I always tried to make a diverse album in terms of emotions and sounds.

What excites me is to know I don't have any limits, that it's quite an open project, more open than I thought it could be. To have this freedom to try very different things. I listen to lots of music from every genre.

There are so many bands always doing the same album over and over; I want to evolve, try new things.

It was always a great challenge: how can I make a dreampop album that's still very Alcest, but not a ripoff - how to keep the core.

I always tried to make a diverse album in terms of emotions and sounds.

Sometimes people think that that you are going softer, or you are going mainstream, but that's not true. It's way more true to change your style.

Every time I make a record, it's a gem with different facets, and every time I like to explore a different side. The core is the same, it never changes, but I try to create a different shape.