New Rich Bennett Single Released - Free Download

May 20, 2010 - PRLog -- Hidden Shoal Recordings today announced the release of the new single ‘Misty Valley’ by shadowy lounge-pop maestro Rich Bennett, taken from his forthcoming sophomore album On Holiday.

‘Misty Valley’ kicks off On Holiday in fine style. Influenced by the classic exotica of Martin Denny, the aching folk-pop of Fleet Foxes, even the conceptual sweep of The Zombies’ Odessey and Oracle, ‘Misty Valley’ is brimming with delicious breezy melodies and the buoyant vocals of both Bennett and Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Rebecca Pronsky. The single is a delicious taste of the wonders that lie waiting on the album.

The luscious contours of Rich Bennett’s songs are immediately inviting, but follow their flowing lines and there’s no resolution – just an anxious question mark. The darker side of On Holiday, lurking like a shadow, is the knowledge that you’re in the middle of a fantasy and it’s only fleeting, soon to return to normal life. This nagging feeling of emptiness runs throughout, whether it’s the reflective whistling and watery phased melodies of ‘EPO’, the gloriously disorientating multi-tracked saxophone solo on ‘Night Part 1’, or the delicious minor key ‘Night Part 2’. Closing track ‘Green Memories’ casts doubt on whether the holiday was even real, its strings and woodwinds mustering a sense of intoxicating, queasy melancholy.

“brings together the sophisticated pop soundtracks of Burt Bacharach and Ennio Morricone with the electronic detail of Stereolab and Delia Derbyshire…. If you’re a fan of retro-futurist pop such as the High Llamas then this will be up your aisle” – Proper Songs on Music for Underwater Supermarkets

The music of supermarkets, elevators and doctor’s offices has been floating around inside Brooklyn resident Rich Bennett’s head since he was born. It’s no wonder that Bennett’s music seems to spring from those delightfully soporific melodies he heard as a child riding in his mom’s shopping cart. Bennett’s debut solo outing Music For Underwater Supermarkets is the glistening fruit of a retreat back to those aisles. While informed by the familiar, Music For Underwater Supermarkets breathes gentle yet strange new life into the everyday. On Holiday explores these atmospheres further, creating dark and complex pop music, featuring Bennett’s vocals for the first time.

Bennett has been involved in many musical projects over the years, including avant-rock group Friendly Bears and Monocle. He has also performed and recorded with Seattle-based cinematic rock band Hotels, written chamber music for the Pamplemousse New Music Ensemble, and produced and toured Europe with Rebecca Pronsky.

‘Misty Valley’ is available now for free download from the Hidden Shoal Store. On Holiday will see its official CD release on July 29th with a digital pre-release on July 1st.

Hidden Shoal Recordings is an Australia-based independent music label that has earned a reputation for releasing exciting and engaging new independent music that is not bound by genre or style. Hidden Shoal Recordings was chosen as one of the top 10 favourite labels of 2007 by Textura magazine and has been dubbed “This generation’s 4AD” by prominent New York radio host DJ Mojo.



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Hidden Shoal Recordings is an Australia-based music label that has earned a reputation for releasing engaging new music that is not bound by genre or style. The label has been dubbed “This generation’s 4AD” by prominent New York radio host DJ Mojo.