[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiFgn5QsFn8]
These guys took a big risk stepping into a contemporary competition, "Australia's Got Talent", with an aged style like Barbershop Quartet. This style of music is instantly recognizable to most, even among other a cappella styles. That's mainly because of the way the harmonies are formed, and the way the melody line moves around those harmonies.
Benchmark does this style very well. They made it to the final round of the show's 2011 season. That says a lot, considering how little popularity this style holds to many fans of the show. They also do a great job of incorporating comedy in into the mix, which is pretty common with this style performance.
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