Ben Leftwich
The track echoes an essence of Bon Iver’s brilliance with its twee melodies of finger picked guitar and melancholy strings, making it an ideal soundtrack to any pensive mood. Although a track built around simplicity, Leftwich’s palatable chord choice is nicely tainted with the slightest twinge of a blues note in his vocal line.
The lilting vocals of sighed lyrics and ethereal female harmonies give the track a soft warmth that creates a sense of calm and slight melancholy. It’s a track you could fully
immerse yourself in by just listening to the medley of pleasant sounds it produces – although it’s a shame when it ends perhaps a little too abruptly at two and a half minutes. (LISTEN/WATCH BELOW)
The singer/songwriter from York is set to grace stages at this year’s Glastonbury, Reading and Leeds and The Secret Garden Party. The debut album Last Smoke Before The Snowstorm is due for release on 4th July and today he has just announced a 24 date tour for this autumn:
Dates are as follows:
Stockton Georgian Theatre (September 30)
Sheffield Leadmill (October 1)
Lincoln Tokyo (2)
Norwich Arts Centre (3)
Nottingham Glee Club (4)
Newcastle Riverside (7)
Aberdeen The Tunnels (8)
Glasgow Oran Mor (9)
Edinburgh Cabaret Voltaire (10)
Leeds Brudenell Social Club (14)
Manchester Ruby Lounge (15)
Leicester Musician (16)
Cambridge University (17)
Oxford O2 Academy (18)
Bristol Fleece (20)
Exeter The Cavern (21)
Cardiff Chapter Arts Centre (22)
Southampton Talking Heads (23)
Brighton Komedia (24)
London Union Chapel (26)
Birmingham HMV Library (27)
York National Centre For Early Music (29)
Morecambe Library (30)
