Nilüfer Yanya has announced her third album, My Method Actor, which will be out September 13 via Ninja Tune. It’s her first for the label, and she made it with her longtime creative partner Wilma Archer. “This is the most intense album,” Yanya says. “Because it’s only been us two. We didn’t let anyone else into the bubble.”
The album includes “Like I Say (I runaway),” released earlier this year, and she’s just released “Method Actor,” which may be her more rocking song yet, while still working within her dreamy/groovy style. “I was researching method acting – and from what I read, it’s based on finding this one memory in your life, a life-altering, life-changing memory,” Nilüfer says. “The reason why some people find method acting traumatic and maybe not safe mentally, is because you’re always going back to that moment. It can be good or bad but you’re always feeding off the energy, something that’s defined you – and that’s what helps you become the character. It’s a bit like being a musician. When you’re performing, you’re still trying to invoke the energy and emotion of when you first wrote it, in that moment. It definitely feels like you’re having to recreate or step into that headspace.”
You can watch the “Method Actor” video below.
Nilüfer will be on tour this fall, including a NYC show at Brooklyn Steel on October 1 with Lutalo and Eliza McLamb. All dates are listed below.
My Method Actor
1. Keep On Dancing
2. Like I Say (I runaway)
3. Method Actor
4. Binding
5. Mutations
6. Ready for Sun (touch)
7. Call It Love
8. Faith’s Late
9. Made Out Of Memory
10. Just A Western
11. Wingspan
Nilüfer Yanya – 2024 Tour Dates
9/28 – Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts*
9/30 – Washington, DC @ Black Cat*
10/1 – New York, NY @ Brooklyn Steel*
10/2 – Boston, MA @ Royale*
10/4 – Montreal, QC @ La Tulipe*
10/5 – Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre*
10/6 – Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop+
10/7 – Chicago, IL @ Metro+
10/9 – Nashville, TN @ Basement East+
10/10 – Carrboro, NC @ Cat’s Cradle+
10/11 – Atlanta, GA @ Terminal West+
10/13 – Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck+
10/15 – Denver, CO @ Meow Wolf+
10/18 – Vancouver, BC @ Hollywood Theatre+
10/19 – Seattle, WA @ The Crocodile+
10/20 – Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom+
10/22 – San Francisco, CA @ August Hall+
10/24 – Los Angeles, CA @ Fonda Theatre+
11/24 – Brussels, BE @ Botanique Orangerie
11/25 – Amsterdam, NE @ Melkweg Old Hall
11/26 – Berlin, GE @ Kesselhaus
11/28 – Paris, FR @ La Bellevilloise
11/30 – Brighton, UK @ Concorde 2
12/2 – Bristol, UK @ Fleece
12/3 – London, UK @ HERE at Outernet
12/4 – Nottingham, UK @ Rescue Rooms
12/5 – Manchester, UK @ Academy 2
* w/ Lutalo & Eliza McLamb
+ w/ Angélica Garcia & Lutalo