Introducing: Aure
Introducing: Aure
After quietly introducing her voice with the 2023 EP A Few Notes and a run of intimate shows across Europe, French singer-songwriter Aure steps into a new season with her debut album Printemps. Released in March via MayWay Records, the record captures the fragile space between endings and beginnings, where reflection turns into renewal. Across a series of carefully unveiled singles leading up to the album’s arrival including ‘L’Orage’, ‘La Nuit’, and ‘A Ti Te Tengo’ Aure expanded the intimate, multilingual folk sound that first drew listeners in—layering delicate arrangements, soft-spoken storytelling and a sense of atmosphere that feels both instinctive and quietly transformative.
Themes of boundaries and crossings run through the record: horizons where sea and sky seem to meet, emotions that blur together, and the quiet promise of renewal. Sung across several languages and carried by a sparse, intimate folk sound, Aure’s music embraces ambiguity and openness.
We caught up with Aure to reflect on solitude, multilingual songwriting, and the role of atmosphere in her creative process.
Photography Credit: Johanna Benaïnous
What usually comes first for you: lyrics, melody, rhythm, or atmosphere?
”Always atmosphere which means all together, lyrics melody, a few chords,. Then I can develop it. The language also comes at the start.”
Do you find themes returning in writing process, even unintentionally?
”Yes, for example the question of boundaries. I like when things are not too defined. I like to see boundaries not only as a limit but as places where things join, sometimes melt together. It can be very visual as in the songs « Green is Blue » or « The Sailors’ Tales », which is about the line between the sea and the sky (that we can see but doesn’t actually exist). « La Nuit » and « Dans La Plaine » are also about different emotions coming together. There is also the theme of spring, of renewal that comes up a lot.”
How has your environment—your city, scene, or isolation—shaped your sound?
"I used to like to be very far from everything to write but it’s changing now. I like also being in the city, seeing friends, and escaping through my songs during the writing process.”
What role does collaboration play in your creative process?
“It’s very important for me but I need a long moment alone and of introspection before.”
What’s something that didn’t work early on but helped define who you are now?
”In music, maybe the fact of writing in different languages, people used to tell me that I had to choose a language, and today I think it became really part of my music.”
What does your live show offer that listeners won’t get from the recordings?
”Mexican covers!”
What’s the most valuable lesson you’ve learned from playing shows so far?
”That it’s important to keep the emotion and not focus too much on mistakes. There are always unexpected things that can happen during a show and it’s also what makes each one a unique moment.”
Which artist, album, or moment changed how you think about making music?
“Maybe the song « Samba De Uma Nota Só » by Antonio Carlos Jobim saying that you can make a good samba with only one note.”
How do you know when a song is finished—or do you ever?
”When there is nothing that could be removed from the song without losing the meaning or the emotion.”
What do you hope people take away after spending time with your music?
“Hope“
