Name: Mr Experience
Brand: Donny Benet

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

DASH064LPB

Colour

Blue

Colour details

Transparent Kobalt Blue

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Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: Yes

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2024-03-01

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Proper

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

9332727115035

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Total Cap

Blue LP

Artist

Donny Benet

Genre GB

Alternative / Modern

Label GB

Dot Dash

In 2004, Remote Control Records established Dot Dash Recordings as an exclusive label for Australian artists. With a focus on promoting local talent, Dot Dash has become a prominent force in the Australian music industry.
Dot Dash releases are distributed worldwide by Remote Control, ensuring that the incredible sounds of *Australian artists* reach audiences far and wide. However, in North America, distribution is handled through Captured Tracks / Omnian Music Group.
With its commitment to showcasing the best of Australian music and its global reach, Dot Dash continues to be a driving force behind the success of *talented artists* from Down Under.

After humble lo-fi beginnings in the Australian art-pop underground, Donny Benét has expanded his cult-like following across the globe with a resonant array of danceable repertoire dealing with love and affection. New album Mr Experience marks a new chapter, informed by a wealth of musical and personal development.

For Mr Experience, Donny envisioned a soundtrack to a dinner party set in the late 1980s. While his earlier recordings drew inspiration from DIY pop conspirators such as Ariel Pink and John Maus, Donny channelled the stylings of Bryan Ferry and Hiroshi Yoshimura as the impetus for new material, evident on the intimacy found on 'Girl Of My Dreams' and its lush production (with a soothing whistle-along chorus for good measure).

Sincerity has been a key component of Donny Benét's output since the beginning. His songs deal with genuine emotion served on a kitsch platter. An alter-ego manifested in the beginning of the 2010s, Donny has blurred the lines of artifice to create a back catalogue that can embrace and challenge – often simultaneously - the notion of irony in art.

Mr Experience moves further away from ironic notions as Donny explores lyrical and musical themes which embody observations of maturation in his audience, his tightknit musical community, and himself. While 'mature' is a term that often rings hollow as an album descriptor, the term couldn't be more apt for Mr Experience.

Mr Experience

Music GB

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