“SLOW DANCE IN A GAY BAR” stands out on Booker’s newest album as a glint of hope on a socially-charged album, with whispering poetical musings and clipping vinyl loops.
New Orleans primarily based singer-songwriter Benjamin Booker launched a brand new 41 minute album on the twenty fourth of January of this yr titled LOWER. Although principally grunge and rock, (and unbelievable in their very own proper and undoubtedly price pursuing) one explicit track, “SLOW DANCE IN A GAY BAR” stands out as a extra mellow, light, and optimistic shining star of the observe listing.
The whole lot of the album is produced by Kenny Segal, who can also be recognized for his work with rap acts like Billy Woods and Armond Hammer. This explicit track stands out as a glint of hope on a socially charged album, heavy and wrought with that means. It expresses projections of frustration and disfunction in American society as an African American, and being a part of an un-winnable sport, which wields inside its guts such experiences as police brutality and systemic racism.
“SLOW DANCE IN A GAY BAR” is LOWER’s extra light melody, with Benjamin Booker crooning over a clipping sound harking back to a skipping vinyl, again monitoring on itself in a loop. His lyrics whisper emblems of hope over such loops, ‘I’m starting to see the wonder throughout me’, he muses.
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