Today we’re eighteen again, we’re immortal
With nothing in our way to slow us down
No game, no judge, no battle

A rhythm starts and everyone understands
There’s no other way than all in, heads, hips and hands

There’s nothing like hitting the dancefloor with friends
Nothing like busting a move with some of the best people around
There’s nothing like hitting the dancefloor with friends
So give us a beat and watch us move in

For a moment let’s forget all bogged-down feelings
And instead relish the thought we’re all extraordinary beings

For they are oh so strong, these bodies of ours
They are clear and bright, oh them eyes

There’s nothing like hitting the dancefloor with friends
Nothing like busting a move with some of the best people around
There’s nothing like hitting the dancefloor with friends
So give us a beat and watch us move in

Let’s go ahead and get lost in the rhythm
Dance to the beat of our own drum
Let loose, let go of any reason not to feel whole

Tonight we set our spirits free
Reclaim our bodies in all their beauty
Let loose, let go of any reason not to lose control

There’s nothing like hitting the dancefloor with friends
Nothing like busting a move with some of the best people around
There’s nothing like hitting the dancefloor with friends
So give us a beat and watch us, watch us move in, move in
There’s nothing like hitting the dancefloor with friends
So give us a beat and watch us, watch us move in

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Jonathan Meur: Vocals / Claps
Pierre Acourt: Piano
Renaud Louis-Servais: Guitars
Jean-Luc Pagni: Bass / Claps
Laurent Locuratolo: Drums / Tambourine
Vincent Bernardon: Violin
Stéphane Coueffe: Violin
Agnès Davan: Viola
Florence Hennequin: Cello
Aziliz Manrow: Backing vocals

Music, lyrics, sampling and programming by Jonathan Meur
Recorded and mixed by Jean-Luc Pagni, assisted by Rémi Pagni
Arranged and produced by Jonathan Meur and Jean-Luc Pagni
Mastered by Raphaël Jonin

Cover illustrations: @yllogique

Shit Done

J’ai tout prévu, les valises sont faites
J’ai les billets en poche
Deux allers simples à nos noms
J’ai pas trié nos garde-robes
J’ai juste pris l’essentiel
Rien de chaud et rien de long

Et s’ils disent qu’on est fous
Je m’en fous

Envoie valser les on-dit
Les jalousies, et largue les amarres
Envoie valser les rumeurs qui s’empressent
Ça leur passera, viens, on part

Demain matin, on se réveillera
Sur une plage quelque part
À l’ombre de montagnes
Au silence d’une mer calme
J’aimerais qu’on soit demain déjà

Mon île est ton île
Et ton île est mienne

Envoie valser les on-dit
Les venins, et levons l’étendard
Envoie valser les rumeurs qui s’affolent
Ça leur passera, viens, on part

Viens, viens, viens
Viens, viens, viens
Viens, viens, viens
Viens, on part, on part

Viens, viens, viens
Viens, viens, viens
Viens, viens, viens
Viens, on part, on part

Et même s’ils disent qu’on est fous
Viens

Et envoie valser les on-dit
Viens, qu’on s’évade, qu’on s’élance, qu’on s’égare
Envoie valser les rumeurs qui s’entêtent
Ça leur passera, on part

Viens, viens, viens
Viens, viens, viens
Viens, viens, viens
Viens, on part, on part

Viens, viens, viens
Viens, viens, viens
Viens, viens, viens
Viens, on part ce soir

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Jonathan Meur: Vocals
Jean-Luc Pagni: Bass
Vincent Bernardon: Violin
Stéphane Coueffe: Violin
Agnès Davan: Viola
Florence Hennequin: Cello
Aziliz Manrow: Backing vocals

Music, lyrics, sampling and programming by Jonathan Meur
Recorded and mixed by Jean-Luc Pagni
Arranged and produced by Jonathan Meur and Jean-Luc Pagni
Mastered by Raphaël Jonin

Cover illustration: @yllogique

Envoie Valser

We were all about notes and fax machines
Swim suits, sunglasses and baggy jeans
Roof nights in sleeping bags nestled tight
And diving in the pool with the morning light

Stumbling through your history of choices
You danced, you were all eyes and poses
You pushed me and pulled me back for fun
I cut the cord before we got burned

T’was a recipe for disaster
T’was a recipe for disaster
Sure was a recipe for disaster

In a blur, body on body, skin on skin
We were thrown off by a surplus of adrenaline
From nothing to everything in a flash
In a flash from burning to ashes

T’was a recipe for disaster
(Now I'm gonna be my own master)
T’was a recipe for disaster
(Now I'm gonna be my own master)
Sure was a recipe for disaster
(Now everybody knows that I'm gonna be my own master)

Our moves were sweet and uncalculated
What a shame it had to turn sour
To feel emotionally assaulted
Left us all predictably bitter

T’was a recipe for disaster
(Now I'm gonna be my own master)
T’was a recipe for disaster
(Now I'm gonna be my own master)
So now I choose to be my own master
(Now everybody knows that I'm gonna be my own master)

My own master
credits
released November 26, 2021
Jonathan Meur: Vocals
Pierre Acourt: Rhodes / Keyboards
Renaud Louis-Servais: Guitars
Jean-Luc Pagni: Bass / Trombone
Laurent Locuratolo: Drums
Hippolyte Fèvre: Trumpet
Matthieu Vernhes: Tenor sax
Aziliz Manrow: Backing vocals

Music and lyrics by Jonathan Meur
Recorded and mixed by Jean-Luc Pagni, assisted by Rémi Pagni
Arranged and produced by Jonathan Meur and Jean-Luc Pagni
Mastered by Raphaël Jonin

Cover illustration: tinyurl.com/instasoyouz

Recipe For Disaster

Recorded in Quincy-sous-Sénart, France, in March and April 2021.

