Amelie Lens and Angèle have announced 'Run', a collaboration that first surfaced live at Dour and will serve as a preview of Lens' debut album 'AURA', due September 4.
'Run' is confirmed for release on August 7. The collaboration between Amelie Lens and Angèle was first revealed live at Dour Festival, ahead of its official release.
The track connects Lens' techno production with Angèle's vocal presence and forms part of 'AURA', Lens' first studio album, which is scheduled for September 4.
That makes the current story less about an announcement and more about the meeting point between two Belgian artists whose audiences normally enter electronic music from different directions.
The first public reveal happened at Dour
Angèle joined Lens onstage at Dour for the collaboration's first live reveal. The surprise appearance gave the record a public identity before the studio version reached streaming services.
The performance also made the crossover immediately legible: a techno set opening up space for a pop vocalist without turning the track into a conventional pop feature.
Run is part of AURA
'AURA' is due on September 4 and is being presented as Lens' debut studio album. 'Run' joins earlier album material while adding a high-profile vocal collaboration to the project.
Lens has spent a decade building a career around club and festival techno, so a full-length album creates room for a broader sequence than a run of standalone peak-time singles.
Two dates are now confirmed
The relevant certainty here is straightforward: 'Run' has a confirmed release date of August 7, and the next dated milestone after that is the arrival of 'AURA' in September.
That keeps the article current while preserving the more interesting part of the story: the collaboration itself and the way it expands the frame around Lens' first album.
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