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Mar 19, 2025 By Andy Von Pip Photography by Jorge Foley

Las Vegas-raised musician Bino Bames has released the genre-blending debut single “Cocktail Princess.”

The 19-year-old multi-instrumentalist cites musical influences including Syd Barrett, Elliott Smith, Daniel Johnston, Radiohead, Velvet Underground, Mac Miller, and Kurt Cobain, which inform his sound on the new release.

Bames directed and filmed the accompanying music video himself on the streets of Las Vegas using his VX1000 camcorder. The video showcases motorbikes, skateparks, and late-night city rides which have all been significant touchstones during his upbringing and a skillset honed from years of documenting his skateboarding and motorcycle tricks.

“I’m like, third-generation Las Vegas,” Bames says. “Its rare people are actually from there. Growing up there gave me a huge appreciation for showmanship, but it also showed me how to survive. Billion-dollar casinos surrounded by poverty and addiction—that contrast defines who I am. If I could survive Vegas, I can survive anything.”

Bames, born Gino James Rayos, left home at 15, describing Las Vegas as “a place that was going to swallow me whole.”

The single precedes his forthcoming debut EP Gathers No Moss, produced in collaboration with Invisible Men and Darryl Reid, known for their work with Lil Peep and Charli XCX.

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