Futuro Pelo’s new album ‘Sketches of Loss’ out this Friday May 22th
Sketches of Loss
Futuro Pelo: Radical, Raw, and Unfiltered
Futuro Pelo is the radical, unfiltered project of Benjamin Sportès. Active on the alternative scene since 1983, he forged his reputation over fifteen years with Sporto Kantes, including memorable performances at La Cigale, Le Trianon, Le Bataclan, La Route Du Rock, Marsatac, Cabaret Vert, Les Transmusicales, Le Printemps de Bourges… The artist traded Paris for a brutalist studio in Brussels, the Brussels Unlimited Noise Klub, where he retreated to write this new chapter.
A sonic explosion with no limits or barriers, a Molotov cocktail of rock'n'roll, electro, garage, punk, pop… Sportès says it himself: he is unable to categorize his music, but it is driven by a "visceral need" to get on stage. His influences are a manifesto in themselves, summoning the shadow of Nick Cave and the raw urgency of Gun Club, crossing the brute energy of The Stooges with the electro-punk of Jamie T and the cutting flow of Genesis Owusu.
A New Album: "Sketches of Loss"
This is not a simple record; it's an emotional outlet. After a decade away from the guitar, "Sketches of Loss" is a return to primal sources—rock'n'roll, garage, punk—born from a vital urgency and a brutal proximity to death. The album is the reflection of a year of mourning, marked by the loss of his son, then his father. It is an opus of rare intensity. The production is minimalist and visceral: a voice, a guitar, a bass, and drum loops. Futuro Pelo sought a "direct, compact, spatial, garage, and stripped-down sound," a 14-track work due in spring 2026. A profoundly intimate album, featuring the writing and vocals of his partner, La Flaca, on the final track "Trauma," whose lyrics, written while she was pregnant, strangely preceded the tragedy. On the visual side, the artist is featured in a "temporal face-off": a portrait of Benjamin Sportès at 24 on the front, and him from the back at 59 on the reverse, capturing the mirror effect of a before and after that gives full meaning to this work. Futuro Pelo will also return to the stage, with a solo live show conceived as a performance seeking the purity and theatricality of a John Maus, Sleaford Mods, or the legendary Grace Jones One Man Show directed by Jean Paul Goude.
This new album, "Sketches of Loss," is not just a record; it’s proof of a fierce resilience, an essential return to the rock'n'roll bone for Futuro Pelo. Expected in spring 2026 on the Brussels indie label EXAG’ Records, it foreshadows a solo live performance that promises to be just as visceral.
Futuro Pelo is the radical, unfiltered project of Benjamin Sportès, a singular voice on the alternative scene since the early 1980s. After fifteen years with Sporto Kantes, performing across iconic stages and festivals, he relocated from Paris to Brussels.
Futuro Pelo delivers a sonic collision of rock’n’roll, electro, garage, punk, and pop—music that refuses categorization, driven by a visceral need to perform. Drawing from the intensity of Nick Cave, The Stooges, or Genesis Owusu, his sound is direct, physical, and uncompromising.
Back with new material and a stripped-down, performance-driven approach, Futuro Pelo stands for urgency, freedom, and the enduring power of live music.
XAG071LP, XAG071LPC
Release date : May 22th, 2026
DUE TO A TECHNICAL ISSUE, THE VINYL RECORDS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL JUNE 12th,
All our apologies for the delay
Produced, recorded and mixed by Benjamin Sportes
Mastered by Chab Mastering
Artwork by Benjamin Sportes & Mélanie Jourdan
Published by Sportes Corp.
Pictures by Philippe Petit Jean
Tracklist
Crazy Fool (2:20)
Stromboli (3:35)
Got too loose (3:18)
Detonatör (3:37)
Levon (3:06)
Power supply (3:44)
Tropical Sun (4:19)
Numb (3:41)
Get away (3:52)
Speed up (3:16)
The file (2:48)
Mirror (3:02)
The thing (2:40)
Trauma (4:47)
