And off we GO!!! 🌀
Happy to finally share the full announcement for Emily Wittbrodt’s Wearing Words today, a cycle of ten songs and instrumentals for harpsichord, cello, drums, clarinet, accordion and tenor. With precision, humor and grace, Emily translates a baroque sensibility into pop terrain, combining her fascination for language and poetry with her love for unusual instrumentation and classical forms. She will perform the music live with the same musicians from the album on January 20 at the Kölner Philharmonie, with more performances coming soon. The album will be officially out on February 3, 2026.
Side A
1. Prelude (01:45)
2. Safe Pair of Hands (03:10)
3. Now Rain (02:45)
4. Cold Shelter (03:07)
5. Porous (02:30)
Side B
6. Lied (03:04)
7. Wearing Words (04:04)
8. Lost Ground (01:04)
9. The Angry Men (03:57)
10. Coda (02:08)
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lyrics/music/production by Emily Wittbrodt
recorded, produced, partially co-arranged and mixed by Jan Philipp
@jan__philipp
mastered by Stephan Mathieu / Schwebung Mastering
@studioschwebung
cover design: Anne Büttner
@anne_buettner
cover art on the back: Eleni Wittbrodt
@wttbrdt
cover photo on the front: film still by Janosch Pugnaghi
artist photos: Ludwig Kuffer
@ludwigkuffer
musicians on Wearing Words:
Emily Wittbrodt: cello/harpsichord/synths/guitar/theremin/piano
Jan Philipp: drums/synths
Sandro Hähnel: voice
Tizia Zimmermann: accordion
@tizia_zimmermann
Shabnam Parvaresh: clarinet and bass clarinet
@shabnamparvaresh
David Helm: Bass/Harpsichord
@marek__johnson
RESLP042
Futura Resistenza
Brussels/Rotterdam, 2026
📸 Ludwig Kuffer
@emily_wittbrodt 🩵