Alcest‘s seventh studio album “Les Chants de l’Aurore” will be out June 21st on Nuclear Blast. Below you can stream its first single, “L’Envol“. Multi-instrumentalist Stéphane “Neige” Paut, who fronts the post-black metal outfit, commented:
“‘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.”
“Les Chants de l’Aurore” track listing:
01 – “Komorebi”
02 – “L’Envol”
03 – “Améthyste”
04 – “Flamme Jumelle”
05 – “Réminiscence”
06 – “L’Enfant de la Lune (月の子”
07 – “L’Adieu”
Pre-orders for the record are due to launch in the coming weeks. In other news, the band have the following shows booked across Europe and the UK:
10/21 Zagreb, CRO – Boogaloo
10/23 Athens, GRE – Gagarin 205
10/24 Thessaloniki, GRE – WE SKG
10/25 Istanbul, TUR – IF Performance Hall
10/28 Bucharest, ROM – Quantic Club
11/02 Zurich, SWI – Meh Suff!
11/13 Cologne, GER – Essigfabrik
11/14 Stuttgart, GER – Im Wizemann
11/15 Munich, GER – Backstage Werk
11/16 Milan, ITA – Alcatraz
11/18 Ljubljana, SLO – Kino Siska
11/19 Vienne, AUT – Simm City
11/20 Budapest, HUN – Durer Kert
11/21 Prague, CZE – Roxy
11/23 Berlin, GER – Festsaal
11/24 Warsaw, POL – Proxima
11/25 Vilnius, LIT – Loftas
11/26 Tallinn, EST – Paavli Kultuurivabrik
11/27 Helsinki, FIN – Kultuuraio
11/29 Stockholm, SWE – Fryshuset
11/30 Oslo, NOR – Vulkan Arena
12/01 Copenhagen, DEN – Vega
12/03 Hamburg, GER – Gruenspan
12/04 Amsterdam, NET – Paradiso
12/05 Bruxelles, BEL – Ancienne Belgique
12/06 Paris, FRA – L’Olympia
12/07 Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX – Den Atelier
12/08 Frankfurt, GER – Batschkapp
12/11 London, UK – Electric Brixton
12/12 Manchester, UK – Academy 2
12/13 Glasgow, UK – The Garage
12/14 Dublin, IRE – Academy
