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These tracks are equally worthy of processing heart break, gaming with your friends, or finding strength in solitude growth in time requires an embrace of seriousness as well as unbridled, shameless joy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBenét’s debut EP, \u003ci\u003eGame Over\u003c\/i\u003e (2021), was an honest effort at self-reflection through electronic dance and disco atmospheres the titular question of their debut album serves as a reset on the arcade game with more knowledge, maturity, and assurance as Benét moves into more organic instrumental accompaniment and refined songwriting. The ebullient and sharp guitar riffs and driving bassline of “Insensitive” lift Benét’s vocals as they sing about feelings of nervousness, desire, and ultimately overcoming both with assuredness. Benét gets to flaunt satisfying personal growth in “Overpowering” over a smooth bassline and strutting beat. “No Alarm” offers another look at Benét’s lyrical vulnerability, moving back and forth between self-consciousness in the verses and a shimmering string emphasized certainty in the chorus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBenét’s music has always been influenced by the environments around them and the people who they choose to create with. The album is a result of roughly three years of writing and recording at various times with different groups of friends and musical partners in Richmond, VA with Jacob Grissom, Christian Lewis, Neal Perrine, and John Trainum, in Philadelphia with Kyle Pulley and Danny Murillo, and in New York with Carlos Truly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCan I go again?\u003c\/i\u003e is about taking and recognizing time, growing deliberately, and expressing delight and nervousness with confidence. 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He’s trying to map out exactly when and how a relationship failed. “I was left behind romantically and I was really feeling that,” he says. “I was wondering, ‘Am I going to be okay?’ How did I get to a place where we’re not cool? Was it all me?’”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou can certainly hear moments of heartache, resentment, and regret on \u003cem\u003eMake ‘Em Laugh\u003c\/em\u003e. On “Damn,” he fixates on how much he misses someone, and on “Need,” he comes to terms with the realization that a partner can’t meet his emotional needs. But despite these moments of pain, a sense of soaring optimism drives the album forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMake ‘Em Laugh\u003c\/em\u003e is a document of discovery and self-realization, and is full of questions rather than answers. Open-hearted inquiry is a skill he learned in therapy, which he started going to while working on the project. “You're not going to know everything,” he says. “This world does not give you cheat sheet answers. But as long as you know what you want to know, you can get a bit of freedom from just asking.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBenét\u003c\/strong\u003e’s ability to traverse many complex and conflicting emotional states informs the sound of the music too: the album is dynamic, vibrant, and genre fluid. His warm vocals shine on contemplative indie-rock tracks like “Pieces Of Me” and “Demon.” On “Too Scared to Say,” he employs autotune to convey a sense of swirling confusion, a sentiment that intensifies on experimental electronic track “Slimmer.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBenét\u003c\/strong\u003e also really enjoyed working with the artists featured on the album. He discovered Margaux’s music when she performed at the Brooklyn venue Baby’s All Right, where he works, and was excited to realize that fans had already been connecting their work in the YouTube comments on his videos. Faye Webster is his best friend, and someone who he feels matches his aptitude for asking astute questions about relationships. And AnnonXL’s whirling, vibrant verse on “Slimmer” was so good that it pushed \u003cstrong\u003eBenét\u003c\/strong\u003e creatively.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMake ‘Em Laugh\u003c\/em\u003e may have begun as a way to process a breakup, but, as a body of work, it looks far beyond the specifics of just one relationship. This is music that wonders about the big life questions that connect us all and that finds solace in community. 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