Benjamin Francis Leftwich...Last Smoke Before the Snowstorm(2011

Last Smoke Before The Snowstorm(2011) Dirty HitDH8


01. Pictures 2:58
02. Box Of Stones 2:41
03. 1904 4:03
04. Butterfly Culture 2:57
05. Atlas Hands 2:53
06. Stole You Away 3:36
07. Shine 2:58
08. Snowship 2:14
09. Last Smoke Before The Snowstorm 3:07
10. Don't Go Slow 3:54

One of the UKΓΓé¼Γäós most exciting new prospects - Benjamin Francis Leftwichis set to release his stunning debut album 'Last Smoke Before TheSnowstorm' on July 4th.

At just 21 years of age, BenΓΓé¼Γäós songwriting has a complex quizzicalinnocence while the songs themselves inspired by a childhood listening
to Rolling Stones, Nina Simone and Bob Dylan, echo the enchantingwordplay of Feist and the delicate elegance of Elliott Smith.
Work on BenΓΓé¼Γäós debut album ΓΓé¼╦£Last Smoke Before The SnowstormΓΓé¼Γäó startedwhen he was just a teenager and taught himself to play the guitar. Likethe previous EPs the album is produced by Ian Grimble (Mumford & Sons,Manic Street Preachers). ItΓΓé¼Γäós an understated ten track masterpiece that
showcases the fragile elegance of BenΓΓé¼Γäós voice, combined with simple,inviting guitar lines, delicate melodies and poetic lyrics withgraceful charm.
The album follows on from the success of 2010ΓΓé¼╦£s ΓΓé¼╦£A Million Miles OutΓΓé¼ΓäóEP and this yearΓΓé¼Γäós ΓΓé¼╦£PicturesΓΓé¼Γäó EP, which have placed him as one of themost exciting upcoming talents in the UK. The success of the ΓΓé¼╦£A Million Miles OutΓΓé¼Γäó EP led Jo Whiley to invite Ben to play at her ΓΓé¼╦£Little NoiseSessionΓΓé¼Γäó gig at the Union Chapel as well as making the lead trackΓΓé¼╦£Atlas HandsΓΓé¼Γäó one of her tracks of 2010. Ben was also invited to perform on Dermot OΓΓé¼ΓäóLearyΓΓé¼Γäós Live Sessions and his cover of Arcade FireΓΓé¼Γäós ΓΓé¼╦£RebellionΓΓé¼Γäó from the session has now been downloaded over 30,000 times. His online success also includes over 400,000 video views to date on YouTube. ΓΓé¼╦£PicturesΓΓé¼Γäó, the lead track from the 2nd EP, led to
backing from Radio 1 and XFM with the title track awarded Zane LoweΓΓé¼Γäós Hottest Record In The World and Greg JamesΓΓé¼Γäós ROTW.
Ben recently completed his first UK headline tour in early 2011 with 10 sold out dates including shows Manchester, Bristol, Brighton and London and has supported Noah & The Whale on their April UK tour. This success has also led to a series of confirmed forthcoming festival appearances including Camden Crawl, Dot-To-Dot, Bestival, Boardmasters, Green Man
and Glastonbury along with a new headline UK tour in June.

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