So I’ve been in a bit of a reflective mood lately – blame the weather, blame the ex I shouldn’t have texted, blame the fourth tequila shot I chased with existential dread. But during that time, I found Demonz, and let me tell you, Benji Brown hit exactly where I needed him to.
If the last name sounds familiar, yes, he’s VV Brown’s little brother – and yes, the musical genes in that family clearly slap.
Benji first popped onto my radar in 2020 with “Déjà Vu,” a ridiculously smooth soul-pop vibe. But right when he was getting started, the world shut down. First single out, Complex was already calling it “devastatingly charming,” and then… lockdown. So, instead of riding the wave, Benji went quiet, inward, and deep.
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Now he’s back with “Demonz,” and it’s obvious he’s been doing the work on himself, on his songwriting, on everything that simmers under the skin.
Benji’s voice here is velvet-soaked in heartache. It’s smooth, yeah, but it’s bruised too—like someone who’s been holding shit in for a long time and finally lets it crack through. He sings, “I got demons taking over, over me / and this feeling, has a hold, a hold on me,” and I felt that. Like, viscerally. Have you ever looked around at 3 a.m. and realized no one you’ve shown up for would actually show up for you? Because that’s the energy this track carries—and it doesn’t flinch.
The production is stripped just enough. It’s atmospheric and intimate but not too pretty. There’s this pulse beneath it, like a heart that’s just barely keeping the beat. You’re not dancing to it—you’re swaying. Maybe clutching a glass of something dark or sexting someone you know you shouldn’t. “Call you up, you were nowhere to be seen / I guess you found another place you’d rather be…” Yeah. That line.
Demonz isn’t trying to please anybody. It’s not a radio-hungry bop. It’s a fucking confession. There’s a line— “Playing in a losing game” —that comes back again and again, and each time it feels more raw. I know that game. You probably do, too. The one where you keep loving people who ghost, where you give and give, and they vanish the second you need them. This isn’t a sad boy flex—it’s that soft collapse when you’re finally too tired to chase.
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Benji said in an interview, “With age has come a maturity in my music and artistry that is a commentary of emotions over the past year.” And you can hear that reflection in Demonz. This isn’t just about heartbreak—it’s about the disillusionment that hits when you realize the people you thought had your back… don’t.
He’s VV Brown’s little brother, and yeah, talent clearly runs in the family—but what I love is that Benji’s not coasting off anyone else’s legacy. He’s carving his own sound—soft but cutting, unbothered by trends, and full of that late-night loneliness we don’t always talk about but all feel.
This song is not here to save you, it just keeps you company while the darkness moves in. Sometimes, that’s exactly what we need.
