Earlier this summer local artist Ben Zaidi released what might be my favorite album of the year, Abandonism. So it was a pretty big deal for me when he finally came by the studio this week for Locals Only.
We spent the full two hours going through the entire album track by track hearing about each song from Ben. We also covered how he got started in music, what it was like going to Harvard, how he likes living in NY and constantly traveling around the country and we even played the new Travis Thompson track "Malice" that Ben featured on.
You can see Ben Zaidi live when he performs at Barboza on November 1st to kickoff his first headlining tour.
Here is the full playlist from Sunday night:
Ben Zaidi & Budo - Independence Day
Ben Zaidi & Budo - I Ain't Ever Gonna Die
Ben Zaidi & Budo - Shambles
Travis Thompson - Malice (ft Ben Zaidi)
Ben Zaidi & Budo - A Mile A Minute
Darksoft - Wannacry
Ben Zadi & Budo - Painful To Be
Ben Zaidi & Budo - I-90 W/ Abandonism
Ben Zaidi & Budo - I'm Coming Home
Chong The Nomad - Pompelmo
Ben Zaidi & Budo - Set In Stone
Ben Zaidi & Budo - Unburdened
Ben Zaidi & Budo - Hold It While It Lasts
Jenn Champion - Turn Up The Radio
The Blocks - Backwards
Ben Zaidi - When I Was Alone
