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24 Oct 2012
In The Open
Benjamin Francis Leftwich
WE SAY
After the outstanding breakthrough of his debut album last year, Benjamin Francis Leftwich returns with a track that proves his worth as an enduring songwriting force. The album - Last Smoke Before The Snowstorm - went top 20 both sides of the Atlantic, and Ben sold out three UK tours and an entire European tour. In The Open has hit the ground at a sprint, with a Zane Lowe 'Hottest Record In The World', and further Radio 1 plays from Annie Mac and Huw Stephens. Support at 6 Music has come from Lauren Laverne and Steve Lamacq, with Xfm plays from Mary Anne Hobbs and John Kennedy. The ethereal singer's forthcoming UK tour sold out 22,000 tickets at lightning speeds, with Ben embarking on a huge tour of the US and Canada starting in November.
London Gig: October 24, KOKO NW1 (sold out)
CONTACTS
Record Label & Management: Chuck Waite & Jamie O'borne, Dirty Hit
Publishing Contact: Mark Lewis, B-unique
Online: Holly Appleton, Dawbell
Press: Lisa Birch, Dawbell
Live: Doug Smith, Coda
TV: Lizzie Dorney-Kingdom, Big Sister
Radio: Rob Lynch, Airplayer
Legal: Ben Mawson, SSB
RECORD ARCHIVE
The Lion's Roar is a key track from Scandinavian duo First Aid Kit's outstanding second... Label: unsigned/Pretty Boy Floyd
On the strength of Jive Babe, Norway's Mikhael Paskalev marks himself out as one of... Label: Dirty Hit
Rich harmonies and an inspired piece of songwriting make On & On an essential listen... Label: Modular
Fog Of War is a bustling concoction of trance-like synths and tropical influences, as Young Dreams... Label: unsigned
Innovative and with a strong sense of identity, HowAboutBeth continues to impress with another dose... Label: Just Music (available for licensing for the world ex SA)
GoodLuck is South Africa's biggest new pop/dance act of the past 18 months. Their brand... Label: unsigned/Fan
Girl power, the '90s and psychedelic grooves making a comeback? If Paranoia takes off it... Label: OWSLA
Holdin' On is a radio smash in waiting with a huge vocal hook and 2012-defining... Label: unsigned/Distiller
Scotland's award-winning newcomers Fridge Magents rattle through She Don't Dance (With The Sun No More) like they're... Label: B Unique/RCA Victor
Four-piece band of childhood friends Kodaline are taking a fresh stance on melancholy with their debut... Label: unsigned/Kimberley Anne
When we recently spotted that George Ergatoudis, head of music at Radio 1, had tweeted:... Label: Parlophone
We've been writing about the 19-year-old self-taught, multi-instrumentalist Gabrielle Aplin for a year now, noting her large... Label: Olive Grove
Jo Mango is the latest artist to enter the Olive Grove Records family and we... Label: Mercury
We featured Kristina Train's Dream Of Me in July, describing her as "very much the... Label: unsigned/CME
Attitude is radio ready, with dance floor-filling potential and a big soul-pop vocal delivery from... Label: Sunday Best
Long Night Of Life is a pulsing house-pop gem from an outstanding debut album with...