Brendan Bennett- The Party's Over

Brendan Bennett is just happy to be here. The Florida native constructs organic and unique sounds, where he seems to sample a surface of raw emotion as a starting point and build whatever soundscapes feel right atop. There's structure but no rules; whatever Bennett experiences at the moment, we encounter too, and this passage of the soul forms a unique voyage for listeners. Now packaging once-bottled feelings into a remedial project in yearnings for a better today and tomorrow, Brendan Bennett shares The Party's Over.

The ten-track project details a vulnerable past and present, but Bennett seemingly shares each song as a survival mechanism for himself and anyone who's felt similar. The first track, "idk," with Dave Gutter, introduces a psychedelic yet hurting tone, where feelings are better left suppressed and the only spirits recognized are at the bar. This song acts as a sweetly somber opening for what's to unfold. Track two, "The Party's Over," is just as incredible sentimentally as it is musically, as a depleted tone meets a loss of hope where Bennett wishes memories would fade and stories would end. The song holds immense emotional value, as Bennett seems to recognize and accept perhaps one of the lowest points in his life. Track three, "Twentysum," digs deeper into the root of his mental space in the form of questions: "How do you make friends at 20? Make lots of money? Someone to love me the way I love everybody?" Bennett details a chronic unfulfillment and loneliness that's poisoning his thoughts, and the song ends in admittance that he feels unseen, unfelt, and dismissed. Track five, "i don't wanna be high right now," seemingly identifies a problem with substances as Bennett, Bensbeendead, and Dev Soter recognize complete dissociation when using. Track six, "these drugs don't work," is an asking for forgiveness with Libby Thompson, further recognizing the consequences of pain-numbing habits by describing himself as obnoxious and forgetful, yet grateful to still be here. Track eight, "zip codes," is the glimmer of hope that's been bubbling throughout the first half of the project, where Bensbeendead and Bennett strive to capture a feeling of past times, and not "lose sight" of the "real bright lights." Bennett also mentions his music career a handful of times throughout the project, which has seemed to take a toll on his headspace. The final track, "Regarding My Relapse," ironically explains how Bennett is only comfortable admitting his relapses in song form. As much as the root of the problem exists in his music endeavors, creating also plays a therapeutic role for Bennett, an interesting takeaway that many creatives can most likely represent. Bennett's finale includes pain he still carries with him, but at this point, he seems fully aware of the proper ways to heal for himself, hence "the party's over."

Learn the story of Brendan Bennett. Stream The Party's Over below.