NASHVILLE |DT: SEPTEMBER 28, 2010
FR: LIBBY COFFEY/ANGELA VILLANUEVA/MITCH SCHNEIDER, MSO
BENNY MARCHANT
ANNOUNCES LOS ANGELES SHOWS
CMJ PERFORMANCE SET FOR OCTOBER 23
DEBUT SOLO EP
‘CONVERSATIONS MISSED’
OUT TODAY (SEPTEMBER 28)
TITLE CUT NOW ARRIVING TO RADIO
FULL-LENGTH ALBUM ON TAP FOR EARLY 2011 RELEASE
Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter BENNY MARCHANT will release his debut solo EP CONVERSATIONS MISSED today September 28 via his own imprint, Marina Records. BENNY will preview the new songs including “Conversations Missed”–arriving now at radio and already spinning on “The Loft” at Sirius/XM–at a handful of Los Angeles club shows in the coming weeks including two nights at The Mint (September 30 and October 15) and a Viper Room show Sunday, November 7. He’ll also head to New York for a special CMJ acoustic show on Saturday, October 23 at Googie’s (154 Ludlow St. NY, NY) and follow the NYC date with a short East Coast trek (date TBA). Check out the exclusive online listening party for the CONVERSATIONS MISSED EP up now on Blender.com:
For CONVERSATIONS MISSED, BENNY teamed with renowned producer Joe Chiccarelli (Radiohead, White Stripes, My Morning Jacket, The Shins, Manchester Orchestra, Minus the Bear). resulting in a tantalizing debut collection from an electric troubadour, the sound of a hopeful heart that's bruised but still beating. The songs on the EP–“Cold Weather,” “Been Too Long,” “A Better Way” and two versions of “Conversations Missed”–introduce MARCHANT’s haunting alternative folk-rock and give a sample of what’s to come on his full length debut titled COLD WEATHER due out early 2011. Asked about the inspiration for the moving song “Conversations Missed,” BENNY says: “When I left home and moved to Nashville, I could definitely see the strain that was going on with my parents. That kind of strain led me to write the song. Unfortunately their situation eventually led to a divorce. It was a very tough time, especially being away from home.”
In video news, the clip for the title track and lead single “Conversations Missed” was directed by Alan Tanner (Sea Wolf, Jenny Lewis, M. Ward). Brian Willett of Bloginity.com said the video “shows off why so many are becoming absorbed in the Marchant movement–it’s deceptively simple-looking, original and infectious–just like the song itself” (9/3/10). Currently featured on AOL Music, the video can be seen here: http://music.aol.com/video/conversations-missed/benny-marchant/bc:590935015001.
In an early review of the EP, Melissa Garcia cited the song “A Better Way,” noting: “With melancholy riffs and a touch of cello that emerges smoothly into the song, he tells a story of heartbreak and longing. It has a sense of disparity that captures my attention immediately, the hope of ‘the one who got away’ to return (THE LIVE O.C.COM, September 27, 2010).”
Catch BENNY at one of his upcoming shows, more to be announced…
DATE CITY VENUE
Thu 9/30 Los Angeles, CA The Mint (11:15 PM)
Fri 10/15 Los Angeles, CA The Mint (9:00 PM)
CMJ
Sat 10/23 New York, NY Googie’s (154 Ludlow St. NY, NY) acoustic
Sun 11/7 Los Angeles, CA Viper Room (8:00 PM)
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For BENNY MARCHANT publicity, contact:
Libby Coffey 818-380-0400 x224 LCoffey@msopr.com
Angela Villanueva 818-380-0400 x232 AVillanueva@msopr.com
Mitch Schneider 818-380-0400 x235 MSchneider@msopr.com
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BENNY MARCHANT: ANNOUNCES LOS ANGELES SHOW; CMJ PERFORMANCE SET FOR OCTOBER 23; DEBUT SOLO EP 'CONVERSATIONS MISSED' OUT TODAY (SEPTEMBER 28); TITLE CUT NOW ARRIVING TO RADIO
