By Kate Barnett in New Music on Thursday 12 March 2009

It’s pretty bold to release a 25 track double CD as your first album, but singer-songwriter Benji Hughes doesn’t care. Themes of love and heartbreak run though the album and his folk-tinged pop draws comparisons to Beck, The Eels and The Magnetic Fields. [portrait by Vanessa Prager] [audio:http://earitnow.com/mattjames83//207-benji_hughes-i_went_with_some_friends_to_see_the_flaming_lips--www.recs.ru--.mp3]

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