STROMAE RELEASES HIGHLY ANTICIPATED THIRD STUDIO ALBUM, ‘MULTITUDE’ TODAY
NEW SINGLE ‘FILS DE JOIE’ REVEALED
NORTH AMERICAN ARENA TOUR ANNOUNCED
THIRD BELL CENTRE DATE IN MONTREAL ADDED
CONFIRMED TO PLAY COACHELLA APRIL 16 AND 23
‘MULTITUDE’
‘FILS DE JOIE’
“Stromae has long been devoted to addressing sober subjects in his music, which is marked by its accessibility and sophistication.”
THE NEW YORK TIMES
“A 12-track collage of sounds from all over the world, laced with the storytelling and brutal honesty only Stromae can deliver.”
ROLLING STONE
NORTH AMERICAN TOUR DATES
04/16 – Coachella Festival – Indio, CA
04/23 – Coachella Festival – Indio, CA
10/21 – Pacific Coliseum – Vancouver, BC
10/25 – Bill Graham Civic Auditorium – San Francisco, CA
11/21 – Madison Square Garden – New York, NY
11/25 – Bell Centre – Montreal, QUE
11/26 – Bell Centre – Montreal, QUE
11/27 – Bell Centre – Montreal, QUE
11/29 – Coca-Cola Coliseum – Toronto, ON
12/03 – The Anthem – Washington, DC
12/06 – Agganis Arena – Boston, MA
12/11 – Centre Videotron – Quebec City, QUE
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Today, internationally acclaimed Belgian-born artist, writer, performer, producer, designer and director Stromae releases his highly anticipated third studio album,
‘Multitude’ (Mosaert/Darkroom/
Listen/Order ‘Multitude’ HERE.
‘Multitude’ comes after a period of forced hiatus from the stage. With it came enforced furlough and its silver linings: settling down, leading a more relaxed, structured life, closer to family, making work exciting again, expanding his sources of inspiration and, most of all, making what he went through worth it by reinvesting the dividends of this challenging phase into the core of new songs.
Far from any self-centered self-pity, Stromae took advantage of this time to identify more closely with others, putting himself in the shoes of the characters of others. The unstable men in La Solassitude and Mon Amour, the prostitute’s son in Fils de Joie, the depressed and suicidal protagonists of Mauvaise Journée and L’Enfer, the mismatched couple in Pas Vraiment, the invisible people in Santé, the suffering women in Déclaration; he embraces them all with kindness and altruism, providing each with a touching portrait. By doing so, he gives the title ‘Multitude’ a deep resonance, the same one that Walt Whitman conveys in his poem, of which Stromae could take up the opening: “I am large, I contain multitude, I am of every hue and caste, of every rank and religion.”
“Multitude’ is a window on the world, on people, and a rare moment of communion and pleasure to be shared. An alchemy of opposites, shaped by the will to testify without judgement or contempt to the human condition in all its diversity, and to the urge to explore the lives of others, sometimes your own (Que du bonheur on fatherhood, Invaincu on healing). ‘Multitude’ is Stromae’s other way of exploring the world, while staying firmly attached to his roots.
Last month, Stromae also announced his North American arena tour, set to commence this fall on October 21 in Vancouver, making stops on the east and west coast including the legendary Madison Square Garden in New York City, where Stromae made music history as the first ever exclusively French-singing artist to sell out the venue in 2015.
Tickets are on-sale now at https://www.stromae.com
Following a sold-out arena tour across all continents, also becoming the undoubtable breakaway highlight act from 2015’s Coachella Festival, critically acclaimed Stromae went on an 8-year hiatus to focus on other creative endeavors via his creative label Mosaert (est. 2009) with co-founders Coralie Barbier and Luc Van Haver, including making award winning music videos for the likes of Dua Lipa (IDGAF) and Billie Eilish (Hostage), as well as continuing to release high-end fashion capsule collections.
Fast forward to October 2021, Stromae made a much welcomed and surprise return with Santé (listen HERE),
In January, Stromae released his second single, “L’enfer” (
Watch the captivating performance HERE.
The music video — co-directed by Julien Soulier, Luc Van Haver, Coralie Barbier and Stromae himself — is a sequence shot that starts on Stromae’s eye. As the camera pulls back, we discover him alone in a setting that is both sober and disturbing in its immensity. This continuous zoom out is punctuated by the singer’s dark thoughts that gradually take over. The clip ends with a return on the eye of the singer, like the endless loop that can sometimes represent suffering and depression.
Watch the official music video for ‘L’enfer’ HERE.
Ahead of his North American tour, Stromae , who remains undoubtedly, one of the greatest live performers of our time, will be returning to Coachella on April 16 and 23 for what is certain to be a truly unforgettable live experience.
