Broken Album Releases 10/13/2023
‘Benjamin Jayne,’ is a project that Benjamin Wright sustains out of Brattleboro, Vermont.
His music has been compared to bands like The National, Nick Drake, and Beck, and his baritone vocals have been compared to Leonard Cohen. However, his new record “Broken” (coming 10/13/23) 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 uses interesting electronic elements and sometimes gets a little too heavy to be called folk.
Broken 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 seeks 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, an artist based out of Barcelona. He also consistently enlists Drew Skinner for engineering and production, though Benjamin co-produces on all the albums.