Chaton Laveur

Winding through the European indie rock landscape, Chaton Laveur carves out its own wild, unapologetic path. Born in Liège during lockdown, this two-headed, two-voiced musical creature — Julie (guitar, bass, vocals) and Pierre (drums, keyboards, vocals) — draws its power from the depths of 60s–70s German krautrock and the spirit of 90s indie rock, shaping a sound world that’s both hypnotic and immersive.

Minimalist but never simplistic, their music is a journey into raw emotion. Relentless motorik rhythms collide with airy shoegaze textures, obsessive loops intertwine with bittersweet melodies sung in French and Spanish. The duo avoids conventions and shortcuts, choosing experimentation over predictability and embracing genuine naïveté rather than slick production tricks.

After setting more than 70 stages ablaze across France, Germany, the Benelux and the UK — sharing the stage with Stereolab, Corridor, Peter Kernel, and Girls in Hawaii — Chaton Laveur is back in 2026 with Labyrinthe, their second album. Recorded at Studio Claudio in Paris with Vincent Hivert and Margaux Bouchaudon (En Attendant Ana), the record invites listeners to lose themselves in a parallel world where time stretches, repressed emotions surface, and each loop leads somewhere unexpected.

Labyrinthe explores themes of passing time, self-image, human connection, and the search for identity. From the urgent motorik pulse of “Contre-La-Montre” to the dreamy shoegaze drift of “La Source,” inspired by surrealist poet Paul Nougé, and the psychedelic wanderings of “Mirada,” the duo shows that the indie landscape still has room for the truly original.

For fans of Beak>, Broadcast, SUUNS, Stereolab, or Blonde Redhead, Chaton Laveur is a rare meeting point between krautrock precision and pop sensitivity, between hypnotic repetition and radiant melody — music best experienced live, intense and uncompromising.