‘Multitude’ is out everywhere now
STROMAE SHARES LATEST SINGLE AND MUSIC VIDEO FOR ‘L’ENFER’
FORTHCOMING ALBUM ‘MULTITUDE,’ SET FOR RELEASE MARCH 4, 2022
[DARKROOM/INTERSCOPE RECORDS/POLYDOR]
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‘MULTITUDE’
Stromae has revealed the latest single ‘L’enfer’ and music video taken from his highly anticipated forthcoming studio album, ‘Multitude,’ out March 4 via Darkroom/Interscope Records (pre-order/save/add HERE).
“L’enfer” (translation: “Hell”) is a talisman to fight the darkest of thoughts, where Stromae skillfully juggles a spectrum of emotions, exploring the most intimate of themes. A depressive spiral that the artist lays bare in a few bars, from everyday boredom to the darkest forms of escape. The song debuted live on the French news channel TF1 on Sunday night, where Stromae created a true performance art moment on live TV and surprised viewers by answering the last question from the news-anchor with the first few lines of ‘L’enfer.’ He then continued to perform the entire song while sitting at the news desk. Watch the captivating performance HERE.
The song acts as a further testament to Stromae’s ingenious and profound skills not just as a producer and musician, but as a lyricist; his signature dark sense of humor helps reinforce these very palpable emotions, each carried by strings and percussions set to punctuate the choruses. A deluge of reverb and haunting voices become elegiac, and when the vengeful synth enters the stage, the listener has no choice but to join the fight.
Is ‘L’enfer’ a complaint or a declaration of war? A stripped-down piano-vocal or a summoning hymn? A song to reflect upon, smile along to, clench your fist at, or sing from the top of your lungs? “L’enfer” is all of the above.
Listen to ‘L’enfer’ HERE.
The music video — co-directed by Julien Soulier, Luc Van Haver, Coralie Barbier and Stromae himself — is a sequence shot that starts on Stromae’s eye. As the camera pulls back, we discover him alone in a setting that is both sober and disturbing in its immensity. This continuous zoom out is punctuated by the singer’s dark thoughts that gradually take over. The clip ends with a return on the eye of the singer, like the endless loop that can sometimes represent suffering and depression.
Watch the official music video for ‘L’enfer’ HERE.
Following a sold-out arena tour across all continents – including headlining the prestigious Madison Square Garden in New York City, and becoming the undoubtable breakaway highlight act from 2015’s Coachella Festival, the critically acclaimed Belgian-born artist, writer, performer, producer, designer and director went on an 8 year hiatus to focus on other creative endeavors via his creative label Mosaert with co-founders Coralie Barbier and Luc Van Haver, including making award winning music videos for the likes of Dua Lipa (IDGAF) and Billie Eilish (Hostage), as well as continuing to release high-end fashion capsule collections.
Fast forward to October 2021, Stromae made a much welcomed and surprise return with Santé, which accumulated 3.5 million streams in the first week and quickly became the 5th most streamed track on Spotify upon release, with the music video amassing more than 18 million views on YouTube. Last month,the song debuted on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Watch HERE.
‘L’Enfer’ is out everywhere now.
‘Multitude’ is out on March 4th, 2022 via Darkroom/Interscope Records.
Pre-order/save/add HERE
Art has never been the style and style has never been art. The new face of the new lost generation, Stromae, released his first album Cheese in 2010. In the beginning of that same year, “Alors on danse” exploded onto the international charts for weeks and propelled him to the rank of musical phenomenon. Not being a fan conventions, the young maestro offers a departure from the bling-bling hip- hop wardrobe. With bow-ties and humility, he explains that he “is simply dressed to go to work.” Not without a certain irony, this rejection of “trends” becomes a trend in itself. Always at the center of the movement, the artist is first and foremost his own creator.
The sound of Stromae, moving to his own new beat, offers a more “danceable” version of the technotronic and underground house music of early 90s Belgium. The term refers to a new beat close to acid house and techno along with its precursor, 80s Chicago house music.
Stromae, whose real name is Paul Van Haver, began as young prodigy immersed in hip- hop and electro beats and passionate for drums and percussion. Born to a Rwandan father and a Belgian mother, Stromae now lives in Brussels where he works from his home studio. Composer, lyricist and producer, he writes his own songs and performs them later in innovative ways.
In 2009, on a webcam, he played the role of a music teacher. With posts like “How to compose a song”, he introduced several of his own tracks, including “Alors on danse ” (Lesson No. 8 of the famous “Lessons Stromae”).
Discovered by users, the maestro of rhythm and rhyme would never have imagined that one day he’d cause a contagious frenzy extending from Belgium to Germany and eventually throughout the whole of Europe .
At only 25 years old, with his undeniable talent, his ideas full of resources and a global buzz, Stromae does not just dance: his music speaks to his work, his boredom, his fights; it speaks of love, domestic violence, his life and the life that he has left to live. His poetry has a hard urban edge but his message is positive.
Stromae’s music immerses the audience in a stream of catchy melodies and leaves us to ponder his incisive flow. A new trend is born.
