Benjamin Jayne Part 2

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Broken is the latest release from ‘Benjamin Jayne,’ a project that issustained by Benjamin Wright out of Brattleboro, Vermont. The album wasrecorded in Wright’s home studio, produced by him and Drew Skinner. It’sbeing released by WhatAboutMusic as a digital download and viastreaming platforms on October 13.Benjamin Jayne’s music has been compared to such acts as The National,Nick Drake, as well as Beck, and his baritone vocals have been comparedto Leonard Cohen. However, his new record reveals an entirely new vocalrange. The music tends to be on the darker side, melancholic andreflective, and is typically considered folk rock. Though he does useinteresting electronic elements and at times gets a little too heavy to becalled folk.The latest album continues in the realm of melancholia. It primarily dealswith people trying to reconcile who they are now compared to who theyremember themselves to be before the current of time got a hold of them. Itis about seeing our reflection and being unrecognizable to ourselves andthen facing the challenge of unraveling all of the elements we havewrapped ourselves in that don’t feel genuine. The album is seeking truthand rebirth.His work under Benjamin Jayne is a solo venture, but he does enjoy theinput and occasional song from his sister Amanda Jayne who is an artistbased out of Barcelona. He also consistently enlists Drew Skinner forengineering and production, though Benjamin co-produces on all of thealbums.Benjamin practices psychiatry by day at the country’s smallest hospital,where he is the Director of Psychiatry. He also has a background inperformance and songwriting, having studied film scoring and jazzperformance at Berklee College of Music. He played in multiple bands overthe last two decades and worked as a professional multi-instrumentalist inLos Angeles for a while before changing fields from music to psychiatry.       Benjamin's infohttps://www.benjaminjayne.com/#home-s... https://open.spotify.com/artist/2fKjh... https://www.tiktok.com/@benjaminjaynemusic https://www.instagram.com/benjaminjay...

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