On March 27th, P’tit Belliveau will release his debut album Greatest Hits Vol.1. The record is a purposeful compilation of simple and comforting stories about the sea, and fighting small battles without making waves.
The Acadian artist has things to say, and his own way of saying them. He brings his story to life with a mix of banjo and electronica that transcends both genre and language. The singer-songwriter’s distinctive vocabulary paints a portrait of a young mind preoccupied by the hazards of adult life, and his lyrics embrace a genre that is continuously evolving. P’tit Belliveau impressively plays many of the instruments on the album, which he co-produced with Emmanuel Ethier. The songs themselves were mixed by both Ethier and Samuel Gemme.
Greatest Hits Vol.1 is available to pre-order now.
P’tit Belliveau will launch his new album with a show in Montreal on April 1st at L’Esco. More dates will be announced soon.
Following Les bateaux dans la baie, the first single unveiled via Bonsound last fall, P’tit Belliveau returns today with Income Tax, a funky, lo-fi, disco-synth-country track. Between La Baie and Moosehorn Lake, P’tit Belliveau rehashes his responsibilities and what little he has to show for his work. He blows $200 of his income tax return at Walmart as a sort of celebration; for once his money didn’t end up in the government’s pockets. In the end, he comfortably settles between a desire for freedom and his social obligations.
Watch and share the video for Income Tax, created by P’tit Belliveau himself, via YouTube.
Income Tax is out now on all music services.
Hailing from Baie-Ste-Marie, Nova Scotia, P’tit Belliveau grew up in an insular francophone community surrounded by anglophones. Nevertheless, he made himself known at the 2019 Francouvertes, a French-language music contest, making it to the finals alongside O.G.B. and Alex Burger. For nearly a year now he has lived in Moncton, New Brunswick, where he still embraces his hometown’s sense of community. Lakes, fishing and nature reside at the heart of the singer-songwriter’s universe.
Music took root in his heart thanks to Baie-Ste-Marie’s local community radio station, where he gathered the first snippets of what would become his style. They often played DIY songs, which influenced P’tit Belliveau’s own lo-fi sounds, along with his desire to put drum machines front and center in folk/bluegrass songs.
P’tit Belliveau is the guy-next-door who will spin a tale about everyday life like nobody else. The singer-songwriter stands out with his unique brand of electro-inspired country-folk music and his cassette tape aesthetic.