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Oct 7, 2016Evocative and enriching, Tiersen’s Eusa is a faultless work.
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Oct 7, 2016Comforting but never dull, it's a reminder that the familiar can be just as inspiring as the foreign.
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Oct 6, 2016The tone and the simplicity and the subtle melancholy of these eighteen miniature pieces make EUSA the most charming Tiersen release in some time.
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Oct 3, 2016In and of itself, EUSA is a beautiful piece of work that acts as an aural snapshot of one man’s vision of security and peace.
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MojoSep 28, 2016Reflective but brimming with aching melody. [Nov 2016, p.88]
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Sep 28, 2016Each song is chocked full of inventive counterpoints and melodies making it the most cohesive album Tiersen has released for a decade. With each listen you uncover another facet not just of of this complex and charming album, but of yourself too.
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Sep 28, 2016Taken as a whole, though, EUSA is luminous, a grand gesture made up of the kind of small, gorgeous moments that will remind listeners of home--wherever that may be.
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Oct 11, 2016The more ‘ambient’ tracks (entitled Hent I-VIII) are scattered throughout the album and simply consist of Tiersen tinkling around on his piano over the sound of birds chirping away. ... Yet this can’t distract from the beauty of the main piano tracks on Eusa.
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UncutSep 28, 2016Over time, however, a fondness for arpeggios becomes as predictable as island life. [Nov 2016, p.39]
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Oct 4, 2016When Yann Tiersen is on, he’s really on. And when he’s not, it’s just kind of nice and that’s all there really is to it.
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The WireNov 8, 2016Ultimately only the title retains the tang of locality. [Nov 2016, p.73]