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Apr/11 · United We Dance: The Ultimate Rave Experience
Apr/15 · THURSDAY presents FULL CITY DEVOLUCION
Apr/21 · Die Spitz
Apr/24 · Langhorne Slim: The Dreamin’ Kind Tour
Apr/25 · Talking Heads, Blondie & Devo Tribute Night
Apr/27 · The Brook & The Bluff: The Werewolf Tour
Apr/28 · Patrick Watson – Uh Oh Tour
Apr/30 · JENSEN MCRAE – God Has A Hitman Tour
May/1 · The Red Pears and Together Pangea
May/2 · José González – Against The Dying Of The Light Tour
May/3 · GOLDEN: A K-Pop Kids Party!
May/5 · Joy Crookes
May/8 · Powfu Presents: The Lofi Library Tour
May/9 · Earlybirds Club
May/17 · Dry Cleaning
May/22 · hemlocke springs: the apple tree under the sea tour
May/24 · Inner Wave & Los Mesoneros – North America Tour ’26
May/27 · Josiah and the Bonnevilles – The Redline North American Tour
May/29 · Kes – Roots, Rock, Soca Tour
May/30 · Clara La San – Chosen Silences Tour 2026
May/31 · Yot Club – Simpleton Tour
Jun/2 · RESCHEDULED Claire Rosinkranz – My Lover Tour
Jun/6 · Jeff Rosenstock
Jun/7 · Jeff Rosenstock
Jun/10 · 3BALLMTY – CLUB CONEXIÓN TOUR – Phase 2
Jun/18 · The Crane Wives – ACT II
Jun/19 · The Crane Wives – ACT II
Jun/20 · Bôa
Jun/23 · Pomplamoose
Jun/24 · MOVED TO THE CRYSTAL BALLROOM: underscores Galleria – North American Chapter
Jun/27 · Searows – Death in the Business of Whaling
Jun/28 · Searows – Death in the Business of Whaling
Jul/9 · Aaron Hibell
Jul/10 · Have A Nice Life
Jul/27 · of Montreal
Jul/28 · Black Moth Super Rainbow
Aug/11 · Kingfishr
Aug/25 · Diggy Graves – The No Vacancy Tour
Aug/27 · Eagles of Death Metal – Death By Sexy Anniversary Tour
Sep/5 · MOVED TO THE CRYSTAL BALLROOM: Slayyyter – WOR$T GIRL IN THE WORLD TOUR
Sep/11 · Eihwar – “Nordic Ritual Nights” USA Tour 2026
Sep/12 · Haute & Freddy’s Big Disgrace Tour
Sep/14 · Public Image Ltd – This Is Not The Last Tour
Sep/23 · ARLO PARKS – DESIRE TOUR
Sep/26 · deca joins
Oct/9 · Kishi Bashi: Sonderlust 10th Anniversary Tour
Oct/20 · MOVED TO ROSELAND THEATER: Julia Wolf – Deep End World Tour
Jan/11 · Anna von Hausswolff: Iconoclasts Tour
Jan/31 · *POSTPONED until TBD* The Residents – Eskimo Live! Tour

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Upcoming Events

Monqui Presents

Saturday, April 11
Doors : 8 pm, Show : 8:30 pm
ages 18 +
$24 to $28

Experience the energy of a music festival — all in one unforgettable night. 🌌 United We Dance takes you on a genre-blending journey through the best of electronic music, past and present.

Our resident DJs mix house, techno, bass, and trance into seamless, high-energy sets packed with original edits, massive drops, and euphoric crowd moments. Expect reimagined hits from FISHER, Skrillex, Martin Garrix, Chris Lake, John Summit, Tiësto, Dom Dolla, and more — all with a UWD twist.

Whether you’re a seasoned raver or new to the scene, we guarantee an electrifying night filled with over-the-top production, immersive visuals, and a one-of-a-kind atmosphere. United We Dance was created as an all-inclusive event for every gender, sexual orientation, race, and background. Come as you are. We are United — and United, We Dance.

