Benét - “Plz”

SXSW 2022 - OEB Score: 7; Popularity Index: 5

Pairs Well With…Arlo Parks, Toro Y Moi, Clairo

Neo soul R&B and vibing synth pop play together on Benét’s debut 2021 EP Game Over!, a woozy, groovy collection that gently plays smooth and raw themes against one another. Cozy pop songs mix with more danceable, new-wave tracks, both good vehicles for Benét’s soft, natural vocals. They have a good sense for chillwave, pocket rhythms, as much funk as it is R&B in its backbeat soul vibes. Benét is a consistent artist across their early category, honing patient soul power into their own spaced-out songwriting. Benét showcase on Friday night at The Velveeta Room for Bayonet & Father/Daughter Records. (Kevin McStravick)