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Benjamin
Rock · 1997 · 4 tracks

Benjamin

Veruca Salt

Crunchy 90s alt-rock meets sugar-spun harmonies. A four-track snapshot of power-pop hooks, fuzzy riffs, and a surprisingly eerie Bee Gees cover.

1997 · Outpost Recordings

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This single captures Veruca Salt at the height of their Eight Arms to Hold You era, where the raw grunge of their debut was refined into something massive and gleaming. It is the sound of 1997: big drums, even bigger guitars, and vocal melodies that stick like candy. The title track Benjamin serves as the anchor, a masterclass in the loud-quiet-loud dynamic that defined the decade, but with a melodic sensibility that leans closer to Cheap Trick than Nirvana.

Tracklist · 4 Tracks
02
The Speed of Candy (demo)
3:05
03
Never Met Her (demo)
3:56
04
Swedish Fish (demo)
3:18
07
Benjamin
4:05
Moments Worth Listening For
The sudden shift from the crunchy title track to the skeletal, haunting vocal harmonies of the Bee Gees cover.
The way the guitars bloom into a massive wall of sound during the chorus of Benjamin.
The playful, slightly chaotic energy of the My Sharona cover that feels like a high-budget basement rehearsal.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Benjamin sound next to the rest of Veruca Salt's catalogue?

Harmonies+3.2σ

The vocals lean far further into harmonies than the rest of the catalogue.

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