Debut single from Hallways, out Sept 1

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/1JZrcuoNtPxKVsAbJmW7Cv?si=dae5ba7021cf43de

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/ginger-ale/1701975089?i=1701975421

Ginger Ale

Benji Kay - Ginger Ale

It sounds like a breakup song, and it is… But it's not about breaking up with a person. It's about breaking up with a part of yourself: your inner critic.

This song came to me almost fully formed in a dream. I woke up one morning with the chords, the melody, the mood, and half the lyrics already in my head.

I really like experimenting with song forms that are just a tad unconventional. To me, this is a super concise but still fully formed pop song with an intro, a couple instrumental sections, two verses and two choruses.

"Worthless" was first recorded in my home studio. Engineer Luke Tallon heard the demo and recommended bringing on Ethan Neel to play live drums and percussion at Bell Labs Recording in Norman, OK with producer Trent Bell. Trent also mastered this (and all the songs on the record).

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1HudapYqhjtJrEq6lW6dRQ

Apple Music: http://itunes.apple.com/album/id/1701956061

Benji Kay - Worthless

This is an earnest song about longing for a place & time. "Let's go to Tahoe... to sunbathe on boulders out in the crystalline blue." It's split into three sections. The first is an homage to Beach Boys vocal arrangements. The second is a smooth and hypnotic instrumental with drums and electric guitar. And the last is an intimate acoustic performance, recorded in just one take.

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/7ADqxP4zICULa8vLHsJQpq

Apple Music: http://itunes.apple.com/album/id/1702450586

Benji Kay - Tahoe

Do you ever feel like the Internet is spying on you? Doom scrolling, addiction to "likes", uncannily targeted ads. This is a rumination on the angst of our age and an ode to the chaos inherent to our experience. Horns, key changes, latin percussion, and accidentals all pay homage to the bombardment of screaming non sequiturs that is Social Media in 2023.

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