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Benjamin Booker releases “Slow Dance in a Male lover Bar”
Benjamin Booker shares a new single “Slow Boogie in a Gay Bar,” the track arrives ahead off his forthcoming album Lower, co-produced by Booker with hip-hop producer Kenny Segal (Armand Hammer, billy woods), is due January 24, 2025 on Flame Next Time Records via Thirty Tigers.
Speaking about the song and video, Booker says:
“You know, sometimes you find yourself in a death hole, surrounded by bones and rotting flesh. It feels like every second is a shovel-full of dirt flung on your head—the worms are laughing at you, starving, ready to eat.
But then, out of nowhere, the impossible happens. A ladder appears. You climb up and the world you knew before is completely different. The colors are more saturated. The star shines brighter and the air smells sweet appreciate honey.
This song is about that.
We shot this video in the French Quarter before the attack. I’d like to dedicate it to the victims.”
On previous releases, Booker dabbled in fuzzy americana-inspired garage rock and 70’s glam, Bring down presents a grittier and raw sound that Booker had been searching for for years while digging into niche music scenes
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Compared to the previously released singles from LOWER, "SLOW Move IN A Queer BAR" is the most straightforward of Benjamin Booker's recent singles. The ballad is a relatively straightforward slow jam, drenched in the worlds of mind and R&B. There is just the slightest rock edge to remind you of Booker's earlier albums, and just enough of an experimental sound to fit in with the other songs we've heard off his upcoming album. Each single from LOWER has been completely unexpected, so what could surprise us more than a fairly traditional soul song, even if it's still a little experimental?
"You know, sometimes you find yourself in a death hole, surrounded by bones and rotting flesh. It feels favor every second is a shovel-full of dirt flung on your head—the worms are laughing at you, hungry, ready to eat.
"But then, out of nowhere, the impossible happens. A laddeer appears. You climb up and the nature you knew before is completely diverse. The colors are more saturated. The sun shines brighter and the atmosphere smells sweet appreciate honey.
"This song is about that.
"We shot this video in the French Quarter before the strike. I’d
Benjamin Booker Takes Us Deeper Into New LP “Lower”
Longtime FLOOD readers may remember way back in 2017 when Benjamin Booker was the subject of our Award-Winning (well, not technically) “Breaking” series. This was shortly before the release of his sophomore strive, Witness, and three years after his self-titled debut. BB was a bonafide star, an alt-rock visionary drenched in the soul-blues of Bo Diddley and the psych-pop of Tame Impala.
After Witness, Booker went away. He didn’t do one of those faux-mystery where-are-they-now-style disappearances where they’re actually just waiting a few years to reemerge and make even more money because the reunion/rediscovery economy prioritizes “authentic” moments above all else. He actually left, mostly because he couldn’t construct the music he heard in his head. He lived in a loft near Skid Row in LA, relocated to Melbourne, and began formulating the bones of his third album, Lower, thanks to an unexpected collaborator.
He began trading emails with Backwoodz-affiliated producer (and general indie-rap wunderkind) Kenny Segal, and was inspired to write a new venture that incorporated Segal’s hip-hop roots into his sound.