AU SOL

Notre tournée de la francophonie pluvieuse commence ce soir à Bruxelles de la plus cute des manières pour la première du court métrage Flowers of Rocks du cutest @_yeepo_ . Merci à elleu et Tendresse Radicale pour l’invit ♥︎♡♥︎ on part ensuite pour une semaine de résidence live au Havre avec @alveolezero qui se terminera sur un concert le 03 avril, trop hâte. Et retour à Paris au Supersonic le 13 avril avec @punchbagpunchbag et @apr1l_music , puis une date TBA avec @interludesandfriends andfriends où on aura la joie de présenter notre nouveau set ambient. Can’t wait de tout ça, et hope to see you here! ⋆｡°✩ ~~ Our rainy Francophone tour kicks off tonight in Brussels in the sweetest way possible with the premiere of the short film *Flowers of Rocks* by the cutest @_yeepo_ . Thanks to them and Tendresse Radicale for the invite ♥︎♡♥︎ Next, we’re off for a week-long live residency in Le Havre with @alveolezero , which will wrap up with a concert on April 3, can’t waittt. And back to Paris at Supersonic on April 13 with @punchbagpunchbag and @apr1l_music , followed by a TBA date with @interludesandfriends where we’ll have the pleasure of presenting our new ambient set. Can’t wait for all of this, and hope to see you there ⋆｡°✩

next Monday at Supersonic !! soooo hyped to share that we are performing @supersonicclub alongside @punchbagpunchbag and @apr1l_music on April 13th. we have some new tracks and a new setlist to share with you 🪽🪽 free entry ! come early, we’re on at 20:00

We’re baaaaack (just in time for spring, tihi) April 23rd at L’Impasse - 8PM 4 Cité Griset, 75011 On musical duty: AU SOL — a French-American electronic duo blending uplifting melodies with subtle melancholic tones. Their sound moves through a wide range of inspirations with a contemporary, genre-bending approach. & Amer Chamaa — coming all the way from Lebanon (🧿🪬) A self-taught multi-disciplinary artist known for his mastery of string instruments especially guitar, oud, and buzuq while also weaving in arab wind instruments like the ney and duduk. A sound shaped by diverse cultural influences. Lights and stage will also be ready to hypnotise 🧙🧝‍♀️ Entry: 12€ / SHOW STARTS 8PM !!!! Tickets at the door (cash only) 💰 See you there 🫰🏻/ flyer by @romainsalet

breakdown is probably one of our oldest tracks. we teased its release in 2021, and the first part of the track hasn’t changed much since then. The vocals in the intro were recorded in one take during our first writing session for the song. The second half of the track took us a few years to complete, and we are still constantly updating it and exploring different genre styles. The latest version we’ve been playing live has more of a triphop drum break. this track is the closing crescendo of the EP, and an ode to vulnerability and trust. A better world will come about through relationships and communities in which we can be completely sincere and vulnerable, in moments of joy, but also, and above all, in moments when everything is falling apart. 🤍🪽

addicted is the ep’s ballad, and the brightest track on the project, a sort of thematic mirror to “blood and rain.” Here we evoke true connection - mutual, intense, beautiful. We maintain a double meaning and an ominous layer with this idea of addiction, and the temptation to focus only on a relationship between two people, forgetting the world around them. Joanne made this demo one late night in her old shared apartment, hidden under the sheets and singing softly into the microphone of her headphones. We re-recorded the guitar and lead vocals, but the ethereal background vocals and most of the instrumental track come from that session and have remained the same 🪽

blood and rain is the thematic turning point of the EP. The first three tracks are very focused on the world as it is, and the last three are more focused on how to make it better. blood and rain is the bridge between these worlds. It’s an attempt at healing through connection, in this case romantic and physical. Joanne evokes her desire for an honest and simple relationship with someone who cannot or will not open up and accept it. It’s the solemn acceptance that many people are often too afraid to break out of their patterns for new experiences and connections - and the reminder that remaining in negative behavioral and thought loops is destructive, and can prevent you from truly, deeply connecting with others. The basis for this track was written as part of a film concert organized by @martaskoczen based on animated short films by @marin.martinie . It was originally a 4-bar loop that we improvised on with vocals, guitar, and violin based on the images. But we loved it so much that we turned it into a full-fledged track 🕯️

