Having recently surpassed a landmark two billion streams across the globe, HERO 21 star Alec Benjamin today releases his debut record, These Two Windows – the follow-up to his acclaimed mixtape Narrated For You.

While this is Benjamin’s first long-play release, the musician has long been a name on the rise. Having started out busking outside sold-out shows for other artists, the singer is now filling up venues around the world with his uniquely candid songwriting – illustrated perfectly by Demons, a vulnerable track featuring on the new record in which the US singer addresses his inner anxieties and struggles while citing his relationship as the thing keeping him afloat.

Referring to himself as a narrator instead of a singer-songwriter, it’s this ability to tap into ‘taboo’ subjects and project them with lyrical authenticity that has seen Benjamin gather a loyal and passionate fanbase. “I love singing but, to me, the puzzle of trying to fit an interesting concept into a song that also appeals to people, that’s very mentally stimulating,” Benjamin told us inside HERO 21.

Read our full HERO 21 interview with Alec Benjamin here.