benjanzo

@benjanzo

Santiago, Chile

Country TropicsOld Saw

feels more like an experimental, ambient journey than a collection of traditional songs. I loved how naturally it creates an atmosphere you can get lost in, especially while working or getting into a state of flow. It’s just a pleasure to have on. And this is exactly why I love Trackstar. I honestly don’t know how else I would have stumbled upon something like this. What a beautiful little piece of art to discover.

Uh OhPatrick Watson

Wow, what a great album. I wasn't familiar with the artist. I discovered them thanks to Trackstar, and I love that their mission to showcase good music actually works... Anyway, back to the album: what a delightful offering. It’s art, deep and genuine, with modern production; truly a masterpiece that is a real pleasure to listen to.

CannonballMan/Woman/Chainsaw

I liked the album; it feels quite diverse, with some songs that are more laid-back and others that are grittier. Overall, I enjoyed it. It’s great to see new bands with their own authentic sound.

Standout tracks
  1. 5Nosedive5:39
Reality AwaitsThe Strokes

The riffs are simple, catchy and almost hypnotic, repeating until they become completely addictive. Julian Casablancas still brings a real sense of emotion to the songs, even when he sounds detached or careless. I could definitely live with less Auto-Tune, because sometimes it gets in the way of what is already a great voice. Not their best album, but a very enjoyable reminder of why their sound is still so recognizable

HatsThe Blue Nile

uff...Hats is one of the best albums I’ve heard in a long time. What struck me most is how delicate everything feels, the arrangements, the guitars, the keyboards, even the way the vocals slowly grow through each song. Nothing is overly complex, but every sound feels perfectly placed. It’s subtle, deep, elegant, and incredibly emotional without ever forcing it. Beautiful record.

Standout tracks
  1. 2The Downtown Lights6:31
  2. 3Let's Go out Tonight5:21
The MountainGorillaz

The Mountain feels less like a record about death than one about what comes after it: grief, transformation, and the need to keep moving. Gorillaz absorb the sounds and spirituality of India into their own language, blending them naturally with hip-hop, indie and R&B without ever losing their identity. Its best songs are not necessarily built to stand alone.. they become extraordinary because of the journey the album creates from beginning to end. The accompanying handmade short film completes that idea beautifully: a genuinely human piece of animation that feels almost defiant in an era increasingly flooded with AI-generated imagery. A deeply personal, beautifully crafted album that rewards being experienced as a whole. 9.0/10

"Heroes" (2017 Remaster)David Bowie

“Heroes” is Bowie operating at a level few artists ever reach. The album sounds cold, monumental, and impossibly elegant, turning alienation into pure artistic grandeur. Its title track alone is enough to justify the myth: not just a song, but one of the most powerful declarations of beauty under pressure ever recorded. Bowie doesn’t ask for emotion here, he commands it.

WHO ASKED?DOMi & JD BECK

DOMi & JD BECK speak a musical language so complex that it feels like their mother tongue rather than a display of virtuosity. On WHO ASKED?, they bring that language closer to actual songs, leaning into R&B, vocals and more accessible structures without losing their identity. Their harmonies rarely settle, constantly jumping between unresolved chords and unexpected directions. Yet somehow, the music remains comfortable, playful and surprisingly easy to live inside. A wonderfully strange world built by two musicians who genuinely sound like nobody else.

Frozen CharlotteJack White

Jack White knows how to make noise sound good: raw guitars, simple riffs, and production that turns distortion into identity. Frozen Charlotte sounds like garage rock, but a garage carefully built. There’s anger, mockery, satire, and a kind of theatrical violence in the way he plays. He’s not reinventing his language, but pushing it to a point where every guitar feels like it’s shouting something at the world.

BlackstarDavid Bowie

Blackstar is a sublime farewell from an artist who refused to become a monument. With “I Can’t Give Everything Away,” Bowie closes his career not with confession, but with mystery, elegance, and transcendence. The song feels like a final ascent: fragile, luminous, and impossible to fully grasp. Few artists have ever left the world with such control, beauty, and artistic dignity.