Alice Phoebe Lou plucks "Old Shadows" from its hiding place

ALICE PHOEBE LOU PLUCKS “OLD SHADOWS” FROM ITS HIDING PLACE — STREAM THE NEW SINGLE AN ODE TO FREEING HER YOUNGER SELF “Soft, sweet, and wistful…As dreamy as it sounds, Lou also imbues the songs with a warning to snap us back to reality.”

“Between sweet folk and indie pop that is both angry and delicate, Alice Phoebe Lou's compositions evoke radiant lives and dull lives, the beginnings and ends of the most beautiful love stories.”

“Indie darling Alice Phoebe Lou continues to bare her soul and most intimate stories…a testament to her ability to connect with her audience through her deeply personal journey of revisiting unreleased songs from the past decade.”

In her third single of the year, singer-songwriter Alice Phoebe Lou has released the assertively delicate piano ballad “Old Shadows.” Continuing to open her treasure trove of tucked away storytelling from the last decade, the cinematic new song is simple while still so intricately impactful. She showcases the strength and the softness of her voice as she feels overcrowded by the past. While listening, it’s hard to not feel as if you’re sitting alone in the parlor being serenaded by Alice herself, shutting out the rest of the world — Stream.   “I dug this one out of the vault of songs I wrote in my twenties that felt too personal and sincere to see the light of day,” Lou recollects. “When I took it out of its hiding place and played around with it, I felt such a deep sense of love and care for my younger self and all she was going through when she wrote this song. It’s the age-old tale of struggling to receive real love after so much hurt and confusion. Recognizing the shadows of past painful loves that haunt you and admitting to yourself how hard it is to get used to being loved and accepted and treated well. It’s been beautiful to come back to this song and relive the moment that I understood my worth and accepted someone’s love and care.”

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From this personal library of previously unheard music, Lou also released “You and I” and “The Surface” over the last few months. These are her first-ever self-produced releases, ushering in an era hallmarked by stripped-back instrumentation that allows her storytelling to take the forefront.  In the Spring, Lou also played 3 sold-out nights at The Lodge Room in Los Angeles before joining Remi Wolf at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Now wrapping up her European tour after playing magical sold-out shows across the continent, she is getting ready to come back to North America for a run of shows with her other musical endeavor strongboi, in support of Men I Trust. In 2024, Lou toured alongside Clairo on the strikingly intimate Charm Tour with headline shows of her own mixed in. See all upcoming dates here. ABOUT ALICE PHOEBE LOU Like thread through an ethereal labyrinth, Alice Phoebe Lou’s songs have always felt tethered directly to what fuels her heart—tracing the strings from her guitar back through her memories and emotions. And on her dreamlike new self-produced singles, the singer-songwriter invites the listener along on that wander. The stripped back love songs return to the busking simplicity of Alice Phoebe Lou’s early career, but the songwriting shows the maturity and directness of a woman reaching a new radiance. Alice Phoebe Lou’s music journey began in earnest when she moved to Germany from her native South Africa, playing guitar on Berlin street corners and exploring her songwriting strength. She grew immensely from those modest origins, having now reached 2.7 million listeners each month on Spotify. Now after a decade in Germany, she’s relocating to warmer climes—and her new music appropriately reflects on the end of a meaningful life phase and the start of bigger things to come.  “I became who I am in Germany, and busking was a big influence, the basis for everything I’ve done,” she says. “Now I’m paying tribute to the girl that bravely played the guitar and sang by herself, showing gratitude for that period of my life.” To that end, Alice Phoebe Lou’s voice and lightly strummed acoustic act like a hypnotic core on “You And I”, light synth flourishes and wavering keys filigreeing the frame. “I have known for a while/ That there’s nothing better than hoping, wondering,” she sighs, the track a hauntingly beautiful hint at where Alice Phoebe Lou is headed next.  That beatific candor will be on full display as the singer-songwriter hits the road. She had a trio of sold-out shows at Los Angeles’s Lodge Room and a spot opening for Remi Wolf at the legendary Red Rocks in Colorado in early April, with a spring tour through Europe following. Those shows will take a step beyond her already astounding run of live dates opening for Clairo in 2024, amplifying her already deeply emotional connection with audiences. By taking ownership of the production process and tapping into influences like Nick Drake, Joni Mitchell, and Leonard Cohen, Alice Phoebe Lou is diving back into her nexus, stripping away any excess that could shield her from herself. These new releases feel necessary, opening and examining chapters of her life to strengthen her sense of self and breathe further vitality into her art.  “It was important to share my heart in this playful, gentle, vulnerable way that isn’t striving for perfection. That helped me focus on the song and what it needed,” she says. “Being so open is painful and it’s beautiful, and helps you be grateful for where you are and where you’re going.” ### For more information on Alice Phoebe Lou, please visit: Website | Instagram | YouTube |Spotify | Apple Music