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24 September 2026 – Yangze Turns Copenhagen Heartbreak Into Futuristic Pop on Debut Album
By Editorial Team - September 24, 2026
Summary
Copenhagen avant-pop producer Jakob Littauer announces debut Yangze album Heartbreak Stew via Escho, launching with falsetto-driven opener 'Okay'.
Key Facts
- Jakob Littauer announced debut solo LP Heartbreak Stew under the moniker Yangze, arriving November 13 via Escho.
- Lead single 'Okay' showcases pitch-shifted falsetto and kinetic modular electronic percussion.
- Littauer previously played Berghain at age 16 in Electrojuice and performs with Cæcilie Trier in TLF Trio.
- Entities: Yangze, Jakob Littauer, Heartbreak Stew, Escho, Cæcilie Trier, TLF Trio, Berghain, Copenhagen
- Tags: yangze, jakob-littauer, heartbreak-stew, escho, avant-pop, electronic, copenhagen
Copenhagen artist Yangze, the solo project of Jakob Littauer, has announced debut album Heartbreak Stew for November 13 through Escho and released its opening track, "Okay." Littauer has taken an unusually scenic route to a first solo full-length. As a teenager he played in techno outfit Electrojuice and performed at Berlin's Berghain at just 16, while more recently he has worked as part of TLF Trio alongside Cæcilie Trier.
Yangze pushes those electronic instincts toward avant-pop, with Littauer singing near the top of his range before processing the vocals into an even more disorienting falsetto. "Okay" surrounds that voice with popping, shifting electronics that manage to sound futuristic without turning into a software demonstration.
The 13-track Heartbreak Stew also includes previously released "Stew" and "Heart-Shaped Eyes," with titles such as "Not Okay" and "Fuck No" suggesting the emotional meal may contain rather more spice than comfort food. Copenhagen's experimental-pop ecosystem has become remarkably good at producing artists who treat genre boundaries as polite suggestions, and Yangze fits neatly into that tradition while sounding distinctly personal.