Out today – Benjamin Booker ‘Witness’

Benjamin Booker has today released his incredible new album Witness. On Witness, Booker has created his most ambitious work yet by digging deep into his passion for eccentric soul, R&B, and blues, while never straying too far from the garage-punk intensity that made his self-titled 2014 debut such a creative breakthrough. Listen to the record here: Watch Benjamin Booker perform ‘Right On You’ and ‘Believe’ live below

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Listen – Benjamin Booker ‘Believe’

Benjamin Booker has shared a new track ‘Believe’ off his upcoming album Witness, out Friday 2nd June. To accompany the new track, Booker has also shared a stunning live video of him performing the song at Providence’s historic Columbus Theatre. Watch the video below. Witness is his biggest artistic leap to date – drawing on everything from the writings of James Baldwin to Freddie Gibbs to William Onyeabor’s 70s African psych-rock. Preorder...

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Listen – Benjamin Booker ‘Right On You’

Benjamin Booker has shared ‘Right On You,’ the opening track from his upcoming LP Witness out June 2nd. Booker describes the song as being “about the selfish, lonely and hedonistic nature of modern life, where death is ‘right on you’ but seems ‘hard to imagine’.” Listen below. The album’s ten new, original tracks were all written by Booker, produced by Sam Cohen, mixed by Shawn Everett, and recorded at The Isokon studio...

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Benjamin Booker shares single ‘Witness’ + announces new album

Benjamin Booker is back! Overnight he has shared details for his new album Witness and has released the title track from the record. The single, Booker’s most profound and politically charged song to date, features a guest vocal by Mavis Staples. The album is out June 2nd via Rough Trade Records / Remote Control Records. Read his powerful statement regarding the track below:   WITNESS By Benjamin Booker “Once you find yourself in another...

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