Name: Mercure en mai
Brand: Daniel Bélanger

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CD-SCRT-150

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2022-10-28

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

680341506029

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

LP-SCRT-150

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680341506012

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1 / Black / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Daniel Bélanger

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Secret City Records

Daniel Bélanger returns with Mercure en mai, an album celebrating human bonding and unexpected joys. 

It’s a cold February morning, during yet another pandemic wave. Daniel Bélanger is wandering the streets of Mile-Ex. After stopping by a spot where he’s a regular and ordering a latte to-go, he recognizes somebody among a group of people gathered around a public bench. Greetings, introductions, small talk — Daniel Bélanger isn’t aware of it yet, but he’s making real friends, with whom he will get through the next few weeks of lockdown, over warm cups of joe.

The song Soleil levant was born from this meeting, “between a café and a good chat,” while “reinventing the world, one end at the time.” In fact, you could say that each of the 10 tracks that make up Mercure en mai come from such happenstance. From thoughtful words to sudden surprises, to these “little Californias” that exist inside of us. The music is alternately sparse and lush, with looping motifs and secret passageways. It’s an impromptu portrait, capturing the things that are unplanned, unreasonable.A small band, namely Guillaume Doiron (bass) and Robbie Kuster (drums), stopped by Daniel’s studio before Pierre Girard mixed this hypnotic Mercure en mai, which provides us with the breath of fresh air we all needed.

Mercure en mai

Music US