℗ 2021 C+C Records
| Released | November 26, 2021 |
| Duration | 40m 25s |
| Record Label | C+C Records v2 |
| Catalogue No. | CCD069 |
| Genre | Pop (Dream Pop) |
Branches (feat. Simon Darlow)
Bendik Hofseth, Simon Darlow
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Sunshine (feat. Simon Darlow)
Bendik Hofseth; Simon Darlow |
3:35 | |||
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1.2
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Show Me (feat. Simon Darlow)
Bendik Hofseth; Simon Darlow |
6:03 | |||
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1.3
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Don´t Be Afraid to Love (feat. Simon Darlow)
Bendik Hofseth; Simon Darlow |
4:52 | |||
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1.4
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Slowdown (feat. Simon Darlow)
Bendik Hofseth; Simon Darlow |
5:35 | |||
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1.5
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There's Always You (feat. Simon Darlow)
Bendik Hofseth; Simon Darlow |
5:34 | |||
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1.6
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Rain (feat. Simon Darlow)
Bendik Hofseth; Simon Darlow |
4:06 | |||
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1.7
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Believe in Dreams (feat. Simon Darlow)
Bendik Hofseth; Simon Darlow |
5:52 | |||
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1.8
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Moonshine (feat. Simon Darlow)
Bendik Hofseth; Simon Darlow |
4:48 |
Bendik Hofseth is joined by Simon Darlow for Branches, his "Pop" album. Pop with a twist is probably more correct, and the twists often come in the direction of art pop, jazz and artists such as David Sylvian, Blue Nile, Peter Gabriel or Sting.
Bendik has his regular band Woodlands with him here as well (Eivind Aarset, Helge Iberg, Mats Eilertsen and Per Oddvar Johansen), but super percussionist Sidiki Carama from Mali also adds his color to the record. Bendik has sung on all his previous pop records, but this time has shared the job with Briton Simon Darlow.
The record has become exotic and suggestive, and it pulls you in directions that mean the concept of pop needs to be expanded. There is a blanket of African rhythms at the bottom, and Bendik's hypnotic saxophone playing ties it all together.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – C+C Records v2 Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.52 -0.83 to -0.40 | -18.88 -20.40 to -15.71 | -16.39 -18.00 to -13.60 | 12 9 to 14 | |
| 1 | Sunshine (feat. Simon Darlow) | -0.40 | -16.18 | -14.0 | 10 |
| 2 | Show Me (feat. Simon Darlow) | -0.47 | -19.47 | -16.4 | 13 |
| 3 | Don´t Be Afraid to Love (feat. Simon Darlow) | -0.40 | -18.91 | -17.0 | 14 |
| 4 | Slowdown (feat. Simon Darlow) | -0.83 | -19.81 | -17.5 | 13 |
| 5 | There's Always You (feat. Simon Darlow) | -0.82 | -20.16 | -17.4 | 12 |
| 6 | Rain (feat. Simon Darlow) | -0.40 | -15.71 | -13.6 | 9 |
| 7 | Believe in Dreams (feat. Simon Darlow) | -0.40 | -20.40 | -18.0 | 13 |
| 8 | Moonshine (feat. Simon Darlow) | -0.40 | -20.38 | -17.2 | 13 |