MUSIC
JOURNEY TO A DEAD END (2022)
An indie rock opera about love and depression. Heavily inspired by '60s rock and '90s alternative music.
"[A] tuneful collection of smart jangle-pop that explores self-doubt, confusion and the highs and lows of a relationship."
—Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
KID BURNOUT (2019)
Eleven songs about being exhausted by a variety of things, with music inspired by 1960s garage rock.
"Ben Richman is back with the wonderfully titled Kid Burnout, another album of wickedly catchy, DIY power pop."
—Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
SEASON OF THE GHOST (2018)
An acoustic EP inspired by different eras of folk and pop, from the '60s Greenwich Village scene to indie icons like The Mountain Goats and Elliott Smith.
The sophomore album, partly inspired by the inescapable politics, nihilism, and cynicism of 2016.
"'A Giant Gutter in Outer Space' is the album's most adventurous track. Starting like soaring British pop, Richman takes a detour and emerges with a wah-wah drenched guitar solo that conjures a strange and wonderful marriage of David Gilmour and J. Mascis."
—Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
AMERICAN DEADBEAT (2017)
"[A]n absolute gem of an album that owes a bit to '90s alt-rock, Brit Pop and The Beatles, and highlights Richman's undeniable ear for a catchy melody."
―Arkansas Democrat-Gazette