Artist: Georgie Benz
Singles: Curious and How Did You Do It So Easily
Georgie Benz is an up-and-coming indie artist born in London, England however, Benz is currently studying at Boston’s Berklee College of Music. First releasing a single in 2023, Georgie Benz’s most recent single, How Did You Do It So Easily, was released a few weeks ago on October 29, 2024. This song shortly followed Benz’s previous single, Curious, which was released on October 23, 2024. Benz performed these singles at Saint Rocke in Hermosa Beach, California on October 30, 2024. Both releases have a similar musical style and are both equally as amazingly executed.
Curious is a classic indie-style song that focuses primarily on acoustic guitar and vocal tracks, also including some drum tracks during certain more powerful verses. The song has wonderful vocal harmonies with lyrics touching on sensitive topics regarding the pain that is left when a relationship ends unexpectedly. Benz dives deeply into the concept of learning to adjust to life without someone after a difficult breakup and taking note of the ways that person may not have been the best fit in one’s life. More specifically, Benz discusses how the other person in the relationship did not truly want to learn and be curious enough to ask questions. They preferred the relationship to stay casual; however, Benz’s feelings for the person continued to grow. Toward the end of the song, Georgie Benz emphasizes how when leaving these relationships, it feels like a wound that will not heal. Even when the painful wound does eventually heal, there will forever be a scar in its place, altering a person’s views on relationships. Overall, the composition and lyricism of this song were extremely well done. The audio mixing was perfectly balanced, and all elements of the song flowed. The sole critique that can truly be made is that some of the lyrics did not completely flow due to a lack of rhyme or a slight break in the rhythm; however, these critiques are extremely minor and did not truly change the listening experience in any way.
Benz’s fourth and most recent release, How Did You Do It So Easily, follows a similar subject matter and tempo. Of the two recent releases, this one truly stood out as an exemplary single for Georgie Benz. The guitar and slow drum beat of this song feel dreamy and delicate. Throughout the lyrics of the song, Benz references Phoebe Bridgers and the inspiration is evident as the sound of this song feels reminiscent of one of Bridgers’s most popular tracks: Waiting Room. The vocals, however, maintain the dreamy feeling that the backing track created. Georgie Benz has a soft and gentle yet powerful sound, closely similar to singers like Billie Eilish. The song revolves around a similar idea to Curious, describing the feeling of being left behind in a relationship as the other person moves on quickly and easily. Benz describes how ending a relationship felt like the only way to escape a negative situation even if Benz was not quite ready for the relationship to end. The lyrics also touch on how despite the other person not seeing it coming, they seemed unbothered and emotionally distant from the breakup. This song perfectly discusses how difficult yet determined one must be to move past the grief of an ended toxic relationship. In a compelling lyric towards the end of the song, Benz describes these emotions perfectly saying; “I just couldn’t understand why I felt so much, when you didn’t feel the change, while I drowned in the weather, you didn’t hear the rain”. Overall, the content of the song feels perfectly executed. The lyrics in this song feel perfectly written, not at all following the same break of rhythm or awkward rhyming Curious faced at times. Benz’s lyrics were incredibly well-paced, allowing time for the deeper meanings to truly soak into a listener’s mind. The backing track of this song was equally strong, having a good variation of beat and changes in the guitar’s chords that kept a listener engaged as the song progressed.
The music video for How Did You Do it So Easily can be found at this link; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtKvhsOTv8A.
These singles were both extremely powerful and wonderfully put-together releases for Georgie Benz this month. Hopefully more equally strong singles are soon to follow. Benz’s four releases are all currently available on YouTube, Apple Music, and Spotify for streaming.