French songwriter, musician and vocalist Lucie Sue has brand new song out in ‘Burn Your Candles’.
Intended as a defiant and hilariously poignant take on aging in the rock world, delivers the raw, ultra-positive energy we all needed. While headbangers are getting older, facing colonoscopies, rheumatism, or incontinence, their passion remains fiercely intact, burning bright until the very end.
‘Burn Your Candles‘ tackles the undeniable march of time with a wink and a roar. The lyrics playfully confront the inevitable signs of aging for rock legends and their audience. It’s a powerful reminder that while the body may change, the fire for headbanging never dies.
The music video, shot by Remi Capdeville during a private party, features Lucie Sue and her band, intercut with glimpses of their future selves – The same band members, 30 years older, still rocking out with unbridled passion and immense joy. It’s a powerful, fun, and slightly absurd visual testament to the song’s
“This song is a kick in the ass to the fear of aging. Do we have any choice? No! So let’s own it, and live it wide open. No brakes, no filters, no mute, just the will to be and enjoy” said Lucie Sue.
It follows previous single ‘Reckless’, that in her own words: “is an anthem for the bulldozer souls”.
With this track Sue drops a blast of raw and supercharged energy; a song to tear everything down and push forward, without ever looking back. Lucie Sue’s not asking for permission anymore. She’s going full speed, full fire, full confidence. Once again, the French artists manages to deliver a song in which the lyrical and the musical dimensions are woven into each other. ‘Reckless’ brings 3:48 minutes of pure rock: every note pushes you forward, every second screams freedom.
“After cutting myself off from so many things in life, I decided to flip the script. This song is a kick in the ass to hesitation. It’s a manifesto for living wide open. No brakes, no filters, with the raw hunger to just be,” said Lucie Sue.
The single is accompanied by an impressive video. Shot in the dead of night in a supermarket in the southwest of France, the band unleashes its magnetism right between the leeks and canned beans.
The video, directed by Remi Capdeville, flips the script, turns the mundane into magic, and shines a light on the everyday. Proof that power can come from anywhere, even under the cold neon glow of the sausage aisle.
Lucie Sue is already being embraced in her native France, and on her way to becoming one of the leading figures in French rock and metal. Alongside band members Mitch, Laura and Enzo, Lucie Sue is set to release her 13 track debut UK album later in 2025, alongside to be confirmed live dates across Europe
This child of the MTV generation, raised on 90s Anglo-Saxon bands, escaped to the sounds of L7, Metallica, and PJ Harvey, after her cello lessons at the Lyon National Conservatory. Passionate about visual arts, she became an accomplished art director. But, during the lockdown, she became known on social media with creative and funny cover versions, in which she plays all the instruments. This led to her composing, recording, producing and releasing her first album To Sing In French in 2023.
She was spotted by Richard Gamba, Gojira‘s manager for nearly 10 years, who signed her in September 2024. A rapid advancement followed – including being added to the MainStage 1 of Hellfest and signing with the European agents We Live.
