Benzos is a band that has quietly been gaining ground on my good-things-to-come radar over the last few months. I first heard of them through some holiday themed/timed pieces that, to be honest, didn’t really do anything for me. Since then I’ve heard their upcoming album, Branches, which will be released August 7th and then I also received a little three song teaser EP which I believe they refer to as Coup D’Etat. I must say that with each successive listening I’ve liked this brooding, moody, almost whispered rock more and more.
Sadly, although their website is still touting a possible future release date, there are rumours floating on their myspace that the band is in a state of perpetual hiatus and/or might have been shelved forever. Just another lost band on this little information footpath.
mp3 : Benzos - Coup D’Etat
mp3 : Benzos - We Have Names
mp3 : Benzos - Blue & White
The instrumentation is giving me a strange sense of deja vu on the track Coup D’Etat. Can anyone else pin down what it’s reminding you of? It’s as if my subconscious knows exactly what this music {not the lyrics or the vocals} sounds like, but I just cannot seem to communicate it. Maybe a little bit of Keane mixed with Muse? Hmmm.
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