December 3, 201113 yr He was never going to be a singles artist though. His album got to Number 7 with no cross genre marketing past radio one. When he's nominated for the Mercury it will have a second wind of course ;)
March 4, 201213 yr Since Christmas this has gone: 93-83-68-57-63-34-28-22-24-20 Back in the top 20 for the first time since it was released, The Wolves re-enters almost in the top 75 too! I hope it can continue but I imagine it will plummet with Mother's Day in a fortnight.
May 10, 201213 yr I would like it known that I have seriously come round to this guy. I'm as surprised as anyone.
May 10, 201213 yr Author Really? :D I'm still listening to this quite a lot and it's just not getting old for me at all. It's just such a consistently good album, doesn't push any boundaries in the slightest but is perfect for driving through the countryside to or, in it's most recent use for me, calming me down before an interview.
May 11, 201213 yr He performed 'Only Love' in the live lounge on Tuesday, it's continued to rise up iTunes and is sitting at #55 from being outside the top 100 before the appearance, and his album has climbed 10 places from Wednesday midweeks to Friday midweeks. 'Every Kingdom' hasn't left the top 100 since its release, 7 months ago. His cover has nearly a million Youtube views in only three days with reaction almost ALL positive. sPU8V-nvUEk
May 11, 201213 yr 'Only Love' is another brilliant single. I should really invest in 'Every Kingdom' soon, I've loved everything I've heard from it so far (i.e. 'The Fear', 'The Wolves' and 'Only Love' :P)
May 11, 201213 yr That Live Lounge cover was fantastic! I love the song anyway, but it's nice to hear a different take on it (and he kept the strings which makes it double good!) I've not heard the single yet, but I loved "The Wolves", so I hope it's as good as that.
May 15, 201213 yr 'Keep your head up' and 'Old pine' are amazing. He's probably my favourite folk artist.
May 16, 201213 yr 'Only Love' is another brilliant single. I should really invest in 'Every Kingdom' soon, I've loved everything I've heard from it so far (i.e. 'The Fear', 'The Wolves' and 'Only Love' :P) When you hear 'Keep Your Head Up' you are going to fall over. It is the most joyous piece of music I've heard in a long time.
May 16, 201213 yr Actually "Keep Your Head Up" is one of my least favourite singles.. it's still good but it lacks something. It's worth picking up the album though Bre, if only for the extra long version (5 minutes!) of "The Wolves"! :D Funny how "Only Love" is the single that is making the Top 40 - it was released as a free 'iTunes single of the week' back in October 2011 !
May 16, 201213 yr All Ben's songs are great, its so rare. People are rightly praising his Call me Maybe cover but has everyone heard Video Games? 6Men2J9uebI
May 16, 201213 yr Actually "Keep Your Head Up" is one of my least favourite singles.. it's still good but it lacks something. It's worth picking up the album though Bre, if only for the extra long version (5 minutes!) of "The Wolves"! :D Funny how "Only Love" is the single that is making the Top 40 - it was released as a free 'iTunes single of the week' back in October 2011 ! Quite a few Top 40 hits made a start as iTunes free single of the week. Sweet Disposition, Dominos, Too Close & No Tomorrow (a UK no.1!) were all free downloads before being paid for in their thousands.
October 30, 201212 yr He's releasing a new EP soon (The Burgh Island EP): Hopefully it has some more good midtempos on it, Every Kingdom was great, but a bit too slow in places!
October 31, 201212 yr 'Oats in the Water': mZbyPcOiU6A So gorgeous. EP is out now (tip: about £2 cheaper on 7digital compared to iTunes!) so I'm off to get that. (Still kicking myself for ignoring him for so long!)
November 3, 201212 yr It's absolutely stunning. Different enough from 'Every Kingdom' too which is very pleasing.
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