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Kill The Lights unleashes a raw catharsis…

AMM Aug 20 2025

Benches tonight at 29th Street Ballroom.

A lot of emotional intensity packs a punch in just six tracks on Kill The Lights by San Diego’s Benches , and it’s so worth the trip. The album combines their raw sonic energy with what some would consider darker areas of mental health often unaddressed, including incapacitating overthinking, deeply-rooted fears and detachment. But through the depths emerges a sense of light that seems to eradicate the hopelessness.

Check out Benches at their show tonight at 29th Street Ballro

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