P’tit Belliveau’s debut album, Greatest Hits Vol.1, is out today on all music services and on CD/LP via Bonsound.
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.
...the record we didn't know we needed.
Sara Barrière-BrunetP'tit Belliveau offers a unique proposition. ****
André PéloquinP'tit Belliveau [...] can sing about black bears, boats in the bay or blowing his income tax return on booze and Taco Bell all the while bringing the funk with banjo-fuelled bluegrass and disco-driven country.
Darcy MacDonaldP'tit Belliveau's strange country-folk-electro world is certainly an inviting one [...] it's a riot to witness. 7/10
Sam BoerA big concentrate of happiness and joy... It's cool, smart and polished.
Tatiana PolevoyP'tit Belliveau, it's happy, it's deep, it's pop, it's country, it's everything we want in 2020.
Nicolas Ouellet