Urge

About

Urge started as a collaboration between Adrien Broué and Simon Chaubard from the band <a href="spotify:artist:6RrRiyKO8S9lN8uOfTUZKJ" data-name="Plebeian Grandstand">Plebeian Grandstand</a>. Alongside their activities in the underground extreme metal scene, they yearned to portray a melancholic yet less ominous reflection of their inner turmoil. With the reinforcement of drummer Hugo Dupuis (<a href="spotify:artist:0bbL6moYLUu792U2ZdWgXU" data-name="Las Aves">Las Aves</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:36buOdDVz6p3QbVatFi4iX" data-name="Rallye">Rallye</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:7rFugkk9ZvVB1zXHg8h0rj" data-name="Eddy de Pretto">Eddy de Pretto</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:0UgxFqJmwkpojz4mHBsRpD" data-name="KALIKA">KALIKA</a>), bassist/producer Clement Libes (BRUIT ≤, <a href="spotify:artist:63MQldklfxkjYDoUE4Tppz" data-name="M83">M83</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:2d1iZa3wlO73YOM6tCeWSI" data-name="Kid Wise">Kid Wise</a> ) and guitarist Mathieu Félix (Orme), the band ventured into recording their inaugural album &#39;<a href="spotify:album:3OgPgk3SrEKYdrlBLyzZDZ" data-name="Here/After">Here/After</a>’, released on November 15, 2024, via <a href="spotify:playlist:30Fm8IlKuiJo2EiFnwi7eg" data-name="Icy Cold Records">Icy Cold Records</a>. At the core of Urge lies a warning, like the primal cry of a generation facing a bleak future, refusing to succumb to a fate shaped by past blunders. &#39;<a href="spotify:album:3OgPgk3SrEKYdrlBLyzZDZ" data-name="Here/After">Here/After</a>&#39; is envisioned as an anthem for survival, a search for redemption in the chaos we’re all living through. Each track feels like a flicker of light in the darkness, urging us to keep seeking beauty, meaning, and even tragedy amidst it all. It’s about that constant tension: hope versus desolation, radiance versus decay—the fight to redefine what comes next.