Some say, ‘writing about music is like dancing about architecture.’ 

Well, that sounds splendid to me, personally I would love to watch a contemporary dance piece encapsulating Brutalist architecture… but to the issue at hand: capturing in words the music of Benoit. 

I have 3 dances with words to share with you about this awe-seeking Aussie’s songman: 

  1. In Benoit I hear rich lyrics flowering in calming disarming fields of lush guitar; 
  2. Benoit combines a folk twang with a social justice sting and melodic swank with suburban swag; 
  3. Listening to Benoit is like eavesdropping on a poet and guitarist making love in the backseat of a rowboat sailing on a sea of songs. 

I recommend listening in, listening on and listening long. 

– Cameron Semmens, poet and author