✨ Festival attire encouraged.

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

Saturday, April 11
Doors : 8 pm, Show : 8:30 pm
ages 18 +
$24 to $28

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

with Chris Conley

Wednesday, April 15
Doors : 6 pm, Show : 7:15 pm
all ages
$50.50 to $67.25

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

With special guest Rocket

Tuesday, April 21
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$34 to $45

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

With guest Laney Jones and the Spirits

Friday, April 24
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$29 to $56.25

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
J-Fell Presents

Saturday, April 25
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$34

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

With guest Ethan Tasch

Monday, April 27
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$29 to $167.70

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

With guest La Force

Tuesday, April 28
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$41.50 to $68.25

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

With guest Marie Dresselhuis

Thursday, April 30
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$34 to $56.25

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

With The High Curbs

Friday, May 1
Doors : 7:30 pm, Show : 8:30 pm
all ages
$34 to $45

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

Saturday, May 2
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$56.25 to $158.68

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

Sunday, May 3
Doors : 10:30 am, Show : 11 am
all ages
$28.75 to $47

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

Tuesday, May 5
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$34 to $56.25

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

With special guests Foster and Jomie

Friday, May 8
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$34 to $147.51

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

Saturday, May 9
Show : 6 pm
ages 21 +
$39.25

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

With guest Hotline TNT

Sunday, May 17
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$34.25 to $61.75

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

with The Girl!

Friday, May 22
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$38.75 to $56.25

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

Sunday, May 24
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$34 to $50.50

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

With special guest Max Alan and Brenna MacMillan

Wednesday, May 27
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$34 to $56.25

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

Friday, May 29
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$42.25 to $61.25

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

Saturday, May 30
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$38.75 to $56.25

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

with Renny Conti

Sunday, May 31
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$34 to $82.30

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

With special guest Stevie Bill

Tuesday, June 2
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$36.50 to $117.90

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

Saturday, June 6
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$17 to $34

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

Sunday, June 7
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$17 to $34

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

Wednesday, June 10
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$34 to $156

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

with Yasmin Williams

Thursday, June 18
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$37 to $56.25

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

with Yasmin Williams

Friday, June 19
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$37 to $56.25

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

Saturday, June 20
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$34 to $56.25

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

with special guest Wendlo

Tuesday, June 23
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$39.25 to $61.25

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

Wednesday, June 24
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

with Mori

Saturday, June 27
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$35 to $120.47

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

with Mori

Sunday, June 28
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$35 to $120.47

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

Thursday, July 9
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$34 to $56.25

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Minty Boi Presents

Friday, July 10
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$41

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

Monday, July 27
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$34 to $56.25

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

Tuesday, July 28
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$37 to $56.25

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

Tuesday, August 11
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$34 to $50

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Showbox Presents

Tuesday, August 25
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$41.25 to $127.24

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

With special guest Paradise Vultures

Thursday, August 27
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$39.25 to $67.25

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Showbox Presents

Saturday, September 5
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Showbox Presents

Friday, September 11
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$41.25

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

Saturday, September 12
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$34 to $113.05

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

Monday, September 14
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
ages 21 +
$56.25 to $88.75

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

Wednesday, September 23
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$45 to $67.25

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

Saturday, September 26
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$44.50 to $61.75

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

Friday, October 9
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$45 to $72.25

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

Tuesday, October 20
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

Monday, January 11
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages
$34 to $56.25

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”

 
 
 
Monqui Presents

Sunday, January 31
Doors : 7 pm, Show : 8 pm
all ages

About BENEE:

BENEE makes sense of the world through music. She absorbs the chaos, confusion, and craziness of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop. On her sophomore album Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles [out November 7th on Republic Records], the multi-platinum, New Zealand-born and Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, and producer takes control back and channels anxieties of the unknown into irresistible anthems fueled by her signature creative storytelling and genre-bending production.

BENEE opens up about the state of the world, saying, “The world right now is at a cultural turning point; it feels as though we are on a precipice…all we have understood and accepted about humanity and our world order seem to be on the verge of dissolution. In a post-COVID reality, the rapid rise of AI, environmental disasters, and the global rise in authoritarianism has left many of us in shock. The ground moves beneath our feet, and we can feel emotionally paralyzed.”

She continues, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”

BENEE has carefully built and invited listeners into a sonic and visual world of her own. Early singles “Soaked” and “Glitter” deemed her an artist-to-watch, and then during 2020, her Double-Platinum breakthrough hit “Supalonely” feat. Gus Dapperton and acclaimed debut album Hey u x established her as a phenomenon and one of pop’s most distinctive voices. Follow-up singles like “Beach Boy,” “Green Honda,” and “Do it Again” feat. Mallrat—which was chosen as the Official Song for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023—solidified her staying power. Along the way, she’s gathered billions of global streams, earned more than a dozen Platinum and Gold Certifications around the world, collaborated with everyone from Lily Allen to Grimes to Phoenix, toured with Olivia Rodrigo and Tate McRae, and played to sold-out crowds on multiple continents. She notably took home an MTV EMA and scored 10 honors at New Zealand’s Aotearoa Music Awards, as well as received nominations at the MTV VMAs, People’s Choice Awards, and more. Expanding her work into the film and TV space, her song “WHAT” is featured in the second season of the critically acclaimed Netflix hit Nobody Wants This, and she also contributed “Zero To Hero” to the A Minecraft Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). Not to mention, she made her big screen debut in the New Zealand indie film Head South.

In the midst of everything, BENEE settled in Los Angeles full-time. Creating constantly, she embraced a wide swath of inspiration, listening to The Beach Boys, James Blake, Gorillaz, Groove Armada, and more. Over the course of a few years, she took her time to craft Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, defining the overarching vision more clearly than ever.

“I’ve never honestly sat for that long intentionally working on an album,” she notes. “It wasn’t rushed. We were able to try different things. As a result, this is more cohesive than anything I’ve done in the past. The songs on the album unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise.”

You can hear BENEE’s confidence on lead single “Cinnamon,” as she adjusts to her new world on the west coast and sings, “I might not laugh again, I’ll cross my fingers ‘til the end, and I’ll stay sweet like cinnamon, I’ll stay asleep until 3 p.m.” Out of the gate, the bouncy electro-pop track arrived to acclaim from tastemakers like Stereogum, V Magazine, USA Today, Ones To Watch, and more. “I love this song,” she grins. “I sing the verses deep and strong, and then the chorus is so light, airy, and angelic.”

Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles opens with “Demons.” Her vocals tiptoe through sparsely plucked guitar chords and twinkling piano. Battling anxiety out loud, she flexes her range, “Demon crawls under my skin. I’m wondering where he’s been. I’m wondering where you’ve been.” She shares, “It’s a vulnerable and dark song about intense feelings of anxiety. You feel as if you’re being overtaken by some weird emotion, which I’m calling a demon. It’s just an intrusive thought you can’t control.”

Then, there’s the upbeat “Princess” featuring a very special collaborator—multi-platinum singer, songwriter, and producer PinkPanthress. BENEE and PinkPanthress lock into a punchy back-and-forth, culminating on a shimmery and silvery hook. Meanwhile, the finale “Heaven” doubles as a divine exhale. She crafted it on an island in New Zealand alongside trusted creative cohort—day-one collaborator and co-producer Josh Fountain. Between strains of faint piano and delicate beats, she processes her grandfather’s passing. She leans into a transfixing melody, “I wish I had more time, more time, more time.” She sighs, “I won’t get to see you till Heaven; I’m not doing so well.”

“Every song means so much to me, but that song is probably the most meaningful,” she admits. “I wrote it about my grandad’s passing a couple of years ago. At the end, there is this sense of, ‘Just let go.’ After the buildup of all these emotions on the album, it’s like a breath of fresh air.”

Ultimately, BENEE might just help you make sense of the world with this album.

“Being able to relate to an album is so important. It makes you feel like you’re not alone in this world, which can be so isolating at times. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”