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
- 18 janvier 2024
- Téléchargements
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- Benny Sings with the Metropole Orkest
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH3256
- Release Date
- 3 novembre 2023
- Téléchargements
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- Wait For The Summer
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH3247
- Release Date
- 10 août 2023
- Téléchargements
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- Simple Love Songs - Extended Version
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH32376
- Release Date
- 28 juin 2023
- Téléchargements
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- Young Hearts
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH2479
- Release Date
- 24 mars 2023
- Téléchargements
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- Young Hearts
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH2479
- Release Date
- 24 mars 2023
- LP
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- Pyjamas (feat. Remi Wolf)
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH32374
- Release Date
- 9 mars 2023
- Téléchargements
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- Young Hearts
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH32347
- Release Date
- 11 janvier 2023
- Téléchargements
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- The World
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH32345
- Release Date
- 16 novembre 2022
- Téléchargements
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- The Only One
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH3234
- Release Date
- 26 octobre 2022
- Téléchargements
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- Santa Barbara
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH2477
- Release Date
- 20 mai 2022
- Téléchargements
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- It Will Come In Time
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH24774
- Release Date
- 29 avril 2022
- Téléchargements
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- Beat Tape II
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH2470
- Release Date
- 10 décembre 2021
- LP
- Téléchargements
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- Music
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH2430
- Release Date
- 9 avril 2021
- LP
- CD
- Téléchargements
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- Here It Comes
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH24308
- Release Date
- 3 mars 2021
- Téléchargements
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- Sunny Afternoon
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH2430A
- Release Date
- 29 avril 2020
- Téléchargements
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- Music
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH3118
- Release Date
- 15 janvier 2020
- Téléchargements
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- Late at Night (Moods Remix)
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH3114
- Release Date
- 26 septembre 2019
- Téléchargements
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- Dreamin' (Sam Wilkes Remix)
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH3110
- Release Date
- 30 août 2019
- Téléchargements
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- Not Enough (Tux Refux)
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH3109
- Release Date
- 9 août 2019
- Téléchargements
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- City Pop
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH2403
- Release Date
- 22 février 2019
- LP (special)
- Téléchargements
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- Artist
- Benny Sings
- ReleaseProduct
- Passionfruit
- Label
- Stones Throw Records
- Catalogue Number
- STH3102A
- Release Date
- 7 novembre 2018
- Téléchargements
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
- 17 janvier 2024
- Téléchargements
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- Artist
- Various Artists
- ReleaseProduct
- Hummingbird Archives
- Label
- Ruyzdael Music
- Catalogue Number
- RMBN2101
- Release Date
- 30 juillet 2021
- Téléchargements
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- Artist
- Jayda G
- ReleaseProduct
- DJ-Kicks: Jayda G
- Label
- !K7 Records
- Catalogue Number
- K7402D
- Release Date
- 14 mai 2021
- LP
- CD
- Téléchargements
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- Artist
- Various Artists
- ReleaseProduct
- Sonar Kollektiv - 15 Years Of Volxmusik
- Label
- Sonar Kollektiv
- Catalogue Number
- 0821730099481
- Release Date
- 3 décembre 2012
- Téléchargements
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- Artist
- Various Artists
- ReleaseProduct
- Sonar Kollektiv: Early Days
- Label
- Sonar Kollektiv
- Catalogue Number
- SK212
- Release Date
- 23 octobre 2009
- Téléchargements
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- Artist
- Various Artists
- ReleaseProduct
- The Compost Radio Show Vol.1
- Label
- Compost Records
- Catalogue Number
- CPT1902
- Release Date
- 1 janvier 2009