Multi-Platinum alt-pop visionary BENEE returns today with a new track titled “Underwater” off of her forthcoming sophomore album, Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles, out November 7th on Republic Records.
Listen to “Underwater” HERE & watch the lyric video HERE.
On “Underwater,” BENEE juxtaposes airy and experimental hyper-pop-inspired beats with honest admissions about the overwhelming feelings of anxiety as she candidly sings, “My head is underwater, a puddle full of my tears. I could make a river, wouldn’t even matter.” BENEE shares, “I wrote ‘Underwater’ about that disconnect between how effortless you seem and how heavy you really feel. I think a lot of people will recognise themselves in that.”
“Underwater” is the latest release off of the New Zealand-born, Los Angeles-based artist’s long-awaited sophomore album out next month, and it follows her previously released singles “Cinnamon,” “Off The Rails,” “Animal,” and “Sad Boiii.” Written and recorded over the span of the past three years, Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles features BENEE’s signature blend of creative storytelling with unique and vulnerable lyricism set to genre-bending sounds and production. The songs on the album follow BENEE’s journey of making sense of the world through music, as she absorbs the chaos and confusion of everyday life and molds it into addictive alternative pop.
She shares, “Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles is a deep dive into existential dread, where love, identity, and meaning slip through your fingers like sand. Each song grapples with the weight of existence. Feeling too small in a world too big, questioning whether connection is real or just another fleeting illusion.”
She continues, “There’s a restless urgency here, a longing to escape yet nowhere to run, as the lines blur between self-destruction and survival, euphoria and emptiness. The songs unravel like diary entries, tracing the cycles of obsession, heartbreak, and fleeting ecstasy, all while wrestling with our inner demons and the fear of disappearing into the noise. It’s an album for the sleepless, the over-thinkers, those staring into the void and wondering if it’s staring back.”
Ur An Angel I’m Just Particles Album Artwork
To celebrate the album release, BENEE will perform an intimate headline show at Los Angeles’ The Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever on November 7th, debuting new songs from the album for her fans for the very first time. Tickets will go on-sale today via pre-sale at 10am PST and general on-sale at 12pm PST HERE.
Earlier this summer, BENEE hit the road with Tate McRae, supporting her on the “Miss Possessive Tour” across Europe and the UK. She then recorded a cover of New Radicals’ “You Get What You Give” for the 2025 MTV VMAs last month. It was also recently announced that she’ll make her return to Laneway Festival 2026.
Photo Credit: Jorge Rico
