Bruce Cockburn,, Rickie Lee Jones, Paul Weller, Andy Partridge, Roddy Frame, James Grant, Duncan Sheik, and Jared Leach are the first artists to come to mind as I listen to this. And Ben has such an incredible poetic wit and inimitable (and winning) singing style to go along with his incredible guitar (and multi-instrumental) skills. Every song on this album is an absolute delight to hear--first time and repeatedly. A top 10 album for 2022. wafiii
Pretty avant-pop with simple instrumentation and gentle bite from New York's Garcon No.1 cleverly subverts the torch song. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 13, 2020