Alouette! is the third studio album by Les Louanges — the project of Montréal singer-songwriter Vincent Roberge, also known as Loulou — released on April 10, 2026 via Bonsound. It follows four years after his acclaimed sophomore album Crash and marks a significant evolution in his sound: where earlier work drew primarily from R&B, jazz, and soul filtered through an alternative-pop sensibility inspired by the likes of Frank Ocean and Robert Glasper, Alouette! pushes guitars and Joual — the working-class French dialect spoken in Québec — to the foreground, resulting in a more rock-oriented record that is simultaneously more rooted in Québécois cultural identity. The album was co-produced by Roberge and his longtime collaborator Félix Petit, with Roberge playing most of the instruments himself and incorporating samples drawn from obscure Québec records, including one from writer Suzanne Jacob that opens the album's first single "Je confirme ma présence."The record grew out of a period of self-reflection following an extended tour, during which Roberge undertook a broad rediscovery of the artists and references that shaped him — from Leonard Cohen and Prince to Richard Desjardins and the traditional nursery rhyme "Alouette" that gives the album its title. Across its 15 tracks, including "Au pied de la montagne (sauvez mon âme)," "Franchement, Lia," "Correct," and the closing "Je bouge pas," the album navigates universal experiences of illness, death, and love, threading existential questions common to someone approaching thirty alongside pointed political commentary. Rough Trade describes the result as "luminous yet rich in sounds, emotion and political commentary" — an album that uses Québécois language and culture not as nostalgic retreat but as a living framework through which to engage honestly with the present while gesturing with guarded optimism toward the future.
