Tove Lo and Stromae drop ‘des fleurs,’ the most anticipated cross-cultural pop collab of 2026, from her sixth album ESTRUS out September 18
Tove Lo and Stromae released “des fleurs“ on June 12, 2026, and it is immediately one of the most significant pop collaborations of the year. The track sits at position four on the 13-song tracklist of ESTRUS, Tove Lo’s sixth studio album, due September 18 via Pretty Swede Records and Virgin Music Group. It is the first time the Grammy-nominated Swedish artist and the internationally acclaimed Belgian singer, songwriter, producer, and designer have worked together, and the pairing makes complete sense the moment you hear it.
ESTRUS is the record Tove Lo has been building toward since she returned to a small Swedish fishing village where she spent childhood summers, the same location where she made parts of Dirt Femme. She went back to understand where she came from. “Growing up, being depressed, struggling with my eating disorder, going through breakups, family drama, loss, everything,” she reflected on the experience.
The record was made with her longtime collaborator Ludvig Söderberg, who has worked with Lorde and Zara Larsson, alongside Elvira Anderfjärd and Luka Kloser, who have produced for Addison Rae, with sessions split between Los Angeles, Stockholm, and that fishing village. The result is an album described by its own label as an “emo chic moment,” balancing visceral, body-moving production with sharply observed writing across 13 tracks.
What ‘des fleurs’ Represents and How Tove Lo Frames ESTRUS
“Des fleurs” translates from French as “some flowers,” and the choice of Stromae as the track’s featured artist is not incidental. Stromae’s catalog has always operated in the space between pop accessibility and genuine emotional weight, from “Alors on danse” to “Papaoutai” to Multitude in 2022, the album widely regarded as one of the most complete artistic statements in French-language pop in a generation.
Tove Lo occupies a parallel space in Swedish pop: “Habits (Stay High),” “Cool Girl,” and “Talking Body” have made her a generational touchstone, while her diaristic openness about addiction, sexuality, and vulnerability has earned her an audience that does not respond to polished distance. Putting those two sensibilities in the same room produces something that neither artist would make alone.
Tove Lo’s description of ESTRUS captures exactly what kind of record surrounds “des fleurs.” “Estrus is an animal in heat,” she said in a statement. “It’s primal. It’s my mind and my body wanting different things, wanting everything. There’s no good advice on this album, just a lot of feelings, no solutions. Because sometimes you’ve just got to dance it all out, right?” The album’s opening track is literally titled “a lot of feelings, no solutions,” running at 50 seconds and functioning as an extended thesis statement. ESTRUS does not promise resolution. It promises honesty, and “des fleurs” is where that honesty finds its most unexpected collaborator.
The Tour and What Comes Next
ESTRUS will be followed by what Tove Lo has described as her biggest UK and European headline run to date. Six North American release shows kick off in Nashville on September 15, moving through Chicago, Brooklyn, Toronto, Los Angeles, and Mexico City, before a November European leg hits Manchester, London, Brussels, Paris, Amsterdam, Berlin, Copenhagen, Oslo, and Stockholm. Mallrat and Cobrah support in North America, with Rose Gray joining for the UK and European dates.
Tove Lo’s words about the tour land with real clarity: “I’m gonna make this very special. Also taking some iconic people with me on the road. Many more shows to be announced. We’re just getting started. Can’t wait to be absolutely unhinged together again.” The vinyl edition of ESTRUS comes in Ruby Red and Coke Bottle Clear variants, each in a gatefold jacket with a 12×24 fold-out poster. September cannot come fast enough.
