We’ve been following Alice Phoebe Lou’s journey since 2019. Four months after her last appearance in METAL, she returns with Oblivion, a self-produced body of work that reclaims the essence of her beginnings while revealing new layers of confidence and depth. The eleven-track album finds Lou stripping things back to resemble the simplicity of her earlier sound, one that leans more towards folk, with rich harmonious acoustics and an unmistakable maturity.
“Instead of overthinking the outcome and the judgment, these songs are just creating for myself, a coming home,” she explains. That spirit of release defines Oblivion: an act of surrender that turns imperfection into grace. The record pays homage to her busking roots but carries the directness of a woman at the top of her game. “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,” she adds, embracing the idea that true evolution often means returning to simplicity.
Across Oblivion, Lou transforms introspection into sound. Tracks like Mind Reader and Old Shadows fuse vulnerability with lucidity, while Darling captures “a somewhat delusional place that we can be in for a moment, where we think that everything will just work out and love will prevail.” It’s a radiant balance between fragility and optimism; her songwriting illuminated by small, truthful moments that feel universal.
Produced alongside longtime collaborators and friends, the album reflects an artist fully at ease with her instincts. “Sometimes I’d hit a note that a few years ago would have completely ruled a take-out, but I wanted the songs to be these imperfect little things,” she admits. It’s precisely in those imperfections where Oblivion shines.
And now, she carries that light back to the stage. Alice has just announced a North American tour for April 2026, including dates in Toronto, New York, Austin, Los Angeles, and Vancouver. “I’ll be doing a North American tour in April next year,” she shared, inviting fans to join her in a new chapter that feels as intimate as it is expansive.