Benjamin Clementine
Pianist, singer, and songwriter Benjamin Clementine did not grow up in a musical household. Strictly self-taught, he was inspired by a televised performance by Antony & the Johnsons and, around the same time, his first encounter with the music of Erik Satie. Prior to his 20th birthday, Clementine moved from his hometown of London, England to Paris, France, where he supported himself by busking. An agent discovered Clementine and put him in touch with his future manager. A performance at Cannes caught the attention of a businessman; together, they established the Behind label. Clementine made his recorded debut in 2013 with Cornerstone, a striking three-track EP of poetic, piano-and-voice ballads that prompted comparisons to Antony Hegarty and Nina Simone. An appearance on BBC Two's Later...with Jools Holland exposed him to a much larger audience.
A second EP, Glorious You -- on which he was accompanied by unobtrusive bass, drums, and strings -- was released in 2014. Signed to Barclay in France (and Virgin EMI in the U.K.), he released At Least for Now, his debut album, in 2015. He was subsequently awarded the Mercury Prize for his effort, which he dedicated to the victims of the Paris terror attacks that took place that year. In early 2017, Clementine was featured on "Hallelujah Money," the lead single from Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett's art-pop project Gorillaz's fourth album, Humanz. That summer, Clementine released the dramatic "Phantom of Allepoville," the first single from his follow-up LP. His ambitious self-produced sophomore album, I Tell a Fly, arrived in September of that year.
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Discography
20 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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And I Have Been
Alternative & Indie - Released by Preserve Artists on 28 Oct 2022
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At Least For Now
Alternative & Indie - Released by Universal Music Division Barclay on 12 Jan 2014
Qobuzissime24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
I Tell A Fly
Alternative & Indie - Released by Universal Music Division Barclay on 15 Sep 2017
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Cornerstone
Alternative & Indie - Released by Universal Music Division Barclay on 10 Jun 2013
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At Least For Now (Deluxe)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Universal Music Division Barclay on 12 Jan 2015
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Eternity
Alternative & Indie - Released by Universal Music Division Barclay on 2 Nov 2018
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Glorious You
Alternative & Indie - Released by Universal Music Division Barclay on 1 Jan 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
I Tell A Fly
Alternative & Indie - Released by Universal Music Division Barclay on 15 Sep 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Live For Burberry (Live For Burberry)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Universal Music Division Barclay on 11 Jan 2016
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Condolence
Alternative & Indie - Released by Universal Music Division Barclay on 1 Jan 2014
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Delighted
Alternative & Indie - Released by Preserve Artists on 30 Sep 2022
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
God Save The Jungle
Alternative & Indie - Released by Universal Music Division Barclay on 26 Jun 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Copening Weakend
Alternative & Indie - Released by Preserve Artists on 25 Jul 2022
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
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Phantom Of Aleppoville
Alternative & Indie - Released by Universal Music Division Barclay on 23 May 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Jupiter
Alternative & Indie - Released by Universal Music Division Barclay on 23 Aug 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
At Least For Now
Alternative & Indie - Released by Universal Music Division Barclay on 12 Jan 2014
Qobuzissime16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Quintessence
Alternative & Indie - Released by Universal Music Division Barclay on 8 Sep 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Eternity
Alternative & Indie - Released by Universal Music Division Barclay on 2 Nov 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Live For Burberry (Live For Burberry)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Universal Music Division Barclay on 11 Jan 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo