Bertrand Belin

L'Embarcadère, Place des Droits de l'Homme

Bertrand Belin is a French singer-songwriter whose universe swings between poetic chanson, minimalist rock, and literature. Seen in cinemas and on stage in recent months, or read in La Figure, his latest novel. To see him, to read him is one thing; to hear him sing is even more captivating. He is back with an eighth album where the piano sits in majesty, surrounded by strings and a deft blend of electronics, guitar and drums, and where his sprawling prose sings our desires, our loves, and our fears. His deep voice, his elliptic lyrics and his distinctive phrasing make him a figure apart…