ALASKA GOLD RUSH
INDIE ROCK DUO from Brussels, Belgium
VIDEOS
SHOWS
PRESS
Rock'n'Folk "Puissant et habité"
Le Soir "Tout ici est lumineux"
Rolling Stone "Chant habité et rythmiques léchées"
Larsen "Véritables tremplins vers l’intime et l’ailleurs"
RTBF/JAM "Un des albums du printemps"
Musiczine "Deux talents hors normes"
Marie Claire "On approuve Alaska Gold Rush"
La Libre "Belles pépites envolées pop rock"
La Vague Parallèle "A la manière des grands peintres"
La Face B "Troisième bijou d'Alaska Gold Rush"
Lille La Nuit "Un coup de cœur"
DISCOGRAPHY
Human Flare
LP - 2022
Camouflage
LP - 2020
And The Sky Dives Again
EP - 2018
Wild Jalopy Of The Mist
LP - 2016
Dirty Road
EP - 2015
Pilot Village Midnight
EP - 2014
CONTACT
MGMT alaskagoldrush.band@gmail.com
Booking France Coming Sounds - Klem Magret klem@comingsounds.com
Booking Belgium Luik Music - Loïc Maisse loicmaisse@luik.agency
Label Luik Music - juliette@luik.agency
PR Les Fabuleux
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New album "Climb Trees By The Roots"
INDIE ROCK DUO
From Brussels / Belgium
Renaud Ledru: guitar, vocals
Franck Baya: drums
ENGLISH For ten years and more, Alaska Gold Rush has been recounting its explosive indie rock tinged with emotions. With « Climb Trees By The Roots », their forthcoming fourth album, the duo pushes their exploration further, notably introducing exotic sounds and a focus on timbres (bells, chimes, etc.). Throughout these 10 new tracks, mixed by American Omar Yakar Jr. (War On Drugs, Courtney Barnett, Sharon van Etten, Echo Beatty), their music is scintillating and luminous.FRENCH Dix ans et plus qu’Alaska Gold Rush raconte son indie rock explosif teinté d’émotions. Avec « Climb Trees By The Roots », son quatrième album à paraître, le duo pousse encore l’exploration en introduisant notamment des sonorités exotiques et un travail sur les timbres (grelots, cloches, chimes…). Au fil de ces 10 nouveaux titres, mixés par l’américain Omar Yakar Jr (War On Drugs, Courtney Barnett, Sharon van Etten, Echo Beatty), leur musique est scintillante et lumineuse.
THEY TALKED ABOUT US IN THE PRESS
Rolling Stone, Rock'n'Folk, Le Soir, Larsen, RTBF, Indiemusic, Musiczine, Marie Claire, La Libre,
La Vague Parallèle, La Face B, Lille La Nuit, Luminous Dash, Muzzart, Les Oreilles Curieuses,
Longueur d'Ondes, L'Avenir, Moustique, La DH, Le Focus Vif...
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS
BELGIUM
Ancienne Belgique, Botanique, Les Nuits, Fête de la Musique, Dour, Ardentes, Gentse Feesten, Brussels Summer Festival, Francofolies de Spa, Bucolique Festival, Alter Schlachthof, Sofar Sounds Ghent, Atelier 210, Verdur Rock, La Carrière, Le Salon, Arc En Musique, Ferme du Biéreau, Kneistival, Fly Away Festival, Nuit Du Soir, Trefpunt...
FRANCE
Le Bateau Ivre (Tours), La Nef (Angoulême), Le Ferrailleur (Nantes), Les 4 Ecluses (Dunkerque), L'Inconnue (Bordeaux), Cognac Blues Festival, L'International (Paris), Jalles House Rock Festival (Bordeaux), L'Automne de Morthomiers, La Bulle Café (Lille), Le Fotomat (Clermont-Ferrand), Joker's Pub (Angers), Echo System (Scey-sur-Saône), Le Point CarRé (Angoulême), Les Folies Angevines (Angers), Le Phare (Limoges), Mariposa Festival (Angoulême)...
EUROPE
Shows in Italy, Germany, Luxemburg and The Netherlands (Misty Fields, Welcome To The Village)
ARTISTS OPENED FOR
Arno, Last Train, Peter Kernel, Tankus The Henge, Rotten Mind, The Golden Dreggs, Eric Taylor...
