Oscar and the Wolf is the multifaceted solo project of Belgian pop musician Max Colombie, whose work has ranged over the course of his career from indie folk to dream pop and sleek electronic pop. After finding his footing with a series of EPs, Colombie's first two full-lengths, 2014's Entity and 2017's Infinity, topped the Belgian pop charts. After some time away, he issued a new track called "James" in 2021, the first taste of material from a third album, The Shimmer, which saw release later that year.