Benjamin Booker announced in March this year that he was going to be releasing his second album and on his website he included a little essay outlining the reason for the song and album title Witness (You can read it HERE).
What you get is a soul infused, blues rock kind of garage rock, gospel "with a raw and unforgiving candor that's reminiscent of downtown New York punk" sounding album that is political in places as you might expect after reading his essay!
Pitchfork said Benjamin, "makes retro music feel modern, reflecting on racism in America while drawing on blues, soul, and gospel."
It's an absolute cracker in my book.
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Witness - Benjamin Booker
ATO/Rough Trade
Produced by Sam Cohen
Released 2nd June 2017
Here are links for all but one of the songs from the album. Not all of these are the actual version that appear on the album - some are live Radio Performances or Concert Performances.
A1 Right On You
A2 Motivation
A3 Witness (featuring Mavis Staples)
A4 The Slow Drag Under
A5 Truth Is Heavy
B1 Believe
B2 Overtime
B3 Off The Ground
B4 Carry
B5 All Was Well
A2 Motivation
A3 Witness (featuring Mavis Staples)
A4 The Slow Drag Under
A5 Truth Is Heavy
B1 Believe
B2 Overtime
B3 Off The Ground
B4 Carry
B5 All Was Well
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Benjamin Booker
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