “this song comes out of 9Bach’s time in Australia where they worked with the Black Arm Band Company, a music and theatre company focusing on Australian Aboriginal experience and identity. The song tells the story of a small child snatched away from her mother’s breast by fierce men laughing. Even without a direct translation of the lyrics the anger of the song of clearly felt by the listener.”

9Bach's UK tour arrived at the Louisiana in Bristol last night where they played a beautiful set showcasing songs from their latest, critically acclaimed, album Tincian.

If you are yet to see 9Bach they are playing in Cardiff tonight and also have forthcoming shows next week in London and Brighton.  The band will also be playing at WOMAD, The Green Man Festival and End of The Road festival this summer.

"Largely new compositions, set in a minutely detailed sonic world… an evening of spectacular reinvention" ✮✮✮✮ David Honigmann / FT (full review).

View a full list of live dates

The new album from 9Bach is out in the UK today (US tomorrow).

Tincian is 9Bach's second album. It's an atmospheric, emotional record that reflects their home environment of Gerlan, North Wales. 

“9Bach’s appeal is centered on singer Lisa Jen, whose cool exquisite vocals dominate the album.” The Guardian

“Anyone who has gently come down to the strains of Massive Attack, Air or Portishead will engage with the vibe on offer here”  Essential New Releases - Sunday Times Culture 

 “Tincian is a captiviating original." Uncut Magazine

 “Lisa Jen has a voice of mountain-brook purity." Metro

 “An ambiguous mood piece from fragments of traditional Welsh music & contemporary tension." Drowned in Sound

Music Review: 9Bach – ‘Tincian’

Welsh band 9Bach sets folk themes to mostly gentle music graced with Lisa Jen’s haunting voice. The title of their second album means something like “to move with a tinkling sound, to ring and make a clear sound,” as Jen explains. The music does that for sure.

The disc opens with thrumming anxiety: In “Lliwia” Jen’s voice floats ethereally above a minor-key track. Like the rest of the album, the…

The first track from the forthcoming 9Bach album Tincian is called Lliwiau and is available to download on iTunes from today.

If you buy Lliwiau first and then decide to get the album Tincian the price you pay for Lliwiau will be taken off the album price with Complete My Album.

However, if you have already pre-ordered the album Tincian on iTunes but can't wait to own Lliwiau?, then don't worry as the same thing happens. The price you now pay for Lliwiau will be reduced from the cost of your album on release date.