“There's more room than ever for artists who take pride in being different, and BENEE is one of the fastest rising.” – Pigeons & Planes

Averaging nearly 2 million monthly listeners on Spotify and receiving critical acclaim, buzzing 19-year-old indie pop phenomenon BENEE shares a brand-new single entitled “Monsta” and announces the release of her upcoming STELLA & STEVE EP out November 15th.
 
On the new song BENEE said: “Thought I’d give you a spooky lil song for Halloween! I wrote it about a real fear I have of being taken in the night by someone outside my room…I’ve been loving a bunch of Arabic music lately, and in the studio when we were working on “Monsta” I suggested we find a line which follows a similar double harmonic scale—which you don’t usually hear in western music! I love the way that part has come out in the song.”
 
“Monsta” arrives on the heels of the rising hit “Find an Island.” In a little under a month, it turned into a viral moment with upwards of 2 million Spotify streams and placements on Spotify’s New Music Friday and Pop Rising.
 
Not to mention, it’s attracted widespread tastemaker praise. E! Online said, “New Zealand indie pop upstart delivers our favorite new kiss-off track.” Refinery29 declared, “Wow, did this BENEE track stops me in my tracks,” while NYLON added, “I’m heading to whatever island she winds up on after this track.” Digital High called it an “alt-tuned earworm,” with Coup De Main celebrating “BENEE is back!” Additionally, BENEE was recently named as one of Pigeons & Planes’ Best New Artists of the Month, stating, “There's more room than ever for artists who take pride in being different, and BENEE is one of the fastest rising.”
 
Fans can catch BENEE on the road throughout this fall. First up, she recently embarked on her sold out headline run, dubbed the “Lil North American Tour,” which included a sold-out gig at Brooklyn’s Rough Trade on October 21st, as well as shows in Boston, Washington, D.C. and Toronto. Not to mention overseas, she had a sold-out London show at Camden Assembly and an upcoming sold-out Australian headline tour making stops at Spilt Milk Festival. In December, she returns to the U.S. to support Conan Gray on select dates of his “Comfort Crowd Tour,” including Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, Denver and more. The full list of dates is below and tickets are available now at www.beneemusic.com.
 
BENEE recently made her mark with her critically acclaimed FIRE ON MARZZ EP, which features standout track “Glitter,” as well as her breakout hit “Evil Spider.” The EP has been praised by Billboard, NYLON, Marie Claire, Clash Magazine, Wonderland, Flaunt Magazine, Vice’s i-D, Idolator, Ones To Watch and many more.
 
ABOUT BENEE
Vi·sion·ar·y – as defined by Google – is a (noun) person with original ideas who plans the future with imagination or wisdom. With both traits in abundance well beyond her 19 years, New Zealand’s BENEE redefines the word. Carving out a space between indie pop and R&B, she deconstructs modern “pop music” to create a sonic landscape all her own. Growing up in suburban Auckland, New Zealand among a community of creatives, BENEE was immersed in the arts from a young age, and after releasing a series of self-released GarageBand covers on SoundCloud, she was soon writing and recording at Golden Age Studio with producer Josh Fountain in her senior year of high school. Just two weeks after enrolling in university, BENEE dropped out with a now unstoppable and feverish conviction to pursue music full-time. After releasing her Platinum-Certified breakout single "Soaked” in 2018, what she refers to as her ‘BENEEvision’— or “the idea that all of my music, visuals and content contribute to a greater artwork.”—immediately hit home.
 
UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
November 22              Brisbane, AU              Wooly Mammoth (SOLD OUT)
November 23              Canberra, AU              Spilt Milk Festival (SOLD OUT)
November 28              Sydney, AU                 Oxford Arts Factory (SOLD OUT)
November 29              Melbourne, AU            Max Watts (SOLD OUT)
November 30              Ballarat, Au                 Spilt Milk Festival (SOLD OUT)
December 2                Denver, CO                 Ogden Theatre*
December 4                Salt Lake City, UT      The Depot*
December 6                Vancouver, BC           Vogue Theatre*
December 7                Seattle, WA                 Showbox Sodo*
December 8                Portland, OR               Roseland Theater*
December 10              Oakland, CA               Fox Theater*
December 11              Los Angeles, CA         The Fonda Theatre*
December 12              Los Angeles, CA         The Fonda Theatre*
December 13              Los Angeles, CA         The Fonda Theatre*
* with Conan Gray