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“I think I try to be as honest as possible,” he says, “as long as I just try to be honest in my songwriting, there’s going to be somebody out there who kind of feels the same way as I do.” Benjamin possesses a strong ability to capture the vulnerability and the anxiety-inducing uncertainty of what the future holds that so many people struggle to understand in themselves. The mixtape features tracks like “ 1994,” which outlines nostalgia and the realities of growing older, and “Death of a Hero,” where Benjamin tells a story of the downfall of someone he once idolized. His first official release of 2018, a brooding plea for empathy entitled “Let Me Down Slowly,” has garnered over sixty-nine million listens on Spotify, clearly resonating with a number of people. Speaking with him, he says “I make the music, and the process of getting to write the songs and perform them is for me,” but the music itself is for whoever is listening and enjoying it. Over the years, Alec has become best known for his intricate and at times perplexing lyrical storytelling, a trademark that appears thoroughly throughout Narrated For You, but this done more so in the interest of the listener than himself.
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Benjamin’s from-the-ground-up approach to a career in music has shown the importance of patience and putting in the work as his debut mixtape, Narrated For You, arrives alongside the start of an entirely sold out 18-date tour. “I feel like you never really know,” says 24-year-old singer-songwriter Alec Benjamin of knowing when his songs are complete. “There’s just a certain point that you have to start putting music out, so you set a deadline for yourself and once you hit that date you just stop working on them.” Benjamin has been releasing tracks on his YouTube channel sporadically over the past two years while steadily accumulating an ardent following both online as well as in person, playing shows whenever he could: opening for his musical role model Jon Bellion, embarking on his own self-booked European tour, playing in parking lots for fans in line for Troye Sivan and Shawn Mendes shows.