Benjamin Booker shares a new single “Slow Dance in a Gay Bar,” the track arrives ahead off his forthcoming album Lower, co-produced by Booker with hip-hop producer Kenny Segal (Armand Hammer, billy woods), is due January 24, 2025 on Fire Next Time Records via Thirty Tigers.

Speaking about the song and video, Booker says:

“You know, sometimes you find yourself in a death hole, surrounded by bones and rotting flesh. It feels like every second is a shovel-full of dirt flung on your head—the worms are laughing at you, hungry, ready to eat.

But then, out of nowhere, the impossible happens. A ladder appears. You climb up and the world you knew before is completely different. The colors are more saturated. The sun shines brighter and the air smells sweet like honey.

This song is about that.

We shot this video in the French Quarter before the attack. I’d like to dedicate it to the victims.”

On previous releases, Booker dabbled in fuzzy americana-inspired garage rock and 70’s glam, LOWER presents a grittier and raw sound that Booker had been searching for for years while digging into niche music scenes and ultimately filtering them through his unique pop lens. “I wanted to get to this sound, but I didn’t know how. At some point I decided I’m going to find it or die trying.” Booker credits Segal as instrumental to this search, trading stems via email while Booker was in Australia. “Kenny was the missing piece I needed–he fills in all of my gaps. I don’t know what I’ll do next, but if I can imagine it, I can do it now.”

Benjamin Booker
Lower
Tracklisting

1. BLACK OPPS
2. LWA IN THE TRAILER PARK
3. POMPEII STATUES
4. SLOW DANCE IN A GAY BAR
5. SPEAKING WITH THE DEAD
6. REBECCA LATIMER FELTON TAKES A BBC
7. NEW WORLD
8. SAME KIND OF LONELY
9. SHOW AND TELL
10. HEAVY ON MY MIND
11. HOPE FOR THE NIGHT

Benjamin Booker 2025 Tour Dates

2/2 – San Diego, CA – Soda Bar *
2/4 – Santa Ana, CA – Constellation Room *
2/5 – Los Angeles, CA – Lodge Room*
2/6 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel *
2/8 – Portland, OR – Mississippi Studios *
2/9 – Seattle, WA – Madame Lou’s *
2/10 – Boise, ID – Neurolux *
2/11 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge *
2/13 – Denver, CO – Marquis Theatre *
2/15 – Omaha, NE – Reverb Lounge *
2/16 – Minneapolis, MN – Turf Club *
2/18 – Chicago, IL – Subterranean *
2/19 – Detroit, MI – Magic Bag *
2/21 – Toronto, ON – Longboat Hall *
2/22 – Montreal, QC – L’Esco *
2/23 – Boston, MA – Crystal Ballroom *
2/25 – Brooklyn, NY – Public Records *
2/26 – Brooklyn, NY – Public Records *
2/27 – Philly, PA – Kung Fu Necktie *
2/28 – Washington, DC – Union Stage *
3/2 – Asheville, NC – Eulogy *
3/3 – Atlanta, GA – Aisle 5 *
3/5 – Nashville, TN – 3rd and Lindsley *
3/7 – New Orleans, LA – Siberia *

* with Kenny Segal

Pre-order Lower by Benjamin Booker HERE