The honeyed voice of pen-to-paper genuineness, Alice Phoebe Lou, today announces that her sixth album Oblivion will be released on October 24 via Nettwerk Music Group. A personal library of previously unheard music, the upcoming record is a stripped back look into Lou’s exploration both globally and internally, her first album since 2023’s Shelter — Pre-save.
She shares, “After five band records, I’ve opened my treasure chest of personal storytelling songs that I’ve built up over a decade. Songs that didn’t make it into other albums, some songs I never thought would see the light of day. I embarked on the brave and thrilling journey of recording these songs as they are, with love and playfulness, simple and all my own. Leaning into imperfection and taking inspiration from some of my biggest influences who have made timeless folk acoustic albums.”
Along with the news of the upcoming album, today also sees the release of the new, self-confident single “Pretender.” Commending herself for finding strength in her softness and never compromising on who she is, even when it would be easier to be someone else, Lou is seeing her authenticity pay off. Even if that’s something that her fans have championed in her writing all along, this is the moment where she can feel it in her own heart.
Lou describes the single as, “A loving ode to my younger self — reflecting on who I am and how hard I’ve worked to love her. The way I once used confidence as a shield to mask my insecurities has transformed into allowing my walls to come down as I can finally bask in who I am without the fear of being seen.”
So far from the upcoming album, Lou has also released “You and I,” “The Surface” and “Old Shadows.” These are her first-ever self-produced releases, ushering in an era hallmarked by stripped-back instrumentation that allows her storytelling to take the forefront.
In the Spring, Lou also played 3 sold-out nights at The Lodge Room in Los Angeles before joining Remi Wolf at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Now with her European tour wrapped up after playing magical sold-out shows across the continent, she is getting ready to come back to North America for a run of shows with her other musical endeavor strongboi, in support of Men I Trust. In 2024, Lou toured alongside Clairo on the strikingly intimate Charm Tour with headline shows of her own mixed in. See all upcoming dates here.
ABOUT ALICE PHOEBE LOU:
Like thread through an ethereal labyrinth, Alice Phoebe Lou’s songs have always felt tethered directly to what fuels her heart—tracing the strings from her guitar back through her memories and emotions. And on her dreamlike new self-produced singles, the singer-songwriter invites the listener along on that wander. The stripped back love songs return to the busking simplicity of Alice Phoebe Lou’s early career, but the songwriting shows the maturity and directness of a woman reaching a new radiance.
Alice Phoebe Lou’s music journey began in earnest when she moved to Germany from her native South Africa, playing guitar on Berlin street corners and exploring her songwriting strength. She grew immensely from those modest origins, having now reached 2.7 million listeners each month on Spotify. Now after a decade in Germany, she’s relocating to warmer climes—and her new music appropriately reflects on the end of a meaningful life phase and the start of bigger things to come.
“I became who I am in Berlin, and busking was a big influence, the basis for everything I’ve done,” she says. “Now I’m paying tribute to the girl that bravely played the guitar and sang by herself, showing gratitude for that period of my life.” To that end, Alice Phoebe Lou’s voice and lightly strummed acoustic act like a hypnotic core on “You And I”, light synth flourishes and wavering keys filigreeing the frame. “I have known for a while/ That there’s nothing better than hoping, wondering,” she sighs, the track a hauntingly beautiful hint at where Alice Phoebe Lou is headed next.
That beatific candor will be on full display as the singer-songwriter hits the road. She had a trio of sold-out shows at Los Angeles’s Lodge Room and a spot opening for Remi Wolf at the legendary Red Rocks in Colorado in early April, with a spring tour through Europe following. Those shows will take a step beyond her already astounding run of live dates opening for Clairo in 2024, amplifying her already deeply emotional connection with audiences.
By taking ownership of the production process and tapping into influences like Nick Drake, Joni Mitchell, and Leonard Cohen, Alice Phoebe Lou is diving back into her nexus, stripping away any excess that could shield her from herself. These new releases feel necessary, opening and examining chapters of her life to strengthen her sense of self and breathe further vitality into her art.
“It was important to share my heart in this playful, gentle, vulnerable way that isn’t striving for perfection. That helped me focus on the song and what it needed,” she says. “Being so open is painful and it’s beautiful, and helps you be grateful for where you are and where you’re going.”
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