French shoegaze/indie act Alcest recently announced the arrival of their 7th album, “Les Chants De L’Aurore”, on June 21 via Nuclear Blast. Today the band has shared the second album single, “Flamme Jumelle”, along with a music video.
Alcest‘s mastermind Neige states: “Despite its more accessible vibe, this song is actually the most personal song of the album for me. “Flamme Jumelle”, which means “Twin Flame”, is about the idea of loss in general and the difficulty of coping with the absence of someone you deeply loved. It could be a family member, a friend, or a partner. On a more spiritual level, the title refers to the possibility that certain souls are connected in this life and beyond, and that separation is temporary and just a mortal concept.”
For principal songwriter and frontman Neige, Alcest has always been a gateway to the otherworldly, a means of exploring his spirituality. An elemental two-piece, completed by long-serving drummer and creative confidante Winterhalter, Alcest seem to dip their toes in a multitude of musical genres without ever quite fitting in.
“In the metal scene, Alcest is a weird band, in the indie/post-rock scene Alcest is a weird band; we never quite fit in,” Neige reflects. “This is how I feel in life, always an outsider. It’s not a problem; it’s just the way it is.”
Alcest will hit the road in the fall of 2024 in support of the new album. The confirmed dates are as follows:
Oct. 21 – HR Zagreb – Boogaloo
Oct. 23 – GR Athens – Gagarin 205
Oct. 24 – GR Thessaloniki – WE SKG
Oct. 25 – TR Istanbul – IF Performance Hall
Oct. 28 – RO Bucarest – Quantic Club
Nov. 02 – CH Zurich – Meh Suff!
Nov. 13 – DE Cologne – Essigfabrik
Nov. 14 – DE Stuttgart – Im Wizemann
Nov. 15 – DE Munich – Backstage Werk
Nov. 16 – DE Milan – Alcatraz
Nov. 18 – SO Ljubljana – Kino Siska
Nov. 19 – AT Vienne – Simm City
Nov. 20 – HU Budapest – Durer Kert
Nov. 21 – CZ Prague – Roxy
Nov. 23 – DE Berlin – Festsaal
Nov. 24 – PL Warsaw – Proxima
Nov. 25 – LT Vilnius – Loftas
Nov. 26 – EE Tallinn – Paavli Kultuurivabrik
Nov. 27 – FI Helsinki – Kultuuraio
Nov. 29 – SE Stockholm – Fryshuset
Nov. 30 – NO Oslo – Vulkan Arena
Dec. 01 – DK Copenhagen – Vega
Dec. 03 – DE Hamburg – Gruenspan
Dec. 04 – NL Amsterdam- Paradiso
Dec. 05 – BE Bruxelles – Ancienne Belgique
Dec. 06 – FR Paris – L’Olympia
Dec. 07 – LU Esch-sur-Alzette – Den Atelier
Dec. 08 – DE Frankfurt – Batschkapp
Dec. 11 – UK London – Electric Brixton
Dec. 12 – UK Manchester – Academy 2
Dec. 13 – UK Glasgow – The Garage
Dec. 14 – IR Dublin – Academy
