If the edge of reality had a soundtrack, Calva Louise just wrote it. With new single Impeccable, the genre-fluid powerhouse returns to their ever-expanding multiverse — where punk fury, metallic riffs and electronic chaos crash into each other under a sci-fi sun. Dropped ahead of their third studio album, Edge Of The Abyss (due 11 July via Mascot Records), Impeccable is a blistering assault on the senses and the next instalment in the band’s dense, high-concept mythology. The track was co-produced with Pendulum’s Gareth McGrillen and arrives alongside a visually arresting video directed — once again — by vocalist/guitarist and polymath Jess Allanic, whose VFX-laced visions continue to evolve with every release.
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Set in 1994, Impeccable picks up where earlier single W.T.F. left off, introducing Jonnie — a young man poisoned by an unknown force and forced to chase his own doppelgänger into a parallel dimension, the Fractalworld, to survive. “He has to follow his double into another world,” the band explains, “or death will strike him. Jonnie will have to quickly understand who his double is and cross over the threshold to overcome his fate.” Allanic adds: “It’s about that feeling of powerlessness that occurs when we’re in situations beyond our control.”
If the lyrics echo myth and mortality — “I follow you anywhere you go… He said to the abyss, on the edge of life” — the soundscape is anything but restrained. Impeccable blasts forward with pulverising riffs, mechanical beats, and ghostly synths that channel the chaos of living life on the brink — which, as the band would tell you, is exactly how Calva Louise came to be.
The story of Calva Louise is one of radical resilience. A global band forged in the DIY flames of the UK rock circuit, their roots stretch from Guarenas, Venezuela (Allanic), to Rouen, France (bassist Alizon Taho), to New Zealand (drummer Ben Parker). Their musical fusion is the result of cultural displacement, personal risk, and unwavering willpower.
Jess grew up under the weight of Venezuela’s socio-economic collapse. By 16, she made the move alone to France, living in a convent — where she was told off by nuns for playing System of a Down in her room — and meeting Taho in the process. The two took a gamble, moving to the UK with limited English, minimal money, and no connections. “I had one suitcase and my guitar,” she recalls. “I emigrated twice. This hurts a little less because this is where I want to be. I have nowhere to go back to.”
The early years were filled with squats, sofa-surfing, exploitative gigs, and low-budget hotels with rats. But out of that chaos came an unshakeable band identity, one that would soon take them from local gigs to Download, 2000Trees, Reading & Leeds (headlining the BBC Introducing stage), and beyond.
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Edge Of The Abyss is not just a record — it’s the next chapter in a sprawling sci-fi concept album that threads together songs, characters and timelines. Every track unveils new revelations and raises fresh existential questions: What are these doubles that haunt us? Why do they follow us? And what do they want?
Past singles Lo Que Vale, Aimless, Under The Skin, and La Corriente have each pushed deeper into this narrative dimension. Through Jess Allanic’s visual direction, the music videos tie together into a cinematic universe that reflects — and distorts — reality.
“Our album is called Edge of the Abyss because that’s how we live,” says Allanic. “One misstep and everything could fall apart.” Yet despite the dystopian themes, the band’s philosophy remains one of empowerment. “Our willpower never dies. It’s been hard learning every day, but look at our friendship. We say that it’s like the path of the warrior.”
And that warrior spirit continues this summer. Calva Louise return to 2000Trees Festival on 12th July, where their raw energy and visual ferocity will no doubt spark one of the weekend’s most unmissable sets. With Edge Of The Abyss arriving the day before, festivalgoers will be among the first to witness the next phase of this daring rock odyssey.
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