"SLOW DANCE IN A GAY BAR" stands out on Booker's latest album as a glint of hope on a socially charged album, with whispering poetical musings and clipping vinyl loops.
New Orleans-based singer-songwriter Benjamin Booker released a new 41-minute album titled LOWER on the 24th of January of this year. Though mostly grunge and rock, (and incredible in their own right and worth pursuing) one particular song, “SLOW DANCE IN A GAY BAR” stands out as a more mellow, gentle, and optimistic shining star of the tracklist.
The entirety of the album is produced by Kenny Segal, who is also known for his work with rap acts like Billy Woods and Armond Hammer. This song stands out as a glint of hope on a socially charged album, heavy and wrought with meaning. It expresses projections of frustration and disfunction in American society as an African American, and being part of an un-winnable game, which wields within its guts such experiences as police brutality and systemic racism.
“SLOW DANCE IN A GAY BAR” is LOWER’s more gentle melody, with Benjamin Booker crooning over a clipping sound reminiscent of a skipping vinyl, backtracking on itself in a loop. His lyrics whisper emblems of hope over such loops, he muses, ‘I am beginning to see the beauty all around me’.
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