Ingrid St-Pierre: Influences

Stark and elegant in equal measure, the songwriting of Quebec singer/songwriter Ingrid St-Pierre has traditionally drawn from the wistful melodies of franco-pop titans like Françoise Hardy and the intimate storytelling of Sufjan Stevens. But she’s just as enamoured with sound as songcraft: On 2019’s Petite Plage, she set her narratives to a rich tapestry of ambient textures and fidgety beats that align her with art-pop auteurs like Julianna Barwick.