Omg so I was listening to my Spotify on smart shuffle as you do and Bentley Robles came on and I was like oooooh who’s this?! I loved what I was hearing so I went onto Twitter to follow him as you do (anyone else do this or is it just me?) and we were already following each other! Such a small world! So I had to spread the word!
Indie Chicano pop prince Bentley Robles is kicking off a whole new era with the release of his latest smash HOPE U CRY out now! As the lead single from his forthcoming sophomore EP, HOPE U CRY is quintessential Bentley Robles: a synth-pop breakup anthem with sharp tongued lyrics, bass synth, and emotive drums that make you want to cry, dance and scream as it all climaxes into a dance break that will hit you like cold water.
Bentley says, “Have you ever been so f–ed over by an ex that you fantasize about their life crashing and burning? I have. ‘HOPE U CRY’ is an anthem for that. I wanted to write a song where every lyric feels cathartic to sing, something you can belt in your car to get the anger out. I think I delivered, now I just want my EX to hear this in every club he enters this summer. I hope he cries.”
Bentley has had a whirlwind year as he continues to establish himself an indie pop staple in the music industry, landing several Spotify editorial playlists (including ‘OBSESSED’, ‘BRILLO’, ‘Fresh Finds’ and more) with huge pop bangers like i hate the weekend, kiss my friends, and the sweaty synth cover of ABBA’s lay all your love on me which has since gained over 1.5M streams on Spotify–marking his first single to achieve over 1M streams on the platform.
This summer, he’s on tour across North America (hopefully he’ll come to the UK at some point too hint hint Bentley) with fellow pop artist Tom Aspaul for the Planet Fantastic Tour (the pair also collaborated on a new ABBA cover Gimme! Gimme! Gimmie! out now for Pride Month) and released collaborations with Zee Machine (the viral TikTok single See Me Naked) and Gregory Dillon (don’t listen to this song).
Boisterous, fiery, impassioned, and a shameless Cancer sun boy, Bentley has been hailed as “the future of pop” by Monster Children, and has become one of the defining voices of New York underground. His early 2023 singles landed him on UPROXX’s artists to watch list, Bentley teases his sophomore EP project saying, “I don’t want to give too much away, but I’ve been promising my fans an EP since last year. Being an indie artist, releasing bodies of work can be tough. I wanna make sure what I deliver is top notch. I’ve written over 50 songs and gone back and forth on which ones are the best. I feel happy about the ones we’ve chosen. Expect pop perfection.” SLAY.
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