The Belgian artist’s first LP arrives via EXHALE on September 4.
Amelie Lens will deliver her debut album via EXHALE on September 4 – and at the top of her game. The Belgian artist announced the project with “our frequency,” a high-powered preview of the 11-track project that treats her vocals like an incantation, hypnotically suspended over urgent, driving production.
AURA, said by Lens to be “the most honest version of myself I’ve ever shared,” follows EXHALE’s 10th anniversary in February and expands on her new audiovisual experience of the same name.
AURA is my story…[it’s] about the connection between the crowd and me,” she shares. “Music has always been my escape, my way of turning my emotions and energy into something new. When I was younger, I would disappear into nightclubs and create my own world in my head. Being in the nightclubs gave me this feeling of belonging somewhere. I felt connection and freedom I had never experienced before. That feeling changed my life completely.
This album really reflects that whole journey. From playing tiny local clubs and driving myself through the night for gigs, to standing on huge festival stages, becoming a mother, building EXHALE, and learning how to balance it all in life.
In addition to its digital release, AURA will be available on gatefold double 12-inch blue/white vinyl. The album will feature one collaboration, to be announced in the coming months.