Les Louanges unveils new heartfelt ballad Ne me quitte pas des yeux

After making waves again with the song La journée va être chaude in January, Les Louanges returns today with Ne me quitte pas des yeux, a new single from his much-anticipated third effort, Alouette!. Available for pre-order (vinyl and CD) now, the album is due out April 10th via Bonsound.

In addition to the sold-out concerts at the Imperial Bell in Quebec City on November 28th and the Olympia in Montreal on December 4th, Les Louanges has announced a tour across Quebec, which includes an additional date in Montreal (December 5th, 2026). In May, he will be heading to Europe to perform in Paris, Lille, Strasbourg, and Brussels. See the list below or visit leslouanges.com for all the details.

On Ne me quitte pas des yeux, Vincent Roberge (aka Les Louanges) unleashes his inner crooner and revisits the tropes of the romantic ballad, which he takes beyond the typical declaration of love. Now more mature, he explores the ideas of self-sacrifice and facing adversity together as a couple to emerge stronger. Through stormy synths reminiscent of the Twin Peaks soundtrack, stripped-down arrangements, and a playful use of silences, the singer-songwriter's performance, part Prince, part Cohen, draws us intimately into the eye of the storm. The artist dedicates this song to caregivers and those around them.

With Alouette!, Les Louanges attempts to make sense of his human condition and Québécois identity by bringing guitars and Joual (the French language dialect spoken in Québec) to the forefront while still fuelling his signature grooves. More rock-oriented than his previous albums, this third effort is luminous yet rich in sounds, emotion and political commentary. It unfolds through a journey that will lead him to encounter universal experiences such as illness, death, and true love.

The album is also the result of an artistic quest that began during a period of self-reflection, when Vincent Roberge seized the opportunity to take a break after his last extended tour. Alongside the existential questions typical of someone approaching their thirties came a rediscovery of the classics—from Leonard Cohen and Prince, to Richard Desjardins and the nursery rhyme that gives the album its name–, then a full exploration. In addition to playing most of the instruments himself, the singer-songwriter revived obscure Quebec records through sampling and got to experiment with actual sound recording. Roberge co-produced Alouette! with his long-time collaborator Félix Petit (because why change a winning formula).

Four years after the success of his sophomore album Crash, Les Louanges returns more confident than ever, thanks to a renewed cultural and emotional baggage that allows him to reflect on the past to better engage with the present, while also enjoying it to the fullest. All of this, without overlooking the future, which he foresees with hope despite the collective challenges that await us.

About Les Louanges

Les Louanges is the project of Vincent Roberge, a Montreal-based singer-songwriter and producer full of raw talent and musical audacity. Influenced by the likes of D'Angelo, Gorillaz and Leonard Cohen, Roberge has honed his distinctive style over the years; a fusion of contemporary funk and soul with a pop sensibility that established him as one of the key figures in the resurgence of the Quebec music scene. To him, creation is much more than just lyrics and chords. Through his arrangements, electroacoustic programming, synthesizer use and sampling, Vincent Roberge also shines as a producer, a skill he cultivates with his faithful collaborator Félix Petit.

The Lévis-born artist hit hard with his debut effort, La nuit est une panthère. Released in 2018 via Bonsound, the album was praised by critics for its refreshing musical blend and for bringing groove to the forefront of Quebec’s musical landscape, which historically focused on guitars and folk music.

The word quickly spread across the Atlantic, where Les Louanges performed at well-known venues in Paris such as La Maroquinerie and Le Trabendo. Back home, his momentum continued to grow as his album made the Polaris Prize Short List and earned multiple awards. Far from resting on his laurels, Vincent Roberge returned in the summer of 2019 with Expansion Pack, an EP best described as “La nuit est une panthère on steroids".

In January 2022, Les Louanges unveiled Crash, a second opus with a more assertive pop sound on which Vincent Roberge continued his ambitious and inventive musical quest. It earned him a Juno for Francophone Album of the Year (for the second time), a place on the Polaris Prize Long List, and several nominations at the Gala de l'ADISQ, where he won in the Arrangements of the Year category alongside Félix Petit.

In February 2023, Les Louanges released Sur la mélodie, an Afrobeats-infused single produced in collaboration with French rapper and singer Ichon. The earworm Central Park Lafontaine followed in the spring. This song quickly became a classic in Les Louanges' catalogue and marked the end of a chapter for Roberge, who took some time off to contemplate his next move. He resurfaces with new music in the fall of 2025, setting the stage for Alouette!, his highly anticipated third album, scheduled for release in the spring.

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