Ben Howard has announced that he'll now be playing the Shepherds Bush Empire on February 23rd, as well as the previously-announced show on the 24th February. Prior to this he'll be releasing a new single, 'The Fear', on December 5th and playing a bunch of sold out shows. What with the likes of Ólöf Arnalds, and now Ben Howard adding additional shows to their current tours, the live industry definitely isn't in a decline. 26-Oct, London, The Scala (SOLD OUT) 27-Oct, London, The Scala (SOLD OUT) 29-Oct, Newcastle, Riverside (SOLD OUT) 30-Oct, Aberdeen, The Tunnels (SOLD OUT ...

This week's picks from the ATP! team include tracks from Seahaven, Transit, Living With Lions and more. Jon Ableson It's Over by Seahaven Edward Strickson The Flaming Tsunamis - 'Purgatory Chasm' Chris Marshman Living With Lions - 'A Bottle Of Charades' Chantelle 'Kiki' Goodchild middlenamekill - 'In The House of a Witch' Nick Robbins Who's Driving? Bears Driving! - 'Wish I'd Never Met Me' George Gadd Ben Howard - 'Old Pine' Liam McGarry Transit - 'I Think I Know You'

Worried about David Cameron wreaking more havoc on the country? Sky-high tuition fees you’ll be paying off for the rest of your life? The planned erosion of the NHS? Take a break from that civic unrest, put your feet up for one well-deserved minute and – if you’re in Scotland – look at these upcoming musical marvels to distract yourself. These are your new reasons to be cheerful. First, and most importantly, up – legendary Glasgow venue/club/drinking den Nice’n’Sleazy is celebrating 20 years of its existence this month. Suitably, they’ve lined up a whole host of ...

Hold Me Like The Sun and B-Side Show Me Love produced and mixed by Ian Grimble (Manic Street Preachers/Travis/Everything But The Girl ) will be released on November 14th. Continue reading →

After a storming first 12 months, Brother & Bones close 2011 regarded as one of the most exciting live bands in the UK. Hold Me Like The Sun and B-Side Show Me Love is produced and mixed by Ian Grimble (Manic Street Preachers/Travis/Everything But The Girl ) As the first full release the tracks are...

Ben Howard - Keep Your Head Up

Tubelord – White Rabbit, Plymouth // 18th October 2011 If I had a £1 for every time Tubelord have had to cancel a Plymouth date, I’d probably have about £3….3 times more than you’d want one of your favourite bands to cancel on you. Although I’m still making my mind up about album number two, it promises to be a great night with support from local heroes The Patrick James Pearson Band. Click here to buy tickets You can visit Tubelord by heading to asktubelord.com Other Gigs -17/10/11 :Lite / Maybeshewill – White Rabbit, Plymouth // Click here ...

The singer-songwriter Ben Howard's intricate guitar sound is more John Martyn than Jack Johnson. This Devonian musician caught up