Alcest announce new studio album »Les Chants de l’Aurore« on Nuclear Blast; first single and music video »L’Envol« streaming now!

Paris, France based post-black metal/shoegaze duo Alcest has unveiled new single and music video »L’Envol« taken from their seventh studio album, »Les Chants de l’Aurore«, out June 21st, 2024 via Nuclear Blast Records.

Listen to »L’Envol« on all major streaming platforms!

Courtesy of Nuclear Blast Records:

This summer will see the release of a long awaited gem: French shoegaze/indie act Alcest announce the release of their seventh album »Les Chants de l’Aurore« for June 21st.

Neige states: “»L’Envol« is a musical return to the atmosphere of Alcest’s first albums. I wrote this song after an inspiring trip to Corsica, where I met amazing people and was surrounded by some of the most unique landscapes I have ever seen. It is about escaping from earthly reality to join a flock of mythical birds flying through the known boundaries of our world. The song is accompanied by a music video created by the talented French artist Yoann Lossel, who also designed the album cover. For this first single release, we wanted the music, lyrics and visuals to be as coherent and immersive as possible. All the tracks on »Les Chants de l’Aurore« are very different from one another, but we thought this one would be a great introduction to the overall atmosphere and themes of the album.”

Photo by Yohan Terraza

The pre-order will start soon. To celebrate the announcement, the band shares a new song, »L’Envol«, together with an outstanding music video that you can watch here! Listen to the song here!

The music video for »L’Envol« as well as the artwork for »Les Chants de l’Aurore« was created by Yoann Losel.

Music & lyrics by Neige.
Arrangements by Neige, Gísli Gunnarsson, Gregory Hoepffner.
Recorded by Alcest, mixed by Chris Edrich and Alcest.
Mastering by Mika Jussila.

Alcest is:
Neige – Clean & Harsh Vocals, Guitars, Bass, Synths, Piano, Glockenspiel
Winterhalter – Drums and Percussion, Sound Engineering

Alcest will tour with their new album in autumn 2024. Catch the band live:
21.10. HR Zagreb – Boogaloo
23.10. GR Athens – Gagarin 205
24.10. GR Thessaloniki – WE SKG
25.10. TR Istanbul – IF Performance Hall
28.10. RO Bucarest – Quantic Club
02.11. CH Zurich – Meh Suff!
09.11. FR Poitiers – Le Confort Moderne
13.11. DE Cologne – Essigfabrik
14.11. DE Stuttgart – Im Wizemann
15.11. DE Munich – Backstage Werk
16.11. DE Milan – Alcatraz
18.11. SI Ljubljana – Kino Siska
19.11. AT Vienne – Simm City
20.11. HU Budapest – Durer Kert
21.11. CZ Prague – Roxy
23.11. DE Berlin – Festsaal
24.11. PL Warsaw – Proxima
25.11. LT Vilnius – Loftas
26.11. EE Tallinn – Paavli Kultuurivabrik
27.11. FI Helsinki – Kultuuraio
29.11. SE Stockholm – Fryshuset
30.11. NO Oslo – Vulkan Arena
01.12. DK Copenhagen – Vega
03.12. DE Hamburg – Gruenspan
04.12. NL Amsterdam- Paradiso
05.12. BE Bruxelles – Ancienne Belgique
06.12. FR Paris – L’Olympia
07.12. LU Esch-sur-Alzette – Den Atelier
08.12. DE Frankfurt – Batschkapp
11.12. UK London – Electric Brixton
12.12. UK Manchester – Academy 2
13.12. UK Glasgow – The Garage
14.12. IR Dublin – Academy

Tickets:linktr.ee/alcesttour

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well