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BENEE
drops video for new single
‘BEACH BOY’
+ Australian Tour
starts in two weeks
‘LYCHEE’ EP out 4 MARCH
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Photo credit: Adam Bryce
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Ahead of her Australian tour, BENEE presents the music video for her dreamy new single ‘Beach Boy’. ‘Beach Boy’ heralds the arrival of her much-anticipated LYCHEE EP on 4 March.
Once again, BENEE delivers a larger-than-life cinematic visual (directed by Rory Pippan, creator of her hit Supalonely video), her widescreen vision filled with “BitchCraft” and escapades with a vampire boyfriend.
‘Beach Boy’, which was produced by Greg Kurstin (Adele, Sia, Beck), has already earned widespread critical acclaim from around the globe. In addition to plugs from Clash Magazine, Consequence, DORK, MTV News, NME, PAPER Magazine, Stereogum, and more, UPROXX dubbed it “a breezy indie-pop tune,” and Ones To Watch called it “one of those songs that you just can’t help but press ‘replay’ when it’s done.”
BENEE says: “I’d just shot a dreamy beachy vid for ‘Doesn’t Matter’, so I wanted a complete juxtaposition. Rory directed my Supalonely video and I was super keen to work with him again….albeit remotely (we were in NZ, he directed from Australia). I’m really happy with how it turned out. Hope you luv!”
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For LYCHEE, BENEE headed out of lockdown in her New Zealand home to work on sessions in LA, which formed the basis of a new set of music she says is coming from a “great creative space” despite the pressures of what has been “the craziest time in all our lives.” The EP features tracks penned with Greg Kurstin, Kenny Beats, and Rostam in LA. Back in New Zealand, she finished up three tracks with her regular collaborator Josh Fountain, including the already-released ‘Doesn’t Matter’, which has gathered over 5.5 million Spotify streams and 400K YouTube views on the music video (co-directed by BENEE).
BENEE is also looking forward to a 2022 headline world tour starting with shows in Australia in March and April. See the full list of dates below and at beneemusic.com.
This year’s tour will be BENEE’s first return to the international stage and finds her playing her first-ever US festival with Bonnaroo on her summer schedule as well as Governors Ball.
BENEE’s dreamy alt-pop mixes her deeply heartfelt reflections on life in suburban Auckland, New Zealand with offbeat and often whimsical lyrical twists, all produced with a technicolor ear for cooked beats and unpredictable hooks. The 22-year-old broke through in 2020 with “Supalonely,” her global hit with 4 billion streams, and her follow-up Hey u x debut album was a vibrant musical world with guests ranging from Grimes and Lily Allen to Gus Dapperton and Muroki (another New Zealand teen BENEE has since signed to her own label, Olive). It was listed as one of Billboard’s “25 Best Pop Albums of 2020,” noting that BENEE “contemplates the woes of Gen Z with a keen ear for choruses and arrangements that oscillate between indie rock and hyperpop.” Stereogum praised its “quirky but impeccably produced pop music” and Vogue called it “13 tracks of heavenly indie-alt-pop.”
Tickets HERE
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‘BEACH BOY’ – OUT NOW
BUY/STREAM HERE
LYCHEE EP OUT 4 MARCH
PRE SAVE HERE
LYCHEE
EP tracklist:
1. ‘Beach Boy’
2. ‘Soft Side’
3. ‘Hurt You Gus’
4. ‘Never Ending’
5. ‘Marry Myself’
6. ‘Doesn’t Matter’
7. “Make You Sick’
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BENEE
AUSTRALIA 2022
Presented by Live Nation and triple j
Friday 18 March – Hobart Uni Bar, Hobart
Sunday 20 March – HOTA Amphitheatre, Gold Coast
Tuesday 22 March – Fortitude Music Hall
Friday 25 March – Reunion Park, Melbourne
Tuesday 29 March – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide
Thursday 7 April – Big Top, Sydney
TICKETS HERE
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