Benoît Pioulard

As Benoît Pioulard, singer/songwriter, writer, and photographer Thomas Meluch combines found sounds, electronics, and bittersweet pop into dreamy songs and contemplative ambient works. On some albums, such as 2006's debut Précis and 2010's Lasted, his more structured compositions dominate; on others, like 2013's Hymnal and 2015's Sonnet, his mastery at sculpting atmospheres prevails. Meluch celebrated the project's tenth anniversary with 2016's The Benoît Pioulard Listening Matter, which balanced both sides of his music and served as a reminder of his singular skill at bringin...