Nate Mercereau's Fantastic Thoughts is Bandcamp Daily's Album of the Day

Bandcamp Daily selected Nate Mercereau's Fantastic Thoughts as its Album of the Day on September 10, 2026, in a piece written by Jim Allen. The record places the multi-instrumentalist front and center: Mercereau performs keys, guitar, bass, zither, electric mandolin and more, with support mainly on percussion from Carlos Nino, Deantoni Parks and several others. The album is largely instrumental, with short vocal fragments employed as tonal color.

Mercereau comes in with a résumé that accounts for the room. He has collaborated with Nino and Josh Johnson, among them on 2025's Openness Trio album and Andre 3000's ambient-jazz solo debut. Cited inspirations for Fantastic Thoughts range from Yes, King Crimson, John McLaughlin and Pat Metheny through Squarepusher and Brian Eno, a list that signals where the record rests: fusion performed by a session musician who understands how to anchor a rhythm section.

Merch for the release features a vinyl LP plus a cassette, and the album is streaming now.