Benjimanji

A rich horn infused melody makes Not Your Eyes from singer-songwriter Benjimanji irresistible at first listen. This is the 2nd track from a 4 track project of this Norman, Oklahoma troubadour (a new track every month) and it’s a thing of beauty. Check it above. We cannot wait to hear December’s tune!

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West Palm Beach based experimental pop singer song-writer Greg Hvnsen has a stunning synth pop tune brimming with magical melodies and heavenly emotion laden vocals. The track is What Would You Have Me Do? boy is it awesome. Check it above!

“I don’t think I’ll stay in the city much longer. Everything is so expensive that it’s just too hard to get by. We came here because we felt that we’d exhausted all the opportunities in the town that we grew up in. We’d already built a reputation locally and played in all the bars. So we decided to move to New York so we could continue growing. I guess I imagined that there would be a sort of domino effect. People would hear about us, start coming to our shows, and things would really bloom from there. But it’s been a much slower process than I expected. It’s really hard to stand out in the city because there are thousands of bands here competing for attention. You learn pretty quickly that an RSVP on Facebook doesn’t mean the person is actually going to show up.”

“Not long ago it looked like I was about to get everything. I was one of the first employees at a company that sold for a billion dollars. So I started a new company, and everything seemed to be going perfectly, but suddenly everything came apart. This has been the toughest year of my adult life. I went bankrupt, my company failed, and the person I was in love with died. I didn’t commit suicide—though I considered it. But my ideas of myself have definitely died. I thought I was better than everyone. I saw my success as the culmination of all my positive merits. Losing everything forced me to realize how much of my good fortune was due to things that had been given to me.”

CMJ-goers can catch the band at upcoming shows including Oct. 16 at Muchmore’s (official) and Oct 17 at Pete’s Candy Shop (Riot Act CMJ showcase w/ Diet Cig, Nai Harvest, and others). The single will be available on the band’s bandcamp. 

A mesmerizing visual feast for the eyes featuring stunning choreography and animated effects as dancer battles a spidery manifestations.

From Norman, Oklahoma we have pop troubadour Benjimanji who has pledged to treat us to a free track every month. We have October’s entry the feel good composition aptly titled Good Feeling. With lush melody with horns, accordions and plenty of Hey-Ohs it’s more than ready to win your heart over. Check it above!

Kicking off our sunny Tuesday morning with Milo Mills’ snazzy remix of “King” by Years & Years. I’m rather astonished by how all the “Kind” remixes have been sounding absolutely stellar – it’s like you can’t make a bad remix of it. But Milo Mills really spices things up by giving the song a bit of a brass and R&B makeover. I digged the original version but there’s just something about having the whole band in the song that gives it such a sweet soulful sound. It’s got kind of an allure to it that pulls you in deeper and deeper, and you can’t help yourself but groove out.