Polish violinist, pianist and composer YANA has released “Nod”, the latest single from her forthcoming third album, Quiet Rebellion, due 19 February 2027 via Ólafur Arnalds’ OPIA Community.
Following “Breaths” and “Your Name Is A River”, featuring Tara Nome Doyle, “Nod” is the most piano-focused track on the album. The piece began as an improvisation, with YANA building on its initial melody through a series of layered musical responses. A second piano part repeats and answers the main theme, while a third introduces the crackling sound of the piano’s hammers. A brass-like synthesiser gradually enters, leading the composition towards an electronic climax.
“I like the vibrant character of the song, there is something uplifting about it,” says YANA.
That brightness offers a contrast to the wider themes of Quiet Rebellion. Written in response to violence, social unrest and the erosion of basic ethical values, the album turns towards introspection. YANA explores how music can provide a personal response to an increasingly fractured world, expressing an inner sense of resistance through composition.
Combining piano and strings with analogue synthesisers, electronic textures and carefully shaped rhythms, Quiet Rebellion brings together the acoustic and electronic elements that have shaped YANA’s work.
“Nod” is available now. Quiet Rebellion is set for release on 19 February 2027 via OPIA Community.