rocket usa is a cover of @suicidebandofficial eponymous track from 1977. We’re big fans of Suicide’s first album, particularly because of the ultra-repetitive and hypnotic nature of their music, which resonates strongly with our own way of composing. We thought of covering this track for a few years, keeping it on a list of ideas, and it was only until we heard it in Alex Garland’s Civil War that made up our minds to finally make our version. Musically, we were very inspired by Smerz’s cover of Girls Just Want to Have Fun; we wanted to go in the same direction of reinventing the form of a classic whose substance is still super relevant, and take an ethereal, autotuned approach. That’s how we decided to make it a triphop dirge for the crash of the United States. We composed it in one night, and Joanne recorded the vocals in one take on an SM58 in her bedroom. 🛣️

Our second track on the better world ep, octobre, is a reflection on the powerlessness we feel in the face of the current state of the world. We have access to a wealth of information at any given moment, but paradoxically, it is this unlimited access that paralyzes our will to act. The title comes from the month in which the song was written, but also evokes October 7th and the genocide of the Palestinian people, a grim example among many others of an overabundance of evidence and unbearable images of the horrors or our times, with very few people seeming able or willing to do anything about it. This song came quite naturally in one go. Robin wrote the instrumental in a few hours while waiting for Joanne to arrive for a studio session. When she heard it, she was immediately won over, and we discussed the theme together and decided on a structure with two verses, each of us exploring the theme through our own language and perspective. The mirrored lyrics in both languages happened by chance, as we wrote our own verses individually without each other’s input. 🍂

With almost two months since the release of our ep, we wanted to offer a track-by-track guide to share the meaning of each song for us, and our creative process. Starting with the eponymous overture, “better world,” which sums up the project’s central theme with the mantra, “in a better world, I’d be better.” Here, we reveal the set and setting for our story, where we have come from, where we would like to go, where we are now, and leading to the plea that we would be better if the world would be better. In this track and more globally on the project, we explore the impact that our physical, social and political environments have on us. Joanne’s lyrics develop the vision that it is systemic power, rather than sporadic and individual actions, that crush or liberate individuals. This track came to life during a jam session a few years ago in an old apartment bedroom over a funky lo-fi bedroom-pop beat. We put it aside, and when we started choosing the EP tracklist, it seemed obvious to redo an updated version of the instrumental while keeping the lyrics, as they summed up our feelings about this moment in our lives and in history. ~

2025 has just come to a close, and it was a remarkable year for AU SOL, where everything accelerated and we were finally able to share the things we had been working on behind the scenes for a long time. The reception of better world exceeded our expectations, and we are so grateful for it. To kick off 2026 on the right foot, we’re offering the live version of Ulysses Pact 888, recorded during the EP release party at @le_sample_bagnolet by the best @pierrelbbb . It’s an old track from our ambient side, reorchestrated for the occasion. We’ll be exploring this musical direction further this year, so stay tuned. And to accompany it, here’s a little visualizer with images shot in Robin’s native countryside on this snowy Christmas Day. The full video is on youtube, and the full live track is on soundcloud and bandcamp. Links in the usual places <3 Blessed New Year to everyone, and see you soon! ₊˚｡⋆❆⋆｡˚₊ 2025 vient de s’achever et ça a été une année de fou pour AU SOL où tout s’est accéléré et où on a enfin pu vous présenter les choses sur lesquels on taffé dans l’ombre depuis longtemps ! Un grand merci d’avoir été au rendez-vous en streaming et en live, l’acceuil de better world a été au delà de nos espérances et nous fait chaud au coeur. Pour attaquer 2026 sous les meilleurs auspices, on vous offre la version live de Ulysses Pact 888, enregistrée lors de la release party de l’EP au @le_sample_bagnolet par le boss @pierrelbbb . C’est une ancienne track de notre ambient side, réorchestré pour l’occasion. On entend d’ailleurs plus développé cette direction musicale cette année, stay tuned ! Et pour l’accompagner, un petit visualizer avec des images tournées dans la campagne natale de Robin le jour de noël sous la neige. Vous pouvez retrouver la version compléte sur soundcloud et youtube via le lien en bio. Bonne année à toustes, et on se voit bientôt <3

