Recently, internationally acclaimed Belgian-born artist, writer, performer, producer, designer and director Stromae releases his highly anticipated third studio album, ‘Multitude’ (Mosaert/Darkroom/Interscope Records).

The twelve-track full-length was composed by Stromae, produced by his creative label Mosaert, and features previously released favorites Santé, L’enfer, and recently revealed the remaining album tracks as well as his latest focus single Fils De Joie. ‘Multitude’ is available on digital, CD and vinyl, including special colored version for D2C.

'Multitude’ comes after a period of forced hiatus from the stage. With it came enforced furlough and its silver linings: settling down, leading a more relaxed, structured life, closer to family, making work exciting again, expanding his sources of inspiration and, most of all, making what he went through worth it by reinvesting the dividends of this challenging phase into the core of new songs.

Far from any self-centered self-pity, Stromae took advantage of this time to identify more closely with others, putting himself in the shoes of the characters of others. The unstable men in La Solassitude and Mon Amour, the prostitute’s son in Fils de Joie, the depressed and suicidal protagonists of Mauvaise Journée and L’Enfer, the mismatched couple in Pas Vraiment, the invisible people in Santé,the suffering women in Déclaration; he embraces them all with kindness and altruism, providing each with a touching portrait. By doing so, he gives the title ‘Multitude’a deep resonance,the same one that Walt Whitman conveys in his poem, of which Stromae could take up the opening: “I am large, I contain multitude, I am of every hue and caste, of every rank and religion.”

“Multitude’ is a window on the world, on people, and a rare moment of communion and pleasure to be shared.An alchemy of opposites, shaped by the will to testify without judgement or contempt to the human condition in all its diversity, and to the urge to explore the lives of others, sometimes your own (Que du bonheur on fatherhood, Invaincuon healing). ‘Multitude’is Stromae’s other way of exploring the world, while staying firmly attached to his roots.

Last month, Stromae also announced his North American arena tour, set to commence this fall on October 21 in Vancouver, making stops on the east and west coast including the legendary Madison Square Garden in New York City, where Stromae made music history as the first ever exclusively French-singing artist to sell out the venue in 2015.