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Benee’s Album Release Party in Los Angeles
On November 7th, the Hollywood Forever Cemetery was alive with both the living and the dead, as BENEE launched her new album: Ur an Angel, I’m Just Particles. Her highly anticipated second album features 12 tracks, including singles like ‘Sad Boiii’, ‘Cinnamon’, ‘Off the Rails’, and ‘Underwater’.
BENEE was joined by LA native Ed Axel on this special night. The hip hop/rap artist took the stage at 7:30 pm, warming up the crowd and getting everyone ready to dance the night away.
Many remember BENEE’s viral, double platinum hit ‘Supalonely’ from 2020. Whether you were listening on your phone while showering or filming a TikTok dance, ‘Supalonely’ was a beacon of light during uncertain times, making everyone want to dance. The New Zealand-born, LA based singer-songwriter skillfully blends genres such as pop, electronic, indie, and alternative.
You could feel the floors shake as BENEE encouraged the crowd to dance and jump. The energy remained constant throughout the night, even when she brought young fans on stage to help sing some of her songs.
While the album encourages dancing, it also explores deeper themes. The tracks address anxiety, existential dread, love, and identity, building on her debut album, ‘Hey u x’ (2020), which explored loneliness, anxiety, and relationships in a more personal, diary-like style.
BENEE describes the album’s title and themes as a dichotomy, combining mature, existential concerns with the whimsical, ethereal spirit of youth. She explained: “I also want to think about the fantastical side of things, this ethereal, creative world. I have this theme of childlike wonder throughout the album.”
Ur an Angel I’m Just Particles delves into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning feel like slipping sands. Each track explores the burden of existence—feeling small in a vast world, questioning if connection is real or an illusion. The album carries a sense of urgency and longing to escape, yet with nowhere to run. It blurs the lines between self-destruction and survival, euphoria and emptiness. Songs unfold like diary entries, tracing cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting joy, while confronting inner demons and the fear of fading into noise. It’s an album for the sleepless, overthinkers, and those staring into the void, wondering if it’s looking back.
Besides her new album, BENEE closed out the night, performing some 2020 hits at the end of her set, including ‘Supalonely’, ‘Glitter’, ‘Beach Boy’, and ‘Green Honda’. It was an amazing night of celebration. ‘Ur an Angel, I am Just Particles’ is a remarkable album filled with raw, catchy, and emotionally moving lyrics and beats.
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BENEE
ED AXEL
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Holly Humberstone Brings ‘Cruel World’ Tour to Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver
On June 25th, English indie-pop singer-songwriter Holly Humberstone brought her Cruel World North American Tour to a sold-out Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver.
After Humberstone enthralled the Commodore with her emotional and delicate vocals and created a warm atmosphere, keeping it personal, sharing stories with the audience.
The Grantham native is touring in support of her newest album, Cruel World, of which we got a sneak peek of during her performance at All Things Go early June. While her music remains deeply introspective, the new material carries a greater sense of confidence, shifting between quiet vulnerability and soaring choruses that the audience, getting to hear it live for the first time, can’t help but sing along.
Mixing songs into the set from Cruel World, Humberstone performed the instantly catchy “White Noise,” the gothic-inspired “Die Happy,” and fan favourite “To Love Somebody,” among many other tunes.
Throughout the night, she also sprinkled in career-defining tracks like “Falling Asleep At The Wheel,” “Scarlett,” “Deep End,” and “The Walls Are Way Too Thin”.
Holly Humberstone balanced a raw, commanding vocal delivery with the tight musicianship of her band, expanding familiar tracks into a fuller live sound that made the most of the Commodore Ballroom’s rich acoustics.
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HOLLY HUMBERSTONE IN VANCOUVER
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Snail Mail Took Over Le Trabendo in Paris for ‘Ricochet’ Tour
Snail Mail, Lindsay Jordan’s indie rock solo project, took over Le Trabendo in Paris, France on June 23.
As fans slowly made their way to the venue, they were welcomed by the bedroom pop sounds of singer-songwriter Unflirt. The emerging London-based artist, whose real name is Christine Senorin, performed both new and old songs. From her first single “Crush” to a few songs from her album Fleeting, fans were lucky enough to also hear her new unreleased song, “New York.”
At 9pm, it was then time for Snail Mail to hit the stage. Four years since their last headline show in France, fans were so excited to see them again that many braved the heat wave—fittingly also the title of one of the songs performed that evening. By the first song, the venue was crowded and buzzing, and Snail Mail delivered a high-energy show despite the melting heat.
Ricochet, the band’s third album, was released in March of this year, and fans got to hear it in its entirety throughout a carefully crafted setlist. Starting with “Tractor Beam,” Snail Mail performed a mix of songs from their entire discography, from the critically acclaimed single “Valentine” to “Thinning,” the opening track of her debut EP. The night ended with “Pristine,” jokingly called “Paris-tine” for the night.
The Ricochet Tour, started in April in America, is now coming to an end with its last shows in the United Kingdom. Snail Mail will then embark on a co-headline tour with Soccer Mommy across the United States next fall.
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SNAIL MAIL
UNFLIRT
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