French Cassettes have announced their third album, Benzene

Discussing “White Noise,” guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Lorenzo Scott Huerta said, “The original title for the demo of this song was ‘Bruce’ because I thought I was writing a Springsteen song. My goal starting out was to not overthink it and just make a straightforward rock song, but that didn't last very long, and next thing I knew I was listening to three guitar tracks playing lead lines at the same time thinking 'what have I done?' Instead of reeling it back in I decided to just lean into it, and when I found myself playing with an electronic drum pad I knew I was past the point of no return.”

Benzene is the follow up to 2020’s Rolodex, which itself was the band’s first in seven years. The album title is neither an allusion to the dangerous fossil fuel byproduct, nor is it a nod to the anti-anxiety drug Benzos, but rather a twist on Huerta’s family nickname, ‘Benz’. “I wish I had a better explanation,” Huerta admits. “I guess I should have Googled it first.” That self-deprecation is classic Benz, as is this crossing of the wires between the flippant and the deeply meaningful.

Tracklist:

1. Fast Held Hand
2. Eyes Glazed Over
3. Medium Horny
4. Baseball Bat
5. White Noise
6. When you know, you know
7. Megabus
8. Normal Day
9. Finally
10. Up2You