Ben Howard

Ben Howard is a lot like a softer, less-douchey John Mayer. He is originally from England, and I read a lil bio of his on Spotify that said one of his biggest influences in his work is Joni Mitchell, so I thought you would like that. He only has one offical solo Album, 'Every Kingdom', but he has also released several singles and has performed at several big music festivals, including Bonnaroo and our very own ACL.

Here is a little highlight reel of Ben's work


There are some really nice harmonies on this track. I love to compare and contrast bands, and I am definitely sensing similarities between Ben Howard's voice and the lead singer of 'The Script'.


Very soft, very sweet. It picks up a bit when a pretty basic drum beat kicks in and eventually the chorus, but it is over all very easy listening. It's very lazy-sunday-in-a-hammock-esque.



I definitely get an Iron & Wine vibe from Ben Howard, but specifically in this song. That real plucky-guitar and Ooohhing and Ahhing is so folky and soothing, and I can get into it.

Similar to what I said about 'Beach House" last week, Ben Howard's playlist would be an excellent soundtrack to fall asleep to. One thing I was left a little un-impressed about is the fact that Ben pretty much only sings and plays the guitar. He has two other people that play a huge role in his music that are not as credited for their work. The wiki tells me that "Howard worked alongside India Bourne and Chris Bond to make Every Kingdom, with India Bourne playing cello, keyboards, ukulele, bass and contributing vocals and percussion and Chris Bond playing guitars, bass, double bass, drums, percussion, keyboards, accordion and also contributing to vocals". So common Ben, cut em in to the band name, or something, geez.