Benny Sings shares wild video for "Not Enough"
BENNY SINGS SHARES “NOT ENOUGH” VIDEO
OFF ‘CITY POP’ OUT 2/22
LA RELEASE SHOW @ LODGE ROOM (KCRW PRESENTS) 2/26
NYC RELEASE SHOW @ MERCURY LOUNGE 2/28
PRAISE FOR BENNY SINGS
“A big bright yacht rock bop”
OkayPlayer on “Not Enough”
“…fits somewhere within the wide stretch of so-called Yacht Rock and the breezy tones of jazz, soul and R&B that sail within it, as well as a clear homage to the bounce of hip hop”
Line Of Best Fit on “Not Enough”
“For more than 10 years, fans have been drawn to Dutch singer-songwriter Benny Sings’ ability to layer R&B, jazz and pop over hip-hop foundations.”
NPR Music
“’Loving Is Easy,’ [Rex Orange County]’s new single with the Dutch pop artist Benny Sings, is a sweet-hearted slice of easy-listening FM.”
Pitchfork
Today Benny Sings shares a wild new video for “Not Enough,” the first single off his forthcoming album, City Pop, due out February 22nd, 2019 on Stones Throw Records. Benny cowrote & coproduced the track with labelmate Mayer Hawthorne. Watch the video below
In the bizarre, yet beautifully shot video directed by Bear Damen, an ensemble of characters (possibly dreamt up by Benny himself) enact their own small dramas to the music. With its emotional extremes and ventriloquized singing, the video embodies the theme of the song — the mind games played between people in on-off relationships.
Says Benny, “Bear Damen is an awesome director, so I was really happy that he wanted to make this with me. I think we both look for the same qualities in music videos, parts that are both intuitive and playful, so it was a good match.”
On City Pop, Benny delivers real-life observations and insights on love, holding together soft rock-inspired songwriting and jazz instrumentation with his leading piano and distinctive vocal. The album was inspired by and written in cities all over the world, including New York, LA, Tokyo, Paris and Benny’s hometown of Amsterdam.
Benny will play two special US release shows: a KCRW-backed set in LA February 26th followed by a Mercury Lounge show in NYC on February 28th. All confirmed tour dates below.
City Pop is out February 22, 2019 on Stones Throw Records
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