Review: "From the Rooftop" EP by Rob Benny
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Rob Benny’s debut EP, “From the Rooftop”, in 3 words is: raw, honest, and strong. Rob Benny uses his EP to share some of life’s hardest lessons of letting go, changing, moving on, and dealing with sadness. His EP is self-produced with simplicity. He uses the authentic grit of the guitar and the soothing melodies of the piano to share his vulnerabilities; unfiltered.
In the first track, “Start Again”, Rob captures the initial steps of growth; he expresses the act of learning how to leave behind the lethargy and take the first steps towards making a change for the better. The first lyric of the song is “I am tired of feeling so sorry”… what an honest feeling. Rob does an incredible job of taking these feelings (that are typically kept in the dark) and bringing them to light. I think as humans, we all have felt sorrow at some point but never fully discussed them or shared them. Rob shares these feelings with full fearlessness: true vulnerability.
Rob Benny’s EP can be found on Bandcamp, where you will find 3 amazing songs: “Start Again”, “Endearment”, and “In my Veins”. His theme is continued throughout the EP: growth, facing diversities, and letting go.
Rob Benny’s “From the Rooftop” shares times in his life, where it was seemingly at its worst and pairs it with the natural and simple instrumentation of guitar and piano.