33 min
013: Charlotte Rose Benjamin (6.10.2022) LOCAL BOPS
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- Music
There are few things more human than the desire to be desired, a theme that's at the center of indie songwriter Charlotte Rose Benjamin's LP Dreamtina. The record, which explores the occupational hazards of romantic engagements, charts infatuation in terms that give its central theme the requisite space, while never feeling too somber or overly serious: Benjamin cites Courtney Barnett and Liz Phair as songwriting influences, which bleed into her craft at the necessary moments to make for an album that's even-handed in its approach to dating around NYC.
In this episode, I spoke with Charlotte Rose Benjamin about the themes at play
on Dreamtina and the stories that informed its ten tracks, which include sitting in the parking lot of a Cumberland Farms, feeling lonely at the party, and what it's like to see your ex show up to a show that you're playing. And as is par for the course, Charlotte was kind enough to regale us with some acoustic cuts from the release—enjoy!
SONGS USED:
Cumbie's Parking Lot
Slot Machine
Satisfied
Follow Charlotte Rose Benjamin:
https://www.charlotterosebenjaminmusic.com/
https://www.instagram.com/charlotterosebenjamin/
Produced, mixed, and edited by Billy Coughlin (aka Bilco):
http://instagram.com/bilco_bops
Hosted by Connor Beckett:
twitter.com/b_ck_tt
http://instagram.com/b_ck_tt
Follow LOCAL BOPS:
http://localbops.com
instagram.com/localbopsnyc
www.patreon.com/localbopsnyc
There are few things more human than the desire to be desired, a theme that's at the center of indie songwriter Charlotte Rose Benjamin's LP Dreamtina. The record, which explores the occupational hazards of romantic engagements, charts infatuation in terms that give its central theme the requisite space, while never feeling too somber or overly serious: Benjamin cites Courtney Barnett and Liz Phair as songwriting influences, which bleed into her craft at the necessary moments to make for an album that's even-handed in its approach to dating around NYC.
In this episode, I spoke with Charlotte Rose Benjamin about the themes at play
on Dreamtina and the stories that informed its ten tracks, which include sitting in the parking lot of a Cumberland Farms, feeling lonely at the party, and what it's like to see your ex show up to a show that you're playing. And as is par for the course, Charlotte was kind enough to regale us with some acoustic cuts from the release—enjoy!
SONGS USED:
Cumbie's Parking Lot
Slot Machine
Satisfied
Follow Charlotte Rose Benjamin:
https://www.charlotterosebenjaminmusic.com/
https://www.instagram.com/charlotterosebenjamin/
Produced, mixed, and edited by Billy Coughlin (aka Bilco):
http://instagram.com/bilco_bops
Hosted by Connor Beckett:
twitter.com/b_ck_tt
http://instagram.com/b_ck_tt
Follow LOCAL BOPS:
http://localbops.com
instagram.com/localbopsnyc
www.patreon.com/localbopsnyc
33 min