appreciation post of this amazing night we had for the better world ep release party. we couldn’t have dreamt a better scenario than to be surrounded by artists we love and who inspire us so much, in one of our favorite parisian venues and with the cutest motivated crowd. a massive thank you to @carnavaletmascarade , @ynhame_lefrit , and @lazy_rec for accepting our invitation and blessing us with their performances. Thanks to @pierrelbbb for the great sound, truly one of the best sound engineers in this city. Thanks to @slmkhf , @sonia.saroya and @pastis.smith for your precious help at the door. Thanks to @le_sample_bagnolet for your trust and for giving so much space for experimentation and emerging scenes. And finally, thank you to everyone who came to see us play, and who danced and even sang along to our songs. After months/years of working on this project, it was really special to present it to you in such a beautiful setting, and it has given us a huge boost for the future <3 appreciation post pour cette incroyable soirée qu’on a passé pour la release de notre EP. On n’aurait pas pu rêver mieux pour l’occasion qu’être entouré d’artistes qu’on aime et qui nous inspire tant, dans une de nos salles parisienne pref et devant le public le plus mimi et au taquet. Donc : un colossal merci à @carnavaletmascarade , @ynhame_lefrit and @lazy_rec pour avoir répondu à notre invitation et nous avoir bénie de leur performances. Merci à @pierrelbbb pour le gros son, vraiment un des meilleurs ingé son de cette ville. Merci à @slmkhf , @sonia.saroya et @pastis.smith pour votre aide précieuse aux entrées. Merci au @le_sample_bagnolet pour la confiance, et pour donner autant d’espace à l’expérimentation et aux scènes emergentes. Et pour finir, merci à toutes les personnes qui sont venues nous voir jouer, et qui ont dansées et même chantées nos chansons. Aprés des mois/années à taffer sur ce projet, c’était vraiment spécial de vous le présenter dans un cadre si beau, et ça nous a regonflé à bloc pour la suite. C’est que le début, mais c’est un parfait départ <3

our first EP, better world is out now! ⟢٠࣪⭑✮⋆˙ we’re so happy to share these six tracks, in which we have poured so much of ourselves and our influences. We wanted to explore the temptation to give in to apathy, in a world where we are aware of everything but feel we have no control over anything (or very little). And, beyond this bitter observation, we wanted to explore how to build connections with people and communities in which we can be totally vulnerable, in order to heal ourselves and others. better world, octobre, rocket usa, blood and rain, addicted, and breakdown. Now the project is yours. Listen to it, share it, make it your own. We hope it resonates with you. Thank you @basic_mastering for the incredible work on the mix and master. Thank you to all the friends who listened to our music and encouraged us, from the first demos to the final tracks. And thank you @suicidebandofficial for creating something as timeless as Rocket USA. Kisses, and see you soon on stage and elsewhere. available to listen everywhere, link in bio written & produced by us mixed & mastered by @basic_mastering ~ Notre premier EP better world est dispo sur toutes les plateformes ! On est trop heureux.se que vous puissiez enfin écouter ces six tracks dans lesquelles on a mis beaucoup de notre âme et de nos influences. On a voulu y explorer la tentation de se laisser aller à l’apathie, dans un monde dans lequel on est au courant de tout sans avoir le sentiment de n’avoir prise sur rien (ou si peu). Et, au-delà de ce constat amer, comment construire des connexions avec des gens et des communautés dans lesquels on peut être totalement vulnérable, pour se guérir soi-même et les autres. Maintenant le projet est à vous, on vous laisse l’écouter, le partager, vous l’approprier, et on espère qu’il résonnera avec vous. Merci @basic_mastering pour le taff incroyable sur le mix et le master, merci à tous les amixs qui nous ont écoutés et encouragés des premières démos aux track finales, et merci @suicidebandofficial pour avoir créé un truc aussi incroyable et intemporel que rocket USA. Bisous et à très vite sur scène et ailleurs. Cover art par @__joannejones__