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the Sweetest. by thèriot.
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Album Title: the Other.
ks.theory
Released: 2026
Duration: 00:50:17
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About the Album
Vermont musical polymath Kyle Saulnier fuses the
American musical vocabulary with modern orchestral
techniques and industrial rock muscle. His music is "lush
and inventive”
(WNYC); “a Great American Songbook of
another order”
(Downbeat Magazine.) His genre-bending
compositions, arrangements, and orchestrations have
been performed by the Metropole Orkest, the Westerlies,
Osso String Quartet, Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Salina
Symphony, and many more.
Building on his strong body of work as leader of the
widely celebrated Awakening Orchestra, Saulnier returns
here under the mononym thèriot. The shift is both a nod
of deference to his Acadian heritage, and in recognition of
the fact that the artist he was is no longer the artist he is
today. Deeply personal and unapologetically vulnerable,
the Other. is a collection of music that explores grief,
depression, and the masks we wear while pretending that
everything is okay.
On the Other., thèriot. fronts a hybrid ensemble of New
York City heavyweights including Nadje Noordhuis (Maria
Schneider, Darcy James Argue), Andrew Gutauskas
(Brass Against, Miho Hazama), and Samuel Quiggins (the
Heartstrings Project, American Pops), alongside leading
members of Vermont’s creative music scene: Michael
Chorney (Hadestown, Freeway Clyde), Matthew
LaRocca (Freeway Clyde, Vermont Symphony), Brooke
Quiggins (Vermont Symphony, Osso String Quartet), Jane
Boxall (Bad Smell, Saturn People's Sound Collective), and
Daniel Ryan (the Dan Ryan Express, Madaila).
“Saulnier’s writing is focused and sure... this is music of
clear conviction, matched by strong execution.”
Nate Chinen on The Awakening Orchestra
the Other. will be released on Friday, September 18th
2026.
Tracks
the Other, pt.1.; the darkest hour.; the Sweetest.; interlude: the Sound of Silence.; fathers and sons.; interlude: pas de deux.; the Other, pt.2.; I Know the End
Personnel
thèriot.
bass
Nadje Noordhuis
trumpet
Andrew Gutauskas
saxophone, baritoneBrooke Quiggins Saulnier
violinSamuel Quiggins
celloMatt Larocca
violaJane Boxall
vibraphoneMichael Chorney
guitarDaniel Ryan
drumsAdditional Personnel
Francesca Blanchard: vocals
Date featured
December 18, 2026
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