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Yann Tiersen first made a name for himself outside of his native France when he wrote and performed the soundtrack to the movie Amelie in 2001. He started making soundtrack-like music starting in 1993 playing a host of instruments including guitar, violin, accordion, harpsichord, toy piano, mandolin and more. His more song-oriented albums are still heavy on atmosphere and texture, but they’re not heavy. His most recent album, Skyline, was released in Europe last year and last month in America. He’ll perform at House of Blues Sunday at 8 p.m. Tickets are on sale now. Here’s “The Gutter” from Skyline, and I challenge you to look at something other than the jelly.