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February 1, 2019• byMichael Strangeways

Ben Platt, lookin’ moody, has a new album coming out in March.

Dear Evan Hansen, the hit Broadway musical that made him a Tony/Grammy Award winning star is currently at The Paramount here in Seattle, but don’t expect to find BEN PLATT onstage…the actor has pretty much aged out of the lead role as a high school student, plus Platt has other items on his agenda….like releasing a new album.

“Bad Habit” and “Ease My Mind” are the first two tracks to be released from his upcoming debut album “Sing To Me Instead” from Atlantic Records, due out March 29th.

BEN PLATT UNVEILS “BAD HABIT” + “EASE MY MIND” OFF EAGERLY AWAITED DEBUT ALBUM FOR ATLANTIC RECORDS

FIRST TWO TRACKS FROM FORTHCOMING ‘SING TO ME INSTEAD’

LP RELEASED ALONGSIDE OFFICIAL ARTWORK

“BAD HABIT” OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO STREAMING NOW HERE

“BAD HABIT” + “EASE MY MIND” AVAILABLE NOW

AT ALL DSPS AND STREAMING SERVICES

‘SING TO ME INSTEAD’ ARRIVES EVERYWHERE ON FRIDAY, MARCH 29

U.S. HEADLINE TOUR GETS UNDERWAY IN MAY – FIRST ACCESS TO

TICKETS AVAILABLE WITH ALBUM PRE-ORDER

Atlantic Records is proud to announce the eagerly awaited debut from Grammy®, TONY®, and Emmy® Award-winner Ben Platt. Two new tracks – “Bad Habit” and “Ease My Mind” – are available now via all digital music retailers and streaming services. “Bad Habit” also comes accompanied by an incredibly moving official music video, directed by Nick Lieberman and streaming now HERE.

“Bad Habit” and “Ease My Mind” herald the release of Platt’s full-length debut LP, SING TO ME INSTEAD, due everywhere on Friday, March 29. The artwork for the album was also released today, alongside the album pre-order available HERE. All fans pre-ordering the LP will receive a pre-sale ticket code and exclusive first access to tickets for Platt’s upcoming US headline tour, set to kick off in May and include stops in the following cities: Chicago, Detroit, Toronto, Boston, Washington DC, Philadelphia, New York, Atlanta, Austin, Irving (TX), San Francisco and Los Angeles.

The winner of the 2017 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his performance as Evan Hansen in the smash hit, Dear Evan Hansen, Platt is one of today’s most extraordinary talents – a truly multi-faceted actor, singer, and all-around performer. SING TO ME INSTEAD sees him making a remarkable arrival as recording artist and songwriter, co-writing all of the album’s songs. Tracks like “Bad Habit” and “Ease My Mind” reveal a striking, deeply emotive amalgam of classic popcraft with sweeping vocals and Platt’s own undeniable charm and versatility.

SING TO ME INSTEAD marks Platt’s first recorded output since his stunning duet with Lin-Manuel Miranda in March 2018 on “Found/Tonight.” The track – which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Digital Song Sales chart – was an installment in Miranda’s ‘Hamildrop’ series, and featured vocals from both men in an original medley of “The Story of Tonight” from Hamilton and “You Will Be Found” from Dear Evan Hansen.

Prior to “Found/Tonight,” Platt appeared as a lead vocalist on DEAR EVAN HANSEN (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING), Atlantic Records’ Grammy® Award-winning companion to the Tony® Award-winning musical. One of only seven cast albums to reach the top 20 of the Billboard 200 in the last 50 years, the LP made a momentous chart debut upon its initial February 2017 release, entering the Billboard 200 at #8 – the highest debut position for an original cast album since 1961, and second highest digital sales debut ever for a cast album.

Platt received a Grammy® Award for his role on the DEAR EVAN HANSEN (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING), as well as a 2018 Daytime Emmy Award for his part in the cast’s powerful performance of “You Will Be Found” on NBC’s TODAY. His rapidly growing body of work also includes memorable roles in the Tony® Award-winning original Broadway production of The Book of Mormon and the blockbuster films, Pitch Perfect and Pitch Perfect 2, amongst many others. Platt will next lead an all-star cast in the much-anticipated new series, The Politician, produced by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan (Glee) and co-starring Jessica Lange, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Zoey Deutch. Co-executive produced by Platt, The Politician will premiere later this year on Netflix. He will also star in the upcoming films “Run This Town” – premiering at this year’s SXSW Film Festival – and “Broken Diamonds.”

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About the Author: Michael Strangeways

As the Editorial Director/Co-Owner, Michael Strangeways writes, edits and does about a million other jobs for Seattle Gay Scene, Puget Sound's most visited LGBTQ news, arts and entertainment website now celebrating its 14th year as a media outlet. A semi-proud Midwesterner by birth, he's lived in Seattle since 2000. He's also a film producer who would like you to check out the Jinkx Monsoon documentary, "Drag Becomes Him" now available on Amazon.com. In his spare time, he gets slightly obsessive about his love for old movies, challenging theater, "otters", vodka, chocolate, "I,Claudius", Lizzie Borden, real books made out of paper, disaster films, show tunes, Weimar era Germany, flea markets, pop surrealistic art, the sex lives of Hollywood actors both living and dead, kitties, chicken fried steak, haute couture and David Bowie. But, not necessarily in that order.