Known for their distinct blend of post-rock and screamo, Un Automne de Plus has quietly built a reputation for their reflective, often socially charged take on post hardcore. With their new release, Devenir, they conclude a journey that explores not just their evolving songwriting skills, but the complexities of the world they inhabit.
Since their reformation in 2021, following a five-year hiatus, Un Automne de Plus has been on a mission to not just revisit their past but to redefine it. Their previous EPs, Revenir and Construire, laid the groundwork for what has now emerged as a thematic and sonic trilogy, each release exploring different facets of their identity and the world around them.
Devenir, as the final piece of this triptych, captures the essence of the band’s evolution, serving as both a reflective conclusion and a forward-looking statement.
Un Automne de Plus describes it as the “culmination of our sound and our musical color.”
The five tracks are a blend of raw emotion, intricate instrumentation, and sharp social commentary. The band’s influences are clear, with nods to punk, emoviolence, and even the complex math rock stylings of Totoro, yet all these elements are filtered through their unique screamo lens.
The cover art for Devenir, featuring their emblematic Trojan horse, symbolizes the dual nature of their music: the deceptive softness of screamo, which conceals a core of intense, almost violent emotion.
This imagery encapsulates the themes running through the EP, where the personal and the political intertwine, exposing the vulnerabilities and the veiled anger beneath the surface of modern society.
Reflecting on the EP’s thematic core, the band notes that the title “Devenir” signifies their focus on the future, not just for the band but for society at large.
The tracks delve into the complexities of our times, tackling issues like the pervasive influence of social media, the dangers of consumerism, and the erosion of collective intelligence.
Un Automne de Plus plans to take a short break over the summer to work on new material and develop their next set. They will return to the stage in September with two scheduled performances in Belgium and France. They also hope to secure additional dates in October and November.
Apart from their own thing, regarding their thoughts on current events, the band expressed concern about the state of affairs in France and the wider world. They believe their music reflects the troubling social and political climate, particularly the impact of misinformation and increasing individualism.
“The world’s ills will not improve with the networks and the misinformation that reigns there. I fear more and more individualism in everything. We must continue to fight this in one way or another.” – they commented.
If you’re looking to check out more music in a similar vibe, Un Automne de Plus has a few suggestions. Romain recommends the latest split by Coliguns and Bird in Row, You and I in the Gap.
Camille’s pick is Gwendoline’s C’est à moi ça, and Mau suggests s/t by Stegosauro.
Now, as we dive into the individual tracks, Un Automne de Plus takes us through each one, offering insight into the lyrics and the emotions that shaped them.
Words by the band:
To begin with, the title “becoming”, it allows us to position ourselves on the future, the music of this EP highlights the continuity of construction of the music of Un Automne de plus, the culmination of our sound and our musical color.
The intro “Qui Sommes nous?” is an indirect way of introducing our conception of music. It can reach anyone, anywhere without needing money or a political opinion.
Pénurie des cerveaux : this music is around a hymn to the stupidity by the networks of the world whose main words are “in front of our networks, we make our idiots”. The web is so full and more and more of fake news, of diverted speeches allowing to satisfy our people that without a minimum and processing of the information, that we end up to our loss (looking at the situation in France with our extremes who are gaining power. It denounces the strategy of our leaders to create a cultural impoverishment to better capitalize (money, ideas etc …). Then there is no more money for culture, but always more dividend. Moreover, the sample reinforces the speech.
Un Combat comme un autre: This music will rather denounce the society that pushes us to consume, to make us believe in false dreams. The empire of consumption to then accuse the people planet ill’s to better prepare them to buy products that are concerned with better respecting these il’s (while the big powers (companies and others) can continue to pollute us as much).The sample at the beginning explains the society’s mode well.
Réseaux: This comes back to the aspect of social networks but which put forward clichés or other posts selling dream lives but are not. False appearances to reassure oneself when everything is often false, sometimes there is sadness in people’s lives. Because materialism has killed sharing and the simplicity of life.
Ne Fini pas comme ça : This music is symbolic, it tells several important moments of Un Automne de plus. It is the end of a series of 3 EPs (which could become an album) that follow each other and tell a story, our life. It was also the end of the probable era of mo as a drummer but which will not take place. Hence this very post and melancholic music.
However, the sample has a real interest … because it says that “nothing is ever finished” which is the case, we continue with mo.
The commander also indicates that we were part of an elite group and that we cannot end like that …. there is a lot of hope in this speech.
