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After lighting up the stages of L’Olympia and La Cigale as the opening act for Wardruna, Watts Next? is thrilled to announce the grand return of Dayazell with the music video for “Hov Arek Sarer Jan“, out on May 9. This traditional Armenian piece also heralds the release of Hypnos, their third album, due June 6.
From the start, Dayazell has brought ancient world repertoires to life, breathing their own essence into them—both ethereal and grounded. With “Hov Arek Sarer Jan”, the Toulouse-based quartet revisits a song collected in the 19th century by priest and ethnomusicologist Komitas, a key figure in Armenian cultural heritage. This track, a true prayer to the elements, carries sorrow away and invokes beauty through pain. The video, shot in the medieval chapel of Massals (Tarn), enhances this spiritual depth. The location embodies Dayazell’s beloved balance between sacred solemnity and pagan simplicity, letting light and architecture converse with music.
The upcoming album Hypnos, set for June 6, takes us from Spain to Armenia, via Greece and Turkey. This borderless dreamlike journey spans eight compositions blending folk and world music into soaring, liberated soundscapes. Dayazell weaves oud, nyckelharpa, ney, drums, and voice into a constant enchantment—a gentle, embodied trance. Recorded at Les Sphères Sonores in Liège, the album boasts an organic, rich, and warm sound.
Watch the video here:
