Yttling Jazz announces Illegal Hit (Out of Bounds) today, an expanded deluxe version of his acclaimed 2024 album Illegal Hit, out March 27th via YEAR0001. Along with the news he shares new single “Strange,” a Morricone-esque track featuring Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream, out now – listen HERE. The accompanying video, directed by Henry Moore Selder, is also released today.
Spanning three discs, the release features five brand new songs, new and extended versions of original tracks, two instrumentals, and guest appearances from Yukimi of Little Dragon, Matt Sweeney, The Tallest Man On Earth, El Perro Del Mar, and more. Disc 1 is the original Illegal Hit album in full. Disc 2 features all new material — five previously unreleased songs, including vocal pieces and instrumentals. Disc 3 collects previously released remakes and collaborative reinterpretations of tracks from the original album.
Led by Björn Yttling – known globally for his work as one third of iconic indie trio Peter Bjorn and John alongside his extensive production and songwriting career – Yttling Jazz is his long-standing jazz project and creative home. Illegal Hit earned a Swedish Grammy nomination for Best Jazz, reintroducing Yttling Jazz as a fully realized and expressive body of work.
Shaped by his early musical training and lifelong relationship with jazz, the project is filtered through decades of work across pop, indie, and alternative music with artists including Lykke Li, Robyn, Franz Ferdinand, Primal Scream, Chrissie Hynde, First Aid Kit, The Hives, Sarah Blasko, and many others. Most recently, Björn co-wrote and produced Lykke Li’s new single “Lucky Again,” and holds credits throughout her forthcoming album The Afterparty, due May 8th.
Björn produced and co-wrote a few albums for Primal Scream including Beautiful Future and Chaosmosis, making “Strange” a natural reunion.
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