Today, award-winning artist and producer Ben Böhmer shares his newest single, “Rust.”
The track continues the lead up to Böhmer’s third studio album, Bloom, arriving September 27 via Ninja Tune.
While the previous singles serve as a quite stark departure from Ben’s signature sound—he’s determined to break out of the pre-fabricated boxes he’s been put—”Rust” is a callback for his fans who adore the sound of his previous projects. Begin Again (2021) and Breathing (2019) earned Ben immense success (nearly 1 billion plays, and 200 shows in 2022 alone), but he found himself being pulled too far in a direction that wasn’t meant to define him. Identifying more as a composer/songwriter, Ben set out to write Bloom as a reset, sharing music that shows the breadth and depth of his talent. “Rust,” within the context of the previous singles, shows that the dreamy, melodic house that his fans love, is still a key part of his sound, while he continues to branch out.
“Rust” follows the previously released, Pitchfork-supported “Hiding,” a collaboration with award-winning dream pop icon Lykke Li, and the lead single “Best Life,” with one of Ben’s favorite collaborators, JONAH, earlier this year. The new single is a powerful, piano-led track with a steady rhythm, featuring swathes of orchestral crescendos and soft, delicate interludes, evoking the rich palette of emotions he’s known for.
Ben is fresh off several major performances, including festivals such as Lollapalooza, Sonar by Night and Electric Forest, and serving as direct support for ODESZA at The Gorge, BMO Stadium, and Madison Square Garden. Looking ahead, he’ll round out his North American tour with a stop at Portola before embarking on an Australian tour, on track to sell out across the continent, where he’ll perform in music halls across Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne (currently sold out). Then, he’ll head back to Europe for a string of massive fall shows (46k capacity total), including a stop at the Great Hall of Alexandra Palace.
Ben’s music and live performances have earned him widespread acclaim from fans and tastemakers alike. In 2023, he completed the biggest-ever North American live touring run while reaching 4 million monthly Spotify listeners and accumulating over 1.3M social followers across all platforms. His Cercle set has surpassed 32 million views and is now one of the top 10 most viewed electronic music sets of all time on YouTube. He’s shared festival stage bills with the likes of Caribou, Four Tet, Bicep, Jamie xx, and Amelie Lens, and in 2022, launched Portraet, his four-night residency at the open-air Ibiza club Cova Santa, enlisting Barry Can’t Swim, HAAi, Sofia Kourtesis and more to play alongside him.
Ben Böhmer Upcoming Tour Dates
August 22 – Refshaleøen – Copenhagen, Denmark
Aug 31- METAStadt – Vienna, Austria
Sep 19 – Azimuth Festival – AlUla, Saudi Arabia
Sep 21, 2024 – Cercle Moment Cappadocia – Kayseri, Türkiye
September 29 – Portola – San Francisco, CA
October 4 – Maximum UNIQ Open Air – Istanbul, Turkey
October 10 – The Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane, AUS
October 11 – Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park, NSW, AUS
October 12 – Port Melbourne Industrial Center for the Arts – Melbourne, VIC, AUS
November 14 – Albert Hall – Manchester, UK
November 16 – Alexandra Palace – London, UK
November 21 – Waagnatie – Antwerp, Belgium
November 22 – Adidas Arena – Paris, France
November 26 – Inselpark Arena– Hamburg, Germany
November 27 – The Palladium – Cologne, Germany
November 28 – AFAS – Amsterdam, Netherlands
November 30 – Velodrom – Berlin, Germany
