Benny Sings
Label Biography:
Benny Sings debuted in 2003 and has since performed for NPR’s Tiny Desk; toured the world with Mayer Hawthorne, and collaborated with the likes of Anderson .Paak, GoldLink, and Mndsgn. In 2017 he co-wrote and featured on Rex Orange County’s megahit “Loving Is Easy”, a collaboration that arose from mutual admiration: “Benny has always been a massive inspiration for me and my music,” says the BBC Sound of 2018 breakout star, “In my opinion he’s one of the most underrated producers and artists going.”
Like the 2015 album Studio, City Pop celebrates collaboration, with Hawthorne, Cornelius, Sukimaswitch (the “Japanese Steely Dan”), Mocky and Faberyayo among the featured artists. True to the album’s name, cities from around the world play a starring role. Alongside collaborations with these Japanese musicians, Benny worked with Tokyo artist Ryu Okubo for the album art illustration. He conceived most of the album’s songs in Amsterdam at the studio seen in the DIY video for his ‘Passionfruit’ cover, and co-producer Renaud Letang — who has worked with Feist, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Lianne La Havas — helped bring his ideas to life in Paris’ renowned Studio Ferber.
Benny’s music has always been informed by his real-life experiences and relationships. Following Studio’s release his perspective on life totally changed. His relationship expanded beyond the “everything-is-amazing romantic explosion” to include marriage and babies — no less exciting, and still filled with ups and downs, but anchored in a sense of a shared future.
City Pop is his most personal record yet, both in terms of his musical taste, with a strong influence of jazz and soul, and the moods he expresses. Lyrically, he reaches deep into both his experiences and his imagination. He celebrates naïveté and probes gloominess, opens up his heart and dissects his inner struggles. He even addresses his daughter, then just one year old, on the moving “My World”.
Throughout, Benny grapples with real-life love in all its forms: good and bad; romantic and realistic; epic and small-scale; familiar and brand new. The result is a collection of love songs as intimate as they are universal. He says, “It came together much more naturally than previous records. I finally feel free and confident in my writing, and this album feels like the start of something new.”
Discography
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- Young Hearts (Polo & Pan Remix)
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH32554
- Release Date
- January 18, 2024
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- Benny Sings with the Metropole Orkest
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH3256
- Release Date
- November 3, 2023
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- Wait For The Summer
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH3247
- Release Date
- August 10, 2023
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- Simple Love Songs - Extended Version
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH32376
- Release Date
- June 28, 2023
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- Young Hearts
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH2479
- Release Date
- March 24, 2023
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- Young Hearts
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH2479
- Release Date
- March 24, 2023
- LP
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- Pyjamas (feat. Remi Wolf)
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH32374
- Release Date
- March 9, 2023
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- Young Hearts
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH32347
- Release Date
- January 11, 2023
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- The World
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH32345
- Release Date
- November 16, 2022
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- The Only One
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH3234
- Release Date
- October 26, 2022
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- Santa Barbara
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH2477
- Release Date
- May 20, 2022
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- It Will Come In Time
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH24774
- Release Date
- April 29, 2022
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- Beat Tape II
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH2470
- Release Date
- December 10, 2021
- LP
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- Music
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH2430
- Release Date
- April 9, 2021
- LP
- CD
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- Here It Comes
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH24308
- Release Date
- March 3, 2021
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- Sunny Afternoon
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH2430A
- Release Date
- April 29, 2020
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- Music
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH3118
- Release Date
- January 15, 2020
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- Late at Night (Moods Remix)
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH3114
- Release Date
- September 26, 2019
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- Dreamin' (Sam Wilkes Remix)
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH3110
- Release Date
- August 30, 2019
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- Not Enough (Tux Refux)
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH3109
- Release Date
- August 9, 2019
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- City Pop
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH2403
- Release Date
- February 22, 2019
- LP (special)
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- Passionfruit
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH3102A
- Release Date
- November 7, 2018
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Appears On
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- Artist
- Benny Sings & CHAMOS feat. Remi Wolf
- ReleaseProduct
- Pyjamas feat. Remi Wolf (CHAMOS Remix)
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH3255
- Release Date
- January 17, 2024
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- Artist
- Various Artists
- ReleaseProduct
- Hummingbird Archives
- Label
- Ruyzdael Music
- Catalogue Number
- RMBN2101
- Release Date
- July 30, 2021
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- Artist
- Jayda G
- ReleaseProduct
- DJ-Kicks: Jayda G
- Label
- !K7 Records
- Catalogue Number
- K7402D
- Release Date
- May 14, 2021
- LP
- CD
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- Artist
- Various Artists
- ReleaseProduct
- Sonar Kollektiv - 15 Years Of Volxmusik
- Label
- Sonar Kollektiv
- Catalogue Number
- 0821730099481
- Release Date
- December 3, 2012
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- Artist
- Various Artists
- ReleaseProduct
- Sonar Kollektiv: Early Days
- Label
- Sonar Kollektiv
- Catalogue Number
- SK212
- Release Date
- October 23, 2009
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- Artist
- Various Artists
- ReleaseProduct
- The Compost Radio Show Vol.1
- Label
- Compost Records
- Catalogue Number
- CPT1902
- Release Date
- January 1, 2009