Benny Starr – A Water Album [LP]

Benjamin “Benny” Starr and the band FOUR20s sink deep into a stream of riveting poetry, hip-hop music, and jazz on their newly released musical work A Water Album. Throughout the album Benny revisits water as a centralizing theme and often uses it as a lead-in into other issues that not only resonate with him as an artist but also connect with the very engaged audience enjoying the show (did I forget to mention this album was recorded during a live show?).  Some of my personal favorites include a feverish confrontation (or inspiration depending on your view) called “The Water Keeps Rising“; the swirling recollections of a life reincarnated that is appropriately called “Nostalgia” (which features sweet harmonies from singer Shaniqua McCants); a fire-bombing trap-meets-jazz gem entitled “Flowers” (which features some flame rhymes from Benny and his brother-in-arms Matt Monday); a zoned out number called “Forever, Love” which serves as a deep dive into the bone and tissue of that thing that we humans call “love”; and a serene bit of ambient-soul that is deceptively titled “War” (which features floating vocals from singer Niecy Blues). All in all, A Water Album is a beautiful batch of jazzy-hip-hop-poetry that even less than casual poetry fans will fall in love with. You can listen to (and buy) the album via the links listed below as well as catch up on the latest music and news from Benny by making sure that you’re connected to him via the social links listed below.

vibes – cerebral, poetic, inspired, live, spiritual, black life, earthy, organic, revolutionary but gangsta, cathartic, introspective, esoteric, street griot, poignant, artful

Stream & buy Benny Starr’s music on…
( Amazon | Bandcamp | Deezer | Google Play | iTunes | Spotify | Tidal )

https://starrship.bandcamp.com/album/a-water-album

https://listen.tidal.com/album/109588213

https://www.deezer.com/us/album/97209462

Connect with Benny Starr on…
( Facebook | Instagram | Official Site | ReverbNation | Soundcloud | Twitter | YouTube )