Rising singer-songwriter Alec Benjamin stands in a phone booth and reflects on his move to Los Angeles in the new video for Jesus in LA. The single follows the release of Benjamins 2018 debut mixtape Narrated For You.
Directed by Joey Brodnax, the video features Benjamin strolling through the City of Angles at night, reflecting on his time there. Ive been looking for my savior, looking for my truth/I even asked my shrink/He brought me down to his level, said Son, youre not special, you wont find him where you think.' He encounters some creepy Los Angeles residents, who stand around silently la Us. They eventually carry Benjamin and force him into a chair.
When I first got to LA I thought that I was going to finally find the happiness that I had always been looking for, Benjamin said in a statement. Not long after I arrived, I signed my first record deal. Got dropped. Lost friends. Spent all my moneyand had to move back in with my parents. It was then that I realized the thing that I was looking for most was in front of me the whole time. My true friends and family. Even at my lowest point, being back home with my family is what made me truly happy. The song isnt a literal take on religion or about Jesus at all. Its about searching for hope and happiness and realizing those things arent always where you think youll find them.
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Benjamin will be hitting the festival circuit this summer and touring through the fall, making stops at L.A.s Fonda Theatre on October 9th and New Yorks Terminal 5 on October 25th.
Alec Benjamin Tour Dates
7/27 Detroit, MI @ MO POP Festival
8/01 Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza Festival
8/01 Chicago, IL @ Schubas Tavern
08/04 Montreal, Quebec @ Osheaga Festival
8/16 Tokyo, Japan @ Summer Sonic Festival
8/31 Seattle, WA @ Bumbershoot Festival
9/15 Del Mar, CA @ Kaaboo Festival
10/09 Los Angeles, CA @ The Fonda Theatre
10/25 New York, NY @ Terminal 5
11/3 Helsinki, Finland @ Tavastia Club
11/6 Oslo, Norway @ Sentrum Scene
11/7 Stockholm, Sweden @ Fryshuset (Klubben)
11/9 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Grey Hall
11/10 Hamburg, Germany Gruenspan
11/11 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso
11/12 Brussels, Belgium @ Salle de la Madeleine
11/15 Prague, Czech Republic @ Palac Akropolis
11/16 Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg @ Rockhal Club
11/18 Cologne, Germany @ Carlswerk Victoria
11/19 Munich, Germany @ Muffathalle
11/20 Milan, Italy @ Magazzini Generali
11/22 Berlin, Germany @ Metropol
11/23 Warsaw, Poland @ Hybrydy
11/25 Paris, France @ Le Trabendo
11/26 London, UK @ O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
11/28 Dublin, Ireland @ Olympia Theatre