Pop singer/songwriter Alec Benjamin, collaborating with StarGate, delivers a truly beautiful single with โDifferent Kind of Beautiful.โ
โYouโre a different kind of beautiful, the kind that makes me scared / The kind that makes me turn around and act like Iโm not there.โ Word, ๐ Alec Benjamin, WORD.ย The pop singer/songwriter is back with some fire ๐ฅ on his 2023 single, ๐ต โDifferent Kind of Beautifulโ. Notably, โDifferent Kind of Beautifulโ has a different sound compared to other AB songs.ย He wrote it alongside ๐ผ โ ๐ StarGate โ Mikkel Storleer Eriksen and Tor Erik Hermansen โ who also produces the track. The resulting record is a BOP!
โI try to speak, but I canโt find the words
Knees gettinโ weak and my speech gettinโ slurred
Hands feelin’ heavy, and vision is blurred.โ
Whoa, Alec! As always, Benjamin impresses from a vocal perspective.ย His instrument is beautiful, distinct, and boyish. The boyish timbre of his voice is no insult โ it is nothing short of charming.ย Benjamin rides the production, with its sophisticated sound, stupendously. The StarGate backdrop hearkens back to the past (itโs the plucked sounds) while simultaneously embracing the 2020s. Alec nails the rhythmic melodic lines, singing with incredible agility.ย Of course, the crowning achievement โ the crรจme de la crรจme โ is the catchy, tuneful chorus. Excerpted above, it continues as follows: โThe kind that takes my breath away and leaves me without air / Maybe Iโm delusional, youโre just that kind of beautiful.โ All told, Alec reminds us why heโs the sugar honey iced tea on ๐ต โDifferent Kind of Beautifulโ a truly beautiful song.
๐ Alec Benjamin โข ๐ต โDifferent Kind of Beautifulโ โข ๐ท Elektra Entertainment โข ๐ 10.27.23
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