“Expect the unexpected.” Tomi Ungerer’s motto, enfant terrible of Strasbourg, seems to have been written for Pales. The band blows up any stage with a raw and visceral style where indie, noise, and pop collide. Trance becomes irrepressible, breathless, constantly brushing against the boundaries of chaos. The sound hits, hypnotises, triggers spasms, conjuring up the smells of acid, cosmetics, and burnt rubber. Pales choreographs shadows and romances of a new sonic youth that gets inside your mind and never leaves. The band will release their debut album in February 2027.