Alban releases his new single "Trees Never Lie"

At the end of August, ALBAN released a first single into the world: “Droomdans”. In October, the moving “Do You Love Me? (Part 1)” followed, and on 21 November the more energetic single “'Trees Never Lie’” was released last week. All of them serve as a prelude to ALBAN’s debut, which will be released in the spring of 2026.

Alban Sarens (1989) is a saxophonist, pianist and composer from Antwerp. For years, he has moved with remarkable fluidity between musical worlds and disciplines. As a musician, arranger and sidekick, he has performed with the likes of Stef Kamil Carlens, Guido Belcanto, Slow Pilot, Ellen Schoenaerts, Portland, Sir Yes Sir, Equal Idiots, Kids With Buns, Roosbeef and Het Zesde Metaal. Whether in the studio or on stage, Alban is always in search of that single sound capable of stirring the unspeakable.

In 2022, his life came to a standstill. The mother of his two daughters took her own life. What followed was a period of mourning, reorientation and profound inner transformation. Alban radically changed course: he resigned from his position as artistic coordinator at Trix and returned to his essence: music. Over the course of three intense years of grief, sorrow and a search for the meaning of love, he worked quietly on what has now become his debut album: 'To Break Your Heart'. The result is a haunting, instrumental exploration of loss, love and the power of vulnerability.

Alban returned to the core of his musicianship to capture what words could not express. His saxophone became his voice, channeling emotions and thoughts into pieces that carry both sorrow and light. The result is music that doesn’t demand attention but instead opens up space: for stillness, reflection and connection. Alban creates a sonic landscape in which grief transforms into growth, where silence is as meaningful as sound and where music gently guides the way toward solace.