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Benét thinks of his new indie rock album, Make Em Laugh, as a game of Clue. Hes trying to map out exactly when and how a relationship failed. I was left behind romantically and I was really feeling that, he says. I was wondering, Am I going to be okay? How did I get to a place where were not cool? Was it all me? You can certainly hear moments of heartache, resentment, and regret on Make Em Laugh. On Damn, he fixates on how much he misses someone, and on Need, he comes to terms with the realization that a partner cant meet his emotional needs. But despite these moments of pain, a sense of soaring optimism drives the album forward. Make Em Laugh is a document of discovery and self-realization, and is full of questions rather than answers. Open-hearted inquiry is a skill he learned in therapy, which he started going to while working on the project. You’re not going to know everything, he says. This world does not give you cheat sheet answers. But as long as you know what you want to know, you can get a bit of freedom from just asking.
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