Benee Recently Released Her Sophomore Album, 'Ur an Angel I’m Just Particles'
- Sabrina Shahryar
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Singer-songwriter Benee’s, Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, was released on November 7, 2025, via Republic Records. The tracklist consists of twelve songs, which include her singles “Cinnamon” and “Off The Rails.” Her viral hit song “Supalonely” featuring Gus Dapperton, went 2x Platinum.
This album is described as your most experimental and emotionally grounded. What is the biggest difference between the BENEE who made Supalonely and the artist you are now?
Benee: It’s kind of cliché, but honestly, growing up and waking up. I keep saying it's the frontal lobe fully developing. I feel wiser, or maybe I'm asking bigger questions, and everything is feeling more real.
Which track do you feel reflects the whole album the best?
Benee: I have two answers, one is “Chainmail”; it doesn't portray the whole album, but it ties into the sculptural armor I've been using as a motif. We made custom pieces of armor throughout the whole project. It's a response to the chaos of the world and feeling like you have to put up with so much. Having to put up this tough exterior. The second is “Doomsday.” It's in response to COVID and has an apocalyptic vibe.
You seem to have found a beautiful way to lyrically express the intersection between your inner and outer worlds, is there a song (or songs) on this album that you found emotionally cathartic to write?
Benee: “Heaven,” the last song on the album. It's different from all the other songs because it's the first time I've written about losing someone. Everything else is more broad and not as sentimental. It gave me a weird release after writing it. Now I listen to it, and it feels so comforting. It was a deep sense of relief after writing it, and to conclude the album with.
You’ve developed relationships with a plethora of underrated artists all over the world. What’s an artist you’d love to collaborate with on a future project?
Benee: There are so many people I would love to work with. I love collaborating with artists. It brings a different light to a song. I want to work with The Gorillas.
This new album feels like such a reflective and experimental evolution for you—what inspired the title “Ur an Angel I’m Just Particles”?
Benee: I took the name from a lyric I wrote in a demo a few years ago. I found myself always singing that line. When I wrote it, it felt really smart. When it came to picking a name for the album, I was struggling for a while, then I thought back to i,t and it made perfect sense. The angels part of it, ties with the ethereal world that I've been building. The particles side makes me think of science and the existential vibe that I was feeling.
Was there any song on your album that was particularly challenging, either emotionally, vocally, or technically? How did you overcome it?
Benee: “Underwater,” which was a single, was actually pretty hard to finish. It took a long time to get the production right. It was too muffled. It was a challenge, but a good challenge, trying to get it right.
When you started writing for the album, did you know what direction you were heading in artistically, or is it something that falls into place during the process?
Benee: It kind of fell into place for sure. I didn't know what I was going to do at the start. You have to ride the wave, and everything makes sense as things unfold. It taught me a lot of patience. I learned a lot of lessons making the album.
You’ve released five of the songs from your new album as singles, but you also just had the song “What” come out as part of the Nobody Wants This season 2 soundtrack. How does your creative process or mindset differ when you’re making music for your own project versus for a show or another type of media?
Benee: With the soundtrack, it was actually a pre-existing demo that I had. Which I was potentially going to put into the album. It's cool that songs that you may not have used end up in a film or show. It's a different challenge and way of expressing to write for someone else.