V2 records news – Isaac Roux – new music, ‘young hearts’

ISAAC ROUX Shares New Music
Single "Young Hearts" Is Out Now
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Isaac Roux (solo)- Young Hearts @ Arenberg Antwerpen 21/03/2026

9 May 2026 Live @ Get Out Of My Garage, Genk
22 May 2026 Live @ Gladiolen Festival, Olen
6 February 2027 Live @ AB, Brussels

Isaac Roux is back with a first new single since his successful debut album "Troubled Waters" (2024).  With "Young Hearts", Isaac Roux provides a first glimpse into a new chapter. The track is a powerful anthem of rebellion and authenticity, that calls for letting go of conventions and fully embracing your own voice. Alongside the new music, Isaac Roux also announced this week that he will be playing Ancienne Belgique February next year. It will be his second time play in AB.
For recording, the band retreated to a cottage at the foot of Mont Ventoux, where they set up a fully DIY recording process under the name "Studio La Pichounette". This approach resulted in a raw, more direct sound with a distinct sense of band chemistry.
For those who are not yet familiar with Isaac Roux's work; Isaac Roux writes songs about the fragile moment when youth gives way to something that resembles adulthood. His music is threaded with nostalgia for adolescence, tempered by the realisation that growing up rarely comes gently.  Following sets at Pukkelpop, Rock Werchter, Eurosonic, and the release of his debut album Troubled Waters, Roux has begun to embrace the rough edges. His sound is looser, faster, and more lo-fi: propulsive electric guitars, playful yet daring arrangements, and rhythms that keep pushing forward. There are echoes of Beach Fossils and Day Wave, the melancholic undertones of The Cure, and the hazy, psychedelic textures of Tame Impala — all filtered through his own unpolished lens. 

Following the recordings, they collaborated with the American producer Peter Katis (The National, Interpol, Kurt Vile, Bloc Party, Death Cab for Cutie) on the final mix. Together with producer Bert Vliegen, Louis De Roo travelled to Bridgeport to put the finishing touches to the tracks in a studio rich in history. "Young Hearts" is therefore not only a new single, but also a clear precursor to a more versatile and energetic sound in which Isaac Roux reveals a different side of itself.

To kick-off the festival season, Isaac Roux will already play two spring festivals this month. With more dates coming soon and a confirmed AB and Paradiso show in the beginning of next year, he's definitely ready to take his new music live on stage.

Isaac Roux Live Dates
09/05/2026 - Get out of my Garage, Genk

22/05/2026 - Gladiolen Festival, Olen

06/02/2027 - Ancienne Belgique, Brussels

18/02/2027 - Paradiso, Amsterdam