The Seeker

It’s been five years since Alcest’s last studio album, and after tackling a spell of writer’s block, the French blackgaze duo are back with a surprisingly uplifting new release. Les Chants De L’Aurore takes the listener on a magical journey through childhood memories of a past life. Multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Neige recounts the dreamy record’s creation and explains why he considers it to represent “the real Alcest”.

Isere Lloyd-Davis

“Although Alcest’s music is introspective, I think that like many musicians, I need stimulation from the outside world.” “In my mind I still see myself as that awkward kid, living at my parents’ house, making strange and ethereal music about my experience in a past life, and I wonder why people would listen to that,” says Neige, aka Stéphane Paut, frontman and mastermind behind Alcest. The humble French duo have recently released their seventh album following an unplanned hiatus. Having overcome the stasis caused by a worldwide lockdown and Neige’s self-confessed writer’s block, the new album, Les Chants De L’Aurore, takes the listener back to Alcest’s original path – a journey into singer Neige’s childhood memories of a past life in an otherworldly paradise. “Although Alcest’s music is introspective and…

You're reading a preview of

Prog Italia (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue 152

DiscountMags is a licensed distributor (not a publisher) of the above content and Publication through Zinio LLC. Accordingly, we have no editorial control over the Publications. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including those made in Publications offered on our website, are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of DiscountMags. DiscountMags does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, truthfulness, or usefulness of all or any portion of any publication or any services or offers made by third parties, nor will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on information contained in any Publication, or your use of services offered, or your acceptance of any offers made through the Service or the Publications. For content removal requests, please contact Zinio.