Lychee by BENEE

The seven-track "Lychee" EP sees BENEE reflect on spending healthy amounts of time by herself while managing the ongoing presence of anxiety. “I’ve spent a lot of time by myself thinking about my friends, my relationships and my place in this crazy mixed-up world we are living in,” she says. Below, BENEE explains how that sustained self-examination and strong yearning for new musical horizons guided each track on "Lychee". “This music was inspired by the thoughts that are always jangling around my brain,” BENEE tells Apple Music. “I find it really hard to switch off.” Like the rest of us, the New Zealand alt-pop star was forced to confront her internal thought processes at length during lockdown. But luckily that experience resulted in a fruitful creative outpouring for her. On her first new release since her 2020 debut album "Hey u x", BENEE links up with co-writers like Greg Kurstin, Kenny Beats, Rostam and regular collaborator Josh Fountain to deepen her dreamy sound without losing the confiding quality of her intimate, murmured vocals. ℗ 2022 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.