There are probably about three thousand singer/songwriters to the dozen and the part of the dozen who have something worthwhile to say can start being counted in decimals. But in the tenths can you find actually gold nuggets that one would be a fool not to take advantage of. One of them is Ben Howard, a twenty-something guy from the southwest corner of the British Isles that has everything one could wish of a lonely man with a guitar. He possesses an expression and a sense that few others today and together with an unparalleled sense of how to build melodies, Howard has created something that is so bloody good.
Ben was raised by musical parents who exposed him to lots of their favourite records from singer-songwriter artists from the 1960s and 1970s, such as Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan, which were a big influence on him. It is obvious that he lands in the middle of the two. "Every Kingdom" is the name of the upcoming debut album, will be released through on the 3rd October and the new single "Keep Your Head Up" sticks with everything you'd associate with beauty and deadly jump. The ten-track album was produced by his band’s bassist and drummer Chris Bond in their converted barn studio in Devon. It follows the release of his 'Old Pine' EP in the Spring and Ben’s debut single, 'The Wolves'.
Ben Howard has chosen to visit Sweden for a gig at Kägelbanan in Stockholm 25 November. Make sure you are there and nowhere else.
Todays tune "Keep Your Head Up", was released as a single on 28 August 2011. The tune was written by Ben Howard and produced by Chris Bond.
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Keep your head up, keep your heart strong.
Keep your mind set, keep your hair long.
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Tour Dates:
Sun 9 Oct, 20:00, Exeter Phoenix, Exeter, SOLD OUT
Mon 10 Oct, 19:30, Princess Pavilion, Falmouth, SOLD OUT
Tue 11 Oct, 19:30, Komedia, Brighton, SOLD OUT
Wed 12 Oct, 19:00, Old Fire Station, Bournemouth
Fri 14 Oct, 19:00, Thekla, Bristol, SOLD OUT
Sat 15 Oct, 19:00, HMV Institute, Birmingham
Mon 17 Oct, 19:00, The Plug, Sheffield
Tue 18 Oct, 19:00, Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
Wed 19 Oct, 19:00, Stanley Theatre, Liverpool
Thu 20 Oct, 19:00, The Ruby Lounge, Manchester, SOLD OUT
Sat 22 Oct, 20:00, Jericho Tavern, Oxford, SOLD OUT
Mon 24 Oct, 19:00, Bodega Social Club, Nottingham
Wed 26 Oct, 19:30, Scala, London, SOLD OUT
Thu 27 Oct, 19:30, Scala, London, SOLD OUT
Sat 29 Oct, 19:30, The Riverside, Newcastle
Sun 30 Oct, 19:30, Tunnels, Aberdeen
Mon 31 Oct, 20:30, King Tuts, Glasgow, SOLD OUT
Tue 1 Nov, 19:30, Sugar Club, Dublin
Wed 2 Nov, 21:00, The Stiff Kitten, Belfast
Fri 4 Nov, 19:45, The Queens Hall, Narberth
Fri 25 Nov, 19:30, Kagelbanan/Café Theatre, Stockholm
Sun 27 Nov, 19:30, Pumpehuset, Copenhagen
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