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Jonathan Meur: Vocals (1,2,3,4) / Claps (2)
Pierre Acourt: Piano (1,4) / Rhodes (2) / Keyboards (3)
Renaud Louis-Servais: Guitars (1,2,3)
Jean-Luc Pagni: Bass (1,2,3,4) / Banjo (1) / Euphonium (1,4) / Trombone (1) / Flutes (2) / Claps (2)
Laurent Locuratolo: Drums (1,2,3) / Tambourine (1)
Vincent Bernardon: Violin (2,3)
Stéphane Coueffe: Violin (2,3)
Agnès Davan: Viola (2,3)
Florence Hennequin: Cello (2,3)
Hippolyte Fèvre: Trumpet (1,2)
Matthieu Vernhes: Tenor sax (1,2) / Clarinet (1)
Jean-Luc, Muriel, Rémi, Louna Pagni: Crowd (1) / Chorus (1)

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Music and lyrics by Jonathan Meur (1,2,3,4)
Arranged and mixed by Jean-Luc Pagni (1,2,3,4)
Recorded by Jean-Luc Pagni (1,2,3,4), assisted by Rémi Pagni (1,2)
Produced by Jonathan Meur and Jean-Luc Pagni (1,2,3,4)
Mastered by Raphaël Jonin (1,2,3,4)

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Photography: Sofie Melin
Make-up: Olga Bordoni
Design: Jonathan Meur

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Huge thanks!
À tous les musiciens.
À Jean-Luc, dont le talent et la générosité ont fait tout la différence.
À Julie, Juliette et Claire pour les clips et les pochettes des singles.
To all the people who support me in some way.
À Nils.

SOFT

Recipe for Disaster [Piano Version]

Envoie Valser [Strings Version]

Shit Done [Band Version]

Dancefloor with Friends [New Orleans Version]

Music inspired by the short movie
Et Chaque Nuit (Each and Every Night)

Written and produced by Humble Humans

ABOUT THE MOVIE
Since childhood, Léa has been seeing ghostly deer looming around her. If only she could take one photograph of them, maybe her girlfriend Maud would take her issues seriously...
Julie Robert: Director/Producer
Céline Le Thérisien: Writer/Line Producer
Maëva Poupard: Writer

Catch it at festivals around the world in 2020-2021!

La Valse Fantôme De Léa Et Maud

Et Chaque Nuit End Theme (Orchestral Version)

🇫🇷 Humble Humans est porté par l’auteur-compositeur-interprète franco-mauricien Jonathan Meur. Sa musique folk-pop alternative est ancrée par « une voix chaude et des arrangements riches » (Buro 24/7 Singapore) qui lui ont valu des comparaisons à Sufjan Stevens, Regina Spektor et Kings of Convenience.

Basé à Singapour pendant 15 ans, il a réalisé un album, un EP et deux singles, et a participé sous son propre nom aux festivals les plus cotés du pays : le Singapore Writers Festival, le Mosaic Music Festival et le 100 Band Festival. Il s’est également produit en Malaisie, aux Philippines, en Australie, au Royaume-Uni et aux États-Unis.

À partir de 2018, il prend comme nom de scène Humble Humans et sort en 2020 son premier projet en tant que compositeur, l’EP instrumental Et Chaque Nuit inspiré par le court-métrage animé du même nom.

En 2021, il sort les singles Dancefloor with Friends, Shit Done, Envoie Valser et Recipe for Disaster, accompagnés de clips animés. L’EP SOFT est sorti le 23 avril 2022, Disquaire Day, EP sur lequel vous trouverez des versions alternatives des singles, du jazz enthousiaste de la Nouvelle Orléans à un piano-voix vulnérable, en passant par un funk jazzy et de la folk qui fait la part belle aux cordes. Un album est prévu pour 2024. 

Plus d'informations sur : https://linktr.ee/humblehumans

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🇬🇧 French-Mauritian singer-songwriter Jonathan Meur, a.k.a. Humble Humans, writes alternative folk-pop music anchored by “smooth vocals and rich, warm instrumentations” (Buro 24/7 Singapore), which has drawn comparisons to Sufjan Stevens, Regina Spektor and Kings of Convenience.

Based in Singapore for 15 years, he has released an album, an EP and a couple of singles, and has performed at some of the country’s most exciting live events – including the Singapore Writers Festival, Mosaic Music Festival and 100 Band Festival – all under his own name. He has also performed in Malaysia, the Philippines, Australia, the UK and the USA.

In 2018, Jonathan assumed the moniker Humble Humans and, in 2020, he released his first project as a composer, the instrumental EP Et Chaque Nuit inspired by the eponymous award-winning animated short.

In 2021, he’s released the singles Dancefloor with Friends, Shit Done, Envoie Valser and Recipe for Disaster, together with animated music videos. The SOFT EP was out on Record Store Day 2022, April 23rd, with alternative versions of the singles, including all-out New Orleans jazz, low-key funk-jazz, strings-led acoustic folk and piano-voice vulnerability. An album is scheduled for release in 2024. 

For more information: https://linktr.ee/humblehumans.