French alt-rock heavyweights Klone are making their way Down Under for a slot on Voyager’s upcoming tour. The trip follows the release of Klone’s sixth studio album in 12 years, Here Comes The Sun. Here’s hoping they’re bringing the sun with them as we head into an Australian winter…
You’ll be travelling to Australia, all the way from France, for a run of shows with Voyager. What should we expect from your live set?
Yes, we’re very excited to come and play in Australia! Klone will play songs from our three last albums: Black Days, The Dreamer’s Hideaway and Here Comes The Sun. Klone’s music has the particularity of allowing the spirit to travel. On the stage the band is full of energy – just let the music catch you.
You released your first album Duplicate way back in 2003. How has your music developed over the years?
Klone began to play metal with rock influences. Over the years the music becomes more and more atmospheric with clean vocals, and more and more progressive. We don’t like to have frontiers, we just wanna play good music.
Can you tell us a little about your most recent release, Here Comes The Sun?
We really worked hard on this album – it was a real challenge for us to not repeat what we did on our previous albums. This new album is emotionally intense and this music was written to touch the people in their hearts – a sort of ‘call to meditation’. With Here Comes The Sun, the band’s songwriting has reached the next level.
What’s the live music scene in France like these days?
We have really good bands like Gojira, Trepalium, Hacride, Lizzard, Hypno5e, et cetera. The fact is that all these band are really passionate [for] the music and they dedicate their life for that. You can feel it on the stage – all of them are true and intense.
Klone supportVoyager at the Factory Floor on Saturday May 23 andHere Comes The Sunout now through Bird’s Robe.
