ALICE PHOEBE LOU RELEASES HER DREAMLIKE SIXTH STUDIO ALBUM, OBLIVION, OUT NOW

Today, Alice Phoebe Lou releases her new album Oblivion via Nettwerk Music Group. Self-produced and full of radiance, Oblivion sees Alice reach past the unrelenting noise of modern life. Authentic and self-assured, she leans back into the sublime simplicity of her earlier sound — Stream

Oblivion pays homage to her busking beginnings, but with an unmistakable maturity and directness of a woman at the top of her game. Alice shares, “Instead of overthinking the outcome and the judgment, these songs are just creating for myself, a coming home. Oblivion is a place where you can forget what others see in you and find your true essence.”

The new album is grounding, and the result of an artist led by their artistry. Across the eleven tracks, Alice delves deeper than ever before, transforming her intimate lyricism into playful, profound morsels, destined to be cherished. Sharing more, Alice said: “In this industry there’s an emphasis on needing to go bigger, to one-up yourself, but instead I returned to my roots of playing on the street. These songs come from deep inside my subconscious, dreams, the oblivion of sleep, the place where you can access your deepest thoughts, desires, memories, and true feelings without thinking about the way it’ll be received.”

The album’s focus track “Mind Reader” is a beautiful dose of buoyant hope. Dreamy acoustics peppered with flourishes of electric guitar fuse together flawlessly as Alice depicts a relationship with difficult communication. “I’m not a mind reader/ But I will try for you.”

Recorded in Berlin’s La Pot Studio and co-produced by longtime collaborators and friends Ziv Yamin and Dekel Adin, Oblivion is a masterclass in push-and-pull subtlety; Alice’s voice feels as though it’s lit up by a spotlight and placed on a pedestal even as the songs live in quiet, confident moments. “It all just came together so quickly, and the intention was so clear. Sometimes I’d hit a note that a few years ago would have completely ruled a take out, but I wanted the songs to to be these imperfect little things. There’s something very sacred and beautiful about trying to let creativity happen without thinking about what the audience will think,” Alice shared.

It has already been a huge year for Alice. In the spring, she played 3 sold-out nights at The Lodge Room in Los Angeles before joining Remi Wolf at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. She then wrapped up her European tour which included multiple, magical sold-out shows across the continent. All this was before hitting the road again with her side project, strongboi, to join Men I Trust on their North American tour. Last week, she played a sold-out album release show at New York’s Bowery Ballroom. In 2024, Alice toured alongside Clairo on the strikingly intimate Charm Tour with headline shows of her own mixed in.

Born in South Africa, Alice has been widely recognized for her authenticity and dedication to her craft, something that has earned her much acclaim since she began releasing music five albums ago. With support from the likes of NPR, Clash, NME, KCRW, The Line of Best Fit, ELLE, and Consequence, who described her vocals as “like Judy Garland, Kate Bush, or Angel Olsen, but above all, Lou’s voice is distinctly her own,” Alice’s impressive artistry has not gone unnoticed. Each record has seen her dedicated fanbase gently multiply and in turn, each of her shows has become significantly bigger and busier

By taking ownership of the production process with Oblivion, she’s tapped into influences like Nick Drake, Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen. This latest chapter sees Alice turn vulnerability into a mythic strength, contorting uncertainty and conflicted emotions into intimate friends. “These songs are coming from the darker places in yourself, that place of holding something inside and then letting it go, even if it’s embarrassing or vulnerable,” she says. “Oblivion leans into the idea of allowing yourself to let things overflow in order to feel them, work through them, and come out on the other side.”