Stream Beni's House of Beni in Entirety

This is good.

Beni's first release It's a Bubble had garnered a surprising amount of attention - going so far as to spawn a (pretty hilarious) dance. When he gave us a second sneak peek of House of Beni with Someone Just Like You, I had no idea what to expect of the album. The track has the credentials - featuring vocals from former member of The Rapture, Mattie Safer - so I had high hopes, but honestly it fell a little flat for me. Expect to hear lines from a few other singers you might recognize on the rest of the album including (but not limited to) Sam Sparro, Prince Terrance, Nomi (Jessica 6 and ex-Hercules & Love Affair), and Via Tania.

Today Modular People released the entire album for stream, and I'm stoked to say there are plenty of jams. His debut album is available for purchase this Friday, September 23rd. Beni's currently on a two month party tour as he plows through the Australian outback. Why am I here?


Beni - House of Beni by modularpeople

Tom Vek's Leisure Seizure

Six years after its predecessor, We Have Sound, Tom Vek's second studio album finally dropped. Island Records (a subsidiary of Universal since 2007) released the album through Modular People in Australia, who's been kind enough to post the entire album for your streaming-previewing pleasure. After more than half a decade, Tom's bold yet nonchalant vocals reliably deliver addictingly catchy melodies the second time around.

With that in mind, the instrumentation has definitely shifted from We Have Sound  - much more varied, experimental, and dynamic. Some of the tracks' thundering percussion intro's minister an added intensity, making this a very memorable album.

Especially digging Aroused, A Chore, and We Do Nothing. Vek's outdone himself and we'll be stuck on the repeat button this summer.



Highlights from We Have Sound:

Tom Veck - The Lower the Sun

Tom Veck - A Little Word in Your Ear (very reminiscent of older Red Hot Chili Peppers' guitar work)