Tove Lo has rooted her career in tension—the push between desire and doubt, control and collapse, intimacy and detachment. And her upcoming sixth album, ESTRUS (out September 18), doesn’t resolve any of that. It leans in.
The newly released lead single, “I’m your girl right?,” leans all the way into that emotional whiplash, all tangled together and set to a pulse you can’t ignore. It’s classic Tove Lo in that way—confessional without apology, messy on purpose. The accompanying visual, set in a former monastery outside São Paulo and filled with a massive cast of dancers, only amplifies that tension between restraint and release.
But the real headline for fans itching to experience this era in real time: she’s taking it on the road.
The ESTRUS Tour kicks off with a tight run of North American release shows beginning in mid-September, including a Brooklyn stop just days after the album drops. From there, she’ll expand into her biggest U.K. and European run to date—scaling up both the rooms and the emotional stakes.
And she’s not coming alone. Australian alt-pop favorite Mallrat joins the North American dates, with Cobrah making a special appearance in New York. Across the Atlantic, Rose Gray will help set the tone for the U.K./EU leg—rounding out a lineup that feels as intentionally curated as the album itself.
If ESTRUS sounds like it might push things further, that’s because it does. The project pulls from the icy, forward-thinking DNA of The Knife and Robyn, while still staying rooted in Tove Lo’s signature emotional candor. Longtime collaborators and new creative voices alike help shape a record that’s equal parts club-ready and inward-facing—including a notable collaboration with Stromae.
The title itself says a lot. Estrus—a term tied to instinct, urgency, and raw biological drive—sets the stage for an album that doesn’t pretend to have answers. Instead, it leans into contradiction: head versus body, control versus impulse, clarity versus chaos.
Which is exactly where Tove Lo thrives.
If her past tours have been any indication, this next run won’t just be any concert... and tickets are expected to move fast. But then again, so does everything in a Tove Lo era.
More info and tickets here.
Photo credit: Charlie Denis
