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With Bon Iver recently challenging Lady Gaga for the number one album spot, Ed Sheeran scoring a surprise hit single, and artists from Charlie Simpson to Alex Turner embracing their introspective sides, fellow sensitive singer/songwriter Benjamin Francis Leftwich couldn't have picked a better time to unleash, or rather quietly release, his subtle and understated brand of acoustic balladry. Produced by Ian Grimble (Manic Street Preachers), his debut album, Last Smoke Before the Snowstorm, won't exactly be challenging for the most inventive record of the year award, dominated as it is by the kind of winsome stripped-back arrangements that seem designed for mobile phone adverts and emotional U.S. teen drama soundtracks. But its rather unique autobiographical lyrics ("If you crashed a car into your best friend's house"), hushed Elliott Smith-esque vocals, and flashes of Americana ("Stole You Away"), Celtic folk (the gorgeous title track), and swooning alt-country ("Atlas Hands") suggest the 21-year-old might be able to make his voice heard among the rather overcrowded scene. Indeed, its simplistic subdued nature, signified by the enchanting opening trio of the gently plucked "Pictures," the seafaring theme and ethereal female backing vocals of "Box of Stones," and the haunting Fleet Foxes-style harmonies of "1904," may struggle to make a lasting impression at first, but their melancholic harmonies, lovelorn tales, and sparse acoustics slowly reveal their charm with each repeated listen. The one-paced feel of the album does begin to wear thin toward the end, while the slim 30-minute running time suggests Leftwich was perhaps beginning to running out of ideas, but as a gentle and downtempo antidote to the blustering nu folk of Mumford & Sons, Last Smoke Before the Snowstorm is a charming if resolutely old-fashioned record that -- despite its title -- sounds tailor-made for hazy late summer nights.
© Jon O'Brien /TiVo
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Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 2021 Dirty Hit ℗ 2021 Dirty Hit
Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 2021 Dirty Hit ℗ 2021 Dirty Hit
Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 2021 Dirty Hit ℗ 2021 Dirty Hit
Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 2021 Dirty Hit ℗ 2021 Dirty Hit
Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 2021 Dirty Hit ℗ 2021 Dirty Hit
Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 2021 Dirty Hit ℗ 2021 Dirty Hit
Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 2021 Dirty Hit ℗ 2021 Dirty Hit
Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 2021 Dirty Hit ℗ 2021 Dirty Hit
Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 2021 Dirty Hit ℗ 2021 Dirty Hit
Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 2021 Dirty Hit ℗ 2021 Dirty Hit
DISQUE 2
Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Composer, Writer, MainArtist - Harvey Herman, Composer, Writer
© 2021 Dirty Hit ℗ 2021 Dirty Hit
Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 2021 Dirty Hit ℗ 2021 Dirty Hit
Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 2021 Dirty Hit ℗ 2021 Dirty Hit
Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Composer, Writer, MainArtist
© 2021 Dirty Hit ℗ 2021 Dirty Hit
Chronique
With Bon Iver recently challenging Lady Gaga for the number one album spot, Ed Sheeran scoring a surprise hit single, and artists from Charlie Simpson to Alex Turner embracing their introspective sides, fellow sensitive singer/songwriter Benjamin Francis Leftwich couldn't have picked a better time to unleash, or rather quietly release, his subtle and understated brand of acoustic balladry. Produced by Ian Grimble (Manic Street Preachers), his debut album, Last Smoke Before the Snowstorm, won't exactly be challenging for the most inventive record of the year award, dominated as it is by the kind of winsome stripped-back arrangements that seem designed for mobile phone adverts and emotional U.S. teen drama soundtracks. But its rather unique autobiographical lyrics ("If you crashed a car into your best friend's house"), hushed Elliott Smith-esque vocals, and flashes of Americana ("Stole You Away"), Celtic folk (the gorgeous title track), and swooning alt-country ("Atlas Hands") suggest the 21-year-old might be able to make his voice heard among the rather overcrowded scene. Indeed, its simplistic subdued nature, signified by the enchanting opening trio of the gently plucked "Pictures," the seafaring theme and ethereal female backing vocals of "Box of Stones," and the haunting Fleet Foxes-style harmonies of "1904," may struggle to make a lasting impression at first, but their melancholic harmonies, lovelorn tales, and sparse acoustics slowly reveal their charm with each repeated listen. The one-paced feel of the album does begin to wear thin toward the end, while the slim 30-minute running time suggests Leftwich was perhaps beginning to running out of ideas, but as a gentle and downtempo antidote to the blustering nu folk of Mumford & Sons, Last Smoke Before the Snowstorm is a charming if resolutely old-fashioned record that -- despite its title -- sounds tailor-made for hazy late summer nights.
© Jon O'Brien /TiVo
À propos
- 2 disque(s) - 14 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 00:42:28
- Artistes principaux : Benjamin Francis Leftwich
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Label : Dirty Hit
- Genre : Pop/Rock Rock Alternatif et Indé
© 2021 Dirty Hit ℗ 2021 Dirty Hit
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