{"id":12058,"date":"2019-09-29T10:57:22","date_gmt":"2019-09-29T10:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=12058"},"modified":"2019-09-29T10:57:25","modified_gmt":"2019-09-29T10:57:25","slug":"blackgaze-band-alcest-unveils-music-video-for-second-single-sapphire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2019\/09\/29\/blackgaze-band-alcest-unveils-music-video-for-second-single-sapphire\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackgaze band ALCEST unveils music video for second single, &#8216;Sapphire&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After recently revealing their first single &#8216;<strong>Protection<\/strong>&#8216; and performing a genre-crossing set with <strong>Perturbator <\/strong>this week, French sound wizards <strong>ALCEST <\/strong>are ready to present the second single off their upcoming sixth studio album titled\u00a0<strong>\u00bbSpiritual Instinct\u00ab<\/strong>. Recorded at the French Drudenhaus Studios\u00a0and written in bursts both during and after a prolonged period of touring in support of 2016\u2019s hugely successful\u00a0<strong>\u00bbKodama\u00ab<\/strong>, the new album &#8211; the first via Nuclear Blast &#8211; will lead the blackgaze pioneers into dark soundscapes full of spiritual catharsis and will be released on October 25th.<br><br> Today&#8217;s single, &#8216;<strong>Sapphire<\/strong>&#8216;, is another magical creation blending shadows and light &#8211; the video was directed by <strong>Craig Murray<\/strong> (Mogwai, etc) and you can watch it here:  <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nuclearblaststore.us19.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=f52be22febdeb73950b267672&amp;id=95e790dc40&amp;e=5725322eb0\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/69fnUZhV8SI<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"ALCEST - Sapphire (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/69fnUZhV8SI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br> Stream or download &#8216;<strong>Sapphire<\/strong>&#8216; via this link:<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nuclearblaststore.us19.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=f52be22febdeb73950b267672&amp;id=56f1806569&amp;e=5725322eb0\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/nblast.de\/Alcest-Sapphire<\/a><br><br> Bandleader <strong>Neige <\/strong>comments: <em>&#8220;Here\u2019s &#8216;Sapphire&#8217;, the second single from our upcoming album \u00bbSpiritual Instinct\u00ab. This one was also written in a very spontaneous, liberating way and has this 80\u2019s post-punk feel that could remind of The Cure, The Chameleons, or even our older side project Amesoeurs. Hope you guys enjoy it.&#8221;\u00a0 <\/em><br><br> In case you missed the previously released music video for<strong> &#8216;Protection&#8217;<\/strong>: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nuclearblaststore.us19.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=f52be22febdeb73950b267672&amp;id=96ff705ad2&amp;e=5725322eb0\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/Tn7wvu8R4Wk<\/a><br><br> Pre-order your copy of <strong>\u00bbSpiritual Instinct\u00ab<\/strong>, here: https:\/\/nblast.de\/AlcestSpiritInstinct<br> Pre-save the album on Spotify via this link: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/nuclearblaststore.us19.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=f52be22febdeb73950b267672&amp;id=ba6585699f&amp;e=5725322eb0\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/nblast.de\/ALCESTpreSave<\/a><br><br><strong>ALCEST<\/strong>&#8216;s sixth album is available in the following formats:<br> &#8211; digipak in O-card<br> &#8211; 36 pages earbook including 2 CD + 180g LP (stone effect) (limited to 2000 copies)<br> &#8211; 180g LP in sleeve available in the colours:<br> black (retail)<br> ocean green (NB mailorder + wholesale, limited to 500 copies)<br> burgundy (NB mailorder exclusive, limited to 300 copies)<br> polar white (Rough Trade exklusive, limited to 300 copies)<br> royal blue (band shop exklusive, limited to 300 copies)<br> &#8211; Boxset collector&#8217;s edition including 2 CDs + 180g LP (stone effect), earbook, bonus mini LP (violet sparkle, etched) in sleeve, art prints and patch (limited to 500 copies)<br> Digital<br><br> USA exclusive vinyl colours:<br> mint green (retail, limited to 1.700 copies)<br> clear+blue\/bone splatter (indie exclusive, limited to 300 copies)<br> blood red (NB mailorder exclusive, limited to 500 copies)<br><br> Tours in support of the new album will soon be announced, but you can witness <strong>ALCEST <\/strong>at one of the following shows in 2019:<br><br> 28.09.\u00a0 NL\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Amsterdam &#8211; Paradiso<br> 13.10.\u00a0 E\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Barcelona &#8211; AMFest<br> 18.10.\u00a0 NL\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Leeuwarden &#8211; Into the Void<br> 19.10.\u00a0 D\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hameln &#8211; Autumn Moon Festival<br> 26.10.\u00a0 F\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Strasbourg &#8211; La Laiterie<br> 02.11.\u00a0 UK\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Leeds &#8211; Damnation Festival<br> 16.11.\u00a0 D\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Neunkirchen &#8211; Gloomaar Festival<br> 06.12.\u00a0 E\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Madrid &#8211; Madrid is the Dark<br> 07.12.\u00a0 P\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lisbon &#8211; Under the Doom Festival<br> 13.12.\u00a0 NL\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eindhoven &#8211; Metal Meeting<br> 14.12.\u00a0 UK\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 London &#8211; Beyond The Past<br><br> Festivals confirmed for 2020:<br> 29. &#8211; 31.05.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 D\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Gelsenkirchen &#8211; Rock Hard Festival<br> 06. &#8211; 08.08.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 D\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Schlotheim &#8211; Party.San Open Air<br><br><strong>ALCEST <\/strong>are:<br><strong>Neige <\/strong>&#8211; vocals, guitars, bass, synths<br><strong>Winterhalter <\/strong>&#8211; drums<br><br> Visit <strong>ALCEST <\/strong>online:<br> www.alcest-music.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: Nuclear Blast<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After recently revealing their first single &#8216;Protection&#8216; and performing a genre-crossing set with Perturbator this&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12059,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-music-news","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12058","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12058"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12058\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12060,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12058\/revisions\/12060"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}