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$20/15Western Australian singer-songwriter launches his ninth album 'Illuminated Numbers'.
Between 2005 and 2013 Benedict Moleta released eight albums with many Perth players and singers. He returned to live music in 2022 after a seven-year glitch, and played a 20-year retrospective show in 2023.
The new album is being launched with a national tour. Appearing with Benedict will be special guests Abi Main and Nicole Smede.
A three-track single – Passage of Time – has been released ahead of the new album, with two album tracks and a cover of My Favorite Things
Listen to Passage of Time:
https://open.spotify.com/album/4oECxXidaViUvZuNfjnnCr
https://benedictmoleta.bandcamp.com/album/passage-of-time-three-track-single-2022
In the media over the years:
"...there's reason to be excited about this comeback beyond one exquisite performance. Tonight is a reminiscence on an underrated and frankly brilliant body of WA work that deserves to be viewed alongside the best our state has produced in the past two decades. But it's also hard not to be excited by the prospect of a new album due soon, no doubt with a simple white cover."
Seesaw Magazine, May 2023
"Moleta has quite a unique style of delivering his lyrics – the vocals so clear, honest and unpretentious, it can make for quite an uplifting experience."
The Drum Media
"Next up was Benedict Moleta who came out and gave a beautiful acoustic set filled with amazing slice-of-life songs and an incredible voice that even makes the goose bumps have goose bumps!"
The AU Review
"...a hushed, white-wall atmosphere perfect for lovers of Death Cab For Cutie or Red House Painters. But the comparison is not exact, as Moleta's songwriting seems more mature and less prone to pop affectations..."
Rave Magazine
"...Moleta paints scene after detailed scene, piling on heady descriptions in a voice that's hushed, airy and pristinely delivered. ... he erases the line between story and song, recalling most often the intricate narratives of the Mountain Goats' John Darnielle."
messandnoise.com
“... sits somewhere in the rack alongside Smog, Calexico and the Candle Records (R.I.P) roster. As always, his words and delivery are precisely measured, the performance feeling as much like a reading from a seasoned poet or novelist as a band-fronting songwriter."
thevine.com.au
"I think of Moleta as a hero, the way he continuously works with different musicians . . . to craft albums that are warm and genuine, moments that merge with your own memories."
lifeisnoise.com
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Smith's Alternative, 76 Alinga Street,Canberra,ACT,Australia
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