LOVE this band!
It probably is Alcest as they are touring with Enslaved and Ghost.
Just getting into them myself. Discovered them by looking though this thread a bit last week and trying some unknown stuff. This one really stood out as something that i really enjoyed. Have listened to it a few times since the discovery. Really good stuff.
Any insights on which of their albums to go after next?
Holy Crap! They actually put out an album? All I got is a couple of tracks that I downloaded off of MP3.com some 11 years ago. I was actually hoping if I can find an album by these guys, but was never successful.
EDIT: I see they had put out two albums. I'd love to find a copy of them, but they are probably out of print for the past 10 years or so.
I have three of theirs total. The one posted, plus Across the Dark and Since the Day It All Came Down. I prefer Across the Dark a bit more, but either one of them would be a good next step. They are a very consistent, and consistently excellent band.
I hadn't listened to this one since it came out, and I'm not any more impressed now than I was then.
The entire concept, for me, is getting played out. Broadway-styled symhponic rock...cool at first, but over time it wears very thin.