Brooklyn based artist Charlotte Rose Benjamin recently released the single “Slot Machine” ahead of her album “Dreamtina”.
Charlotte Rose Benjamin‘s uplifting new single ‘Slot Machine‘ from her forthcoming debut album, “Dreamtina“, which is set for release on April 22nd. It’s a refreshing and catchy tune ‘Slot Machine’ sews country flecked guitar licks and bouncy percussion with Benjamin’s stream of conscious, her lighthearted and life affirming lyrics laced with a wistful and bittersweet tone pirouettes through the “inbetween” feeling of being between generations. As Benjamin sings, “If I let you play me like a slot machine / maybe I’ll win sometimes.”
“Slot Machine” pairs jaunty guitar hooks with Benjamin’s stream of conscious, lighthearted lyrics about unrequited love and the “in-between” feeling of being a millennial/genZ cusp. Benjamin describes “Slot Machine” as a “Sunday-morning-strolling-through-a-New-England-Beach-town kind of song,” relating it to her hometown of Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts.
The video was shot by Benjamin and frequent collaborator, Hlif Olafsdottir, documenting a leisurely day on a Williamsburg Ferry, a Chinatown arcade, a Dime’s Square dive bar and their favorite downtown karaoke spot.
“I think there’s a waspy country club vibe that comes to mind when people hear that I’m from Martha’s Vineyard. That definitely exists, but most people who are privileged enough don’t choose to live there in the off season. I always identified more with the towny girls from the movie Mystic Pizza. I had a wonderful childhood, but living on an island can be incredibly isolating. My music has changed so much since I left, but I think I’ll always have a little bit of a twang in my writing because of where I grew up.”
Self produced alongside her bandmates, Nardo Ochoa, Matti Dunietz and Zoe Zeeman, Charlotte Rose Benjamin’s debut album finds her analyzing her identity in correlation to romantic relationships and in comparison to “Dreamtina”, a fictitious namesake for the effortlessly-perfect girl you see and aspire to be. With the news of the album, premiering the pyromaniac-puppet-show video for her song “Satisfied”, calling the song “an irresistible power pop hook, paired with instantly quotable lyrics.”
Previously released songs, “Cumbie’s Parking Lot” and “Heat Stroke Summer”, were released as an a-side/b-side single last Summer, receiving praise calling out Benjamin’s “acerbic wit and penchant for crafting fun and memorable indie rock tunes.”
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