Luje — Yeah
Released October 22, 2025 — Lyon, France
Genre: Pop / Psychedelic Rock / Shoegaze / Indie Rock
From the heart of Lyon’s underground scene, Luje are rapidly becoming one of France’s most intriguing new shoegaze exports. Their three-track release Yeah acts as both a standalone statement and a prelude to their upcoming album Among The Firs, due out November 7 2025. The EP distills everything that defines Luje’s sonic identity: a dreamy haze of melody, feedback, and emotion, balanced by a strong pop sensibility and an experimental spirit.
Formed by Kévin Lafort, Valentin Thevenin, Joaquim Hattermann, Félix Anessi, and Théo Das Neves, Luje emerged from Lyon’s independent scene — one that thrives on authenticity and analog warmth. Recorded and mixed by Théo Das Neves between Bloux, La Maison des Sapins, and Sample & Hold Studio, Yeah captures the feeling of five musicians chasing the same luminous mirage. The tracks feel spontaneous yet meticulously crafted, their layers of reverb and distortion unfolding like light through fog.
Mastered by Sacha Besson at Tubecult Mastering and produced by Machins Machines, the record benefits from the tactile approach of a band that clearly values sound texture as much as songwriting. The result is a mesmerizing blend of lush guitars, floating vocals, and rhythmic propulsion — a meeting point between the melancholy elegance of French indie pop and the cosmic depth of classic shoegaze.
Each track on Yeah feels like a chapter in motion: melodies swirl around hypnotic drum patterns, basslines pulse beneath waves of shimmering guitars, and Kévin Lafort’s vocals drift in and out of focus like a half-remembered dream. There’s an undeniable chemistry here — one that suggests a band fully coming into its own ahead of a major artistic leap.
The forthcoming full-length Among The Firs promises to expand on this foundation. With Howlin’ Banana and Confiture Distribution handling its release, and Laëtitia Lafort providing the artwork, Luje stand poised to join the new wave of French shoegaze acts redefining the genre for a modern audience.
Yeah is not just a teaser — it’s a declaration. A sound both intimate and cinematic, soft yet fierce, where every note feels suspended between nostalgia and forward motion.
In a scene that often looks back to the 1990s, Luje look inward instead — crafting music that feels timeless because it’s deeply, unmistakably human.
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