DISCOGRAPHY
2022: Human Flare (LP)
2020: Camouflage (LP)
2018: And The Sky Dives Again (EP)
2016: Wild Jalopy Of The Mist (LP)
2015: Dirty Road (EP)
2013: Pilot Village Midnight (EP)
ALASKA GOLD RUSH - EPK
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PRESS ABOUT THE LATEST ALBUM "HUMAN FLARE" (2022)
Rock'n'Folk (France) "Puissant et habité"
Le Soir (Belgium) "Tout ici est lumineux"
Rolling Stone (France) "Chant habité et rythmiques léchées"
Larsen (Belgium) "Véritables tremplins vers l’intime et l’ailleurs"
RTBF/JAM (Belgium) "Un des albums du printemps"
Musiczine (Belgium) "Deux talents hors normes"
Marie Claire (Belgium) "On approuve Alaska Gold Rush"
La Libre (Belgium) "Belles pépites envolées pop rock"
La Vague Parallèle (Belgium) "A la manière des grands peintres"
La Face B (Belgium) "Troisième bijou d'Alaska Gold Rush"
Lille La Nuit (France) "Un coup de cœur"
"HUMAN FLARE" TOUR
| Date | Country | City | Venue | With |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/05/25 | Belgium | Braine l'Alleud | Nuits Mobiles | + River Into Lake (BE) |
| 10/05/25 | Belgium | Godinne | Godifest | |
| 28/11/24 | France | Bourges | La boîte a Sourdine (Private show) | |
| 27/11/24 | France | Bordeaux | L'Inconnue | |
| 21/09/24 | France | Morthomiers | L'Automne de Morthomiers | |
| 07/09/24 | The Netherlands | Heusden | Misty Fields Festival | |
| 30/08/24 | Belgium | Bioul | La Carrière Fest | |
| 24/08/24 | Belgium | Hannut | Les Granges Festival | |
| 11/08/24 | Belgium | Virton | La Rue Et Toi | |
| 23/03/24 | Belgium | Silly | Le Salon | |
| 25/02/24 | Belgium | Eupen | Alter Schlachthof / Sunday@Seven | |
| 16/12/23 | Belgium | Brussels | L'Os A Moelle | |
| 07/12/23 | France | Dunkerque | L'Entrepôt | |
| 24/11/23 | France | Lens | Festival Sainte Barbe (Droit de Cité) | |
| 03/11/23 | Belgium | Modave | Deux Ours | |
| 21/10/23 | Belgium | St Vith | Mellow In The Wallow (Ars Vitha) | |
| 13/10/23 | France | Lille | La Bulle Café | |
| 23/09/23 | France | Mouais | Paill’hôtes Festival | + Clavicule (FR) |
| 21/09/23 | France | Laval | La Fosse | |
| 20/09/23 | France | Rennes | Oan’s Pub | |
| 02/09/23 | France | Bram | La Sauce Bramaise | |
| 01/09/23 | France | Vic la Gardiole | Ferme des Aresquiers | |
| 31/08/23 | France | La Chaise Dieu | La Petite Baigneuse | |
| 23/07/23 | France | Nantes | Le Ferrailleur / Concerts sauvages | |
| 22/07/23 | France | Angoulême | Mariposa Festival | + Endless Dive (BE) |
| 21/07/23 | France | Nanteuil-En-Vallée | Les Jardins de la pêcherie | |
| 24/06/23 | Belgium | Namur | Fête de la Musique | |
| 02/06/23 | Belgium | Liège | Le Hangar (Inkipit Night) | |
| 29/04/23 | Belgium | Liège | La Fête Dans Le Guidon / Austral Boréal | |
| 17/04/23 | Belgium | Brussels | Ancienne Belgique club | + The Golden Dreggs (UK) |
| 11/03/23 | France | Angoulême | La Nef | + Hide, Steve Amber (FR) |
| 10/03/23 | France | Bordeaux | Deus ex-Machina | |
| 11/11/22 | Belgium | Huy | Atelier Rock | |
| 10/11/22 | Belgium | Brussels | Drink Drink | |
| 05/11/22 | Belgium | Liège | La Bestiale – Pôle Image | + Fervents (BE) |
| 20/10/22 | France | Tours | Le Bateau Ivre | + Peter Kernel (CH), Rotten Mind (UK) |
| 19/10/22 | France | Rennes | Tête de Chou | |
| 01/10/22 | Belgium | Tubize | Private show | |
| 21/08/22 | Belgium | Ferrières | Bucolique Festival | |
| 08/07/22 | France | Saint-Médard | Jalles House Rock Festival | + Structures (FR) |
| 07/07/22 | France | Vannes | Le Barailleur | |
| 02/07/22 | France | Dunkerque | Private show | |
| 02/07/22 | France | Lesquin | 11h11 Session | |
| 01/07/22 | Belgium | Ghent | Sofar Sounds | |
| 19/06/22 | Belgium | Braine-Le-Comte | Fête de la Musique | + River Into Lake (BE) |
| 18/06/22 | France | Derval | Fête de la Musique | |
| 21/05/22 | France | Paimboeuf | Café de la Loire | |
| 20/05/22 | France | Gond-Pontouvre | La Touvre en Fête | |
| 19/05/22 | France | Melle | Café du Boulevard | |
| 10/05/22 | Belgium | Brussels | Les Nuits Botanique | + Equipe de Foot (FR) |
| 06/05/22 | France | Lyon | Groom | |
| 05/05/22 | France | Gap | Le Gorille | |
| 01/05/22 | France | Angresse | Kontainer | |
| 30/04/22 | France | La Réole | La Petite Populaire | |
| 29/04/22 | France | Guéret | BDP | |
| 28/04/22 | France | Clermont-Ferrand | Le Fotomat | |
| 24/04/22 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | Rotondes | |
| 16/04/22 | France | Segré-en-Anjou | Centrale 7 | |
| 15/04/22 | France | Paris | L'International | |
| 14/04/22 | France | Angers | Joker's Pub | |
| 13/04/22 | France | Alençon | Chapêlmêle | |
| 09/04/22 | Belgium | Beauraing | Beauraing Is Not Dead | |
| 09/04/22 | Belgium | Beauraing | Beauraing Is Not Dead (kids show) | |
| 08/04/22 | Belgium | Louvain-La-Neuve | Ferme du Biéreau | + Last Train (FR) |
| 19/03/22 | France | Scey-sur-Saône | Echo System | + Tankus The Henge (UK) |
| 18/03/22 | France | Chateau-Thierry | Le Bacchus | |
| 05/03/22 | Belgium | Ecaussines | Arc en Musique | + It It Anita, Annabel Lee (BE) |
ABOUT ALASKA GOLD RUSH
BIOGRAPHY
INDIE ROCK DUO
Renaud Ledru: guitar, vocals
Franck Baya: drums
FR Alaska Gold Rush sculpte son indie rock dans le songwriting folk pour en extraire des formes nouvelles. Le duo bruxellois déroule ses histoires dans des chansons habillées de textes poétiques et de subtiles mélodies avec une combinaison guitare-batterie impressionnante. Renaud Ledru (guitare, chant) et Franck Baya (batterie) remplissent à eux deux tout l'espace en alternant avec nuance les passages intenses et les moments d'accalmie dans un mouvement de vague envoûtant. Un peu comme si Two Gallants rencontrait Big Thief. En avril 2022, Alaska Gold Rush sort son troisième album « Human Flare » : dix titres lumineux autour du thème de l'humain et des relations aux autres.EN Alaska Gold Rush carves its indie rock into folk songwriting to extract new forms. The Belgian duo unfolds its stories in songs dressed in poetic texts and subtle melodies with an impressive guitar-drums combination. Renaud Ledru (guitar, vocals) and Franck Baya (drums) fill the whole space, going back and forth between intensity and delicacy in a haunting, wavy movement. Two Gallants meeting Big Thief. In April 2022, Alaska Gold Rush released a third album "Human Flare": ten luminous tracks on the theme of humans in their relations with others.
DISCOGRAPHY
2022: Human Flare (LP)
2020: Camouflage (LP)
2018: And The Sky Dives Again (EP)
2016: Wild Jalopy Of The Mist (LP)
2015: Dirty Road (EP)
2013: Pilot Village Midnight (EP)
REWARDS
2022 : VKRS Video Festival Award – best video for "OD On Sugar" (dir. by Renaud Ledru)
2016 : SABAM Award – best pop/folk/rock act
2015 : Winner of the Jonge Wolven Contest (Ghent)
2014 :Winner of Concours-Circuit Contest (Brussels)
2014 : Winner of Verdur Rock5 Contest (Namur)
TOUR HIGHTLIGHTS
BELGIUM: AB, Botanique, Dour, Ardentes, Gentse Feesten, BSF, Francofolies de Spa, Bucolique, Ferme du Biéreau, Kneistival, Fly Away Festival, Nuit Du Soir, Trefpunt Concertzaal, Sofar Sounds Ghent, Atelier 210, Verdur Rock, Belvédère, Atelier Rock, Bota Kids, Nandrin Festival, Brass...
FRANCE: La Nef (Angoulême), Le Ferrailleur (Nantes), Les 4 Ecluses (Dunkerque), Le Bateau Ivre (Tours), Cognac Blues Festival (Cognac), L'International (Paris), Jalles House Rock Festival (Bordeaux), La Bulle Café (Lille), Le Fotomat (Clermont-Ferrand), Joker's Pub (Angers), Echo System (Scey-sur-Saône), Le Point CarRé (Angoulême), Les Folies Angevines (Angers), Le Phare (Limoges)...
EUROPE: Two tours in Italy and shows in Germany and The Netherlands (Misty Fields, Welcome To The Village, Juicy Beats...)
Artists opened for: Arno, Last Train, Peter Kernel, Tankus The Henge, Rotten Mind, The Golden Dreggs, Eric Taylor...
THE TEAM
MGMT alaskagoldrush.band@gmail.com
Booking France Coming Sounds - Klem Magret klem@comingsounds.com
Booking Belgium Luik Music - Loïc Maisse loicmaisse@luik.agency
Label / Publishing Luik Music - jb@luik.agency
Label France Cowboy À La Mode // Ideal Crash
PR France Anne-Laure Bouzy
PR Belgium Les Fabuleux
