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Compared to his contemporary British folk-rock brethren, Ben Howard isn't hidebound to conventional notions of what constitutes folk. He clutched his acoustic throughout his 2011 debut Every Kingdom but where Jake Bugg and Ed Sheeran can't go a moment without strumming, Howard indulges in deep aural pools throughout 2014's I Forget Where We Were. It's not simply that there are abundant electric guitars on the album but that the production by Chris Bond (who doubles as the singer/songwriter's drummer) is painterly, filled with shimmering, evocative echo and light flourishes that accentuate either the nimbleness or meditation of his melodies. I Forget Where We Were is quite clearly a record made in the wake of Radiohead (not to mention Jeff Buckley) -- there's a distinct emphasis on languid, moody introspection -- but Howard is indeed a singer/songwriter first and foremost, so the seemingly amorphous whorl of the production gathers focus upon his songs. Certainly, this means the record sacrifices immediacy for sly assurance, but it's nice to hear a singer/songwriter so confident in his work that he doesn't rely on wide-eyed shtick: Howard expects you to meet him on his own terms and provides just enough aural enticement to give him not just one listen but a second, which is when I Forget Where We Were really begins to sink in its hooks.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Chris Bond, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Crossey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robin Schmidt, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nathan Wason, Electric Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Howard, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - India Bourne, Cello, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Bond, Engineer, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Mickey Smith, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Gilmore, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Ben Howard Music Limited, under exclusive licence to Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Chris Bond, Producer, Drums, Electric Guitar, Percussion, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Crossey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robin Schmidt, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nathan Wason, Electric Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Howard, Electric Guitar, Tambourine, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - India Bourne, Cello, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Bond, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar, Organ, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Mickey Smith, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Gilmore, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Ben Howard Music Limited, under exclusive licence to Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Chris Bond, Producer, Drums, Bass Guitar, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Crossey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robin Schmidt, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nathan Wason, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Howard, Electric Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - India Bourne, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Bond, Engineer, Organ, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Mickey Smith, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Gilmore, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Ben Howard Music Limited, under exclusive licence to Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Chris Bond, Producer, Double Bass, Drums, Percussion, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Crossey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robin Schmidt, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Howard, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - India Bourne, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Bond, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Smith, Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Gilmore, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Timmy Ayres, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Ben Howard Music Limited, under exclusive licence to Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Chris Bond, Producer, Double Bass, Drums, Electric Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Crossey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robin Schmidt, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nathan Wason, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Howard, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - India Bourne, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Bond, Engineer, Organ, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Mickey Smith, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Gilmore, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Ben Howard Music Limited, under exclusive licence to Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Chris Bond, Producer, Bass Guitar, Percussion, Synthesizer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Crossey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robin Schmidt, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Howard, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Bond, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Smith, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Gilmore, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Timmy Ayres, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Ben Howard Music Limited, under exclusive licence to Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Chris Bond, Producer, Double Bass, Drums, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Crossey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robin Schmidt, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Howard, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mickey Smith, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Gilmore, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Timmy Ayres, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Ben Howard Music Limited, under exclusive licence to Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Chris Bond, Producer, Double Bass, Drums, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Crossey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robin Schmidt, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Howard, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Bond, Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Mickey Smith, Electric Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Gilmore, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Timmy Ayres, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Ben Howard Music Limited, under exclusive licence to Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Chris Bond, Producer, Drums, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Crossey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robin Schmidt, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Howard, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - India Bourne, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Bond, Engineer, Organ, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Mickey Smith, Electric Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Gilmore, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Ben Howard Music Limited, under exclusive licence to Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Chris Bond, Producer, Drums, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Mike Crossey, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Robin Schmidt, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Howard, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Bond, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Mickey Smith, Bass Guitar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jonathan Gilmore, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2014 Ben Howard Music Limited, under exclusive licence to Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited
Album review
Compared to his contemporary British folk-rock brethren, Ben Howard isn't hidebound to conventional notions of what constitutes folk. He clutched his acoustic throughout his 2011 debut Every Kingdom but where Jake Bugg and Ed Sheeran can't go a moment without strumming, Howard indulges in deep aural pools throughout 2014's I Forget Where We Were. It's not simply that there are abundant electric guitars on the album but that the production by Chris Bond (who doubles as the singer/songwriter's drummer) is painterly, filled with shimmering, evocative echo and light flourishes that accentuate either the nimbleness or meditation of his melodies. I Forget Where We Were is quite clearly a record made in the wake of Radiohead (not to mention Jeff Buckley) -- there's a distinct emphasis on languid, moody introspection -- but Howard is indeed a singer/songwriter first and foremost, so the seemingly amorphous whorl of the production gathers focus upon his songs. Certainly, this means the record sacrifices immediacy for sly assurance, but it's nice to hear a singer/songwriter so confident in his work that he doesn't rely on wide-eyed shtick: Howard expects you to meet him on his own terms and provides just enough aural enticement to give him not just one listen but a second, which is when I Forget Where We Were really begins to sink in its hooks.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:11
- Main artists: Ben Howard
- Composer: Ben Howard
- Label: Universal-Island Records Ltd.
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2014 Ben Howard Music Limited ℗ 2014 Ben Howard Music Limited
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