Via Doloris present “Un Franc Soleil”, the second single from their forthcoming debut album Guerre et Paix, arriving March 20th via Season of Mist.
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Standing among the album’s most radiant moments, “Un Franc Soleil” captures a fragile sensation of release following prolonged inner unrest.
Conceived as an atmospheric vision glimpsed from afar, the track evokes the distant promise of a life unburdened by struggle, luminous, almost tangible, yet never fully attained.
The composition unfolds with measured restraint, as layered guitars trace gentle, evolving melodic figures across a patient rhythmic foundation that steadily supports the song’s ascent. Frost’s nuanced drumming anchors each progression with subtle control, allowing melody to gradually rise from distortion and clarity to emerge naturally from dissonance, shaping a sound that feels both expansive and intimate at once.
Written in French, the lyrics balance vulnerability and quiet resolve. Serenity here is not certainty, it is something approached, perhaps felt briefly, but never completely possessed.
Within the broader architecture of Guerre et Paix, the track functions as a contemplative pause, a threshold moment, before the album descends once more into denser and more conflicted terrain.
Release Date: March 20
Album: Guerre et Paix
Label: Season of Mist
With “Un Franc Soleil”, Via Doloris reveal the atmospheric depth and emotional scope that define their debut, a fleeting warmth before the storm resumes.