Alcest Announce Australian/New Zealand Tour

No matter how you spin it, France's Alcest are a great band. But you may not be entirely familiar with this French duo.

Originally just a solo black metal project for frontman Neige (Stephane Paut), the project would soon evolve into a truly creative connection between this frontman and the band's drummer Winterhalter over the course of 16 years, spanning five very different albums. However, their latest effort which ties into this newly announced Aussie tour, 2016’s epic ‘Kodama’, saw the band meticulously delivering a kaleidoscope of spiritually rich, emotionally warm and soaring sonic layers, all that aimed to land deep inside the soul of the listener, and is perhaps their best work this far.

Influenced by the classic Hayao Miyasaki film, Princess Mononoke, ‘Kodama’ – which means ‘tree spirit’ or ‘echo’ in Japanese - delved into the idea of one living between two worlds; of not belonging and striving to establish a sense of being through contrasting planes of existence. Of course, it was also a superb record no matter the concepts involved!

So, be sure to Alcest on their returning Australian voyage at the following dates this April:

Wellington - San Fran - April 23rd

Auckland - Kings Arms - April 24th

Brisbane - Crowbar – April 25th

Sydney - Newtown Social – April 27th

Melbourne – Max Watt’s – April 28th

Perth –Badlands – April 29th

You can check out the event page here and snag your tickets here. I'm sure our very own Owen Morawtiz is going to be over the fucking moon about this tour.