Benjamin Jayne Part 2

Broken is the latest release from ‘Benjamin Jayne,’ a project that is

sustained by Benjamin Wright out of Brattleboro, Vermont. The album was

recorded in Wright’s home studio, produced by him and Drew Skinner. It’s

being released by WhatAboutMusic as a digital download and via

streaming 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 compared

to Leonard Cohen. However, his new record reveals an entirely new vocal

range. The music tends to be on the darker side, melancholic and

reflective, and is typically considered folk rock. Though he does use

interesting electronic elements and at times gets a little too heavy to be

called folk.

The latest album continues in the realm of melancholia. It primarily deals

with people trying to reconcile who they are now compared to who they

remember themselves to be before the current of time got a hold of them. It

is about seeing our reflection and being unrecognizable to ourselves and

then facing the challenge of unraveling all of the elements we have

wrapped ourselves in that don’t feel genuine. The album is seeking truth

and rebirth.

His work under Benjamin Jayne is a solo venture, but he does enjoy the

input and occasional song from his sister Amanda Jayne who is an artist

based out of Barcelona. He also consistently enlists Drew Skinner for

engineering and production, though Benjamin co-produces on all of the

albums.

Benjamin practices psychiatry by day at the country’s smallest hospital,

where he is the Director of Psychiatry. He also has a background in

performance and songwriting, having studied film scoring and jazz

performance at Berklee College of Music. He played in multiple bands over

the last two decades and worked as a professional multi-instrumentalist in

Los Angeles for a while before changing fields from music to psychiatry.

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