Amaury Laurent Bernier steps into the spotlight with "Too Early At The Party - Radio Edit"

The multi-talented composer emerges as an indie frontman on a genre-bending debut single that's playful and poetic. Film composer and autodidactic multi-instrumentalist Amaury Laurent Bernier boldly introduces the alternative/indie world with a debut record, "Too Early At The Party - Radio Edit," combining intricate storytelling and musical development.

This track is the initial taste of his forthcoming release on Quixote RPM, due out this fall. Bernier handles virtually all of the instruments on the album, from banjo to cello to mandolin to drums, and his meticulous handiwork is in full view. You don't often have a song that simultaneously sounds whimsical and intensely contemplative, but "Too Early at the Party" strikes that sweet spot.

There's an instant cinematic vibe sculpted not only by the sound of the instrumentation but also by Bernier's instinctive skill for scene-setting. And with a section fuelled by Virginia Luehrsen's trumpets and Björn Dahlberg's saxophones and clarinets, there is a feeling of motion and surprise, as though you've walked into the wrong room at precisely the right time. It's eccentric, brainy, and never too slick, and there's some heart in its roughness.

Andres Guazzelli mixed and mastered the album with clarity and depth. Every element is well present, every aspect breathes, and every instrument speaks without stepping over the other, a bit like a great film score. Some tracks lead, and some support.

There's a sharp emotional center beneath the oddness. Bernier's voice embodies a conversational weight that comes closer to an inner monologue than a performance. It supports a narrative focused on misfit timing, observational existentialism, and quiet rebellion. It's a song you want to lean in on, on which to think while your shoulders swing.

The first chapter of his "Digital 45" double release, Too Early at the Party / The Blue Box in the Sky (Dr... Who?), this premiere track announces a canny, classically trained, and modern creator. Amaury Laurent Bernier may have arrived early but came right on time.

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