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Colleen — French composer Cécile Schott — talks to Harper Mahood about Libres antes del final, her new Thrill Jockey album written and recorded on a Moog Matriarch. With water flowing through it like an undercurrent, Schott reflects on overcoming a 30-year fear of swimming, the DIY life she’s built, and the loss of her father two days before release.

Colleen has shared Mis armas se habían caído al suelo, the opening piece from her forthcoming album Libres antes del final, out March 20th via Thrill Jockey. Three insistent chords and a tentative melodic line surface through warm organ like a held breath released — a declaration of vulnerability that sets the tone for what Cécile Schott calls her most emotionally intense work.

Multi-instrumentalist Colleen (Cécile Schott) announces her new album Libres antes del final, arriving March 20, 2026, on Thrill Jockey. Inspired by her journey overcoming a 30-year water phobia, the record serves as an ode to movement and resilience. Schott shares the euphoric lead single “Antídoto,” a “whirlwind of synthesis” acting as the album’s joyful centrepiece, alongside upcoming US and EU tour dates.

Thrill Jockey announce Colleen will release her new album The Tunnel and the Clearing in May. Listen to her lead single “Gazing at Taurus – Santa Eulalia”, named after the co-patron saint of Barcelona where she is now based.

Captain of None is the new album from French multi-instrumentalist Colleen which is due for release via Thrill Jockey on April 7th, listen to the title track here.

The Weighing of the Heart is Colleen’s first studio album in six years which has arrived with sudden, gentle surprise, like a migrating bird that has appeared too early. It is a gleaming treasure.

French artist Cécile Schott best known as Colleen returns after a five years with a new album titled The Weighing of the Heart. Watch her new video which features the work of Japanese experimental film maker Makino Takashi and listen to album excerpts.