12 Notes

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80
PopMatters

Alec Benjamin writes anthologies, and his fourth album, 12 Notes, is no different. This style of writing suits Benjamin’s propensity for parables.

KandZ
22

❗This Album should be used as a technique to torture someone.

πŸ’­I went into this with basically no expectations, just wanted to see where Alec would go after his previous Album, and I genuinely thought, that '(Un)Commentary' was bad, but in comparison to this absolute stinker of an Album, it looks like an actual masterpiece. Like it blows my mind, how do you go from mediocrity to mediocrity Deluxe... I'm sure that Alec didn't listen to this back in the studio, because ... read more

Woodbine
10

They say that when you see Khalid on an album, you know it’s about to be mid…
Never in my LIFE did I think that this album could be so bad!

Alec Benjamin, a huge name amongst shy pre-teens all over the world, is back for his third studio LP ‘12 Notes’ and he’s more connected to the industry than ever. Sticking to his signature Singer-Songwriter and Bedroom Pop sounds didn’t seem to be good enough for him, so Alec takes on a “darker” aesthetic ... read more

gavnp
50

alec benjamin's music gets more and more bland and uninteresting with every release

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90

Controversial take, but my only skip is literally the Khalid feature, idc what yall say, this is for me his best album, i feel like I'm being gaslit by the others reviews, cause no way this deserved a rating that low.

hydratedbump
40

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T_c_i
70

love this album and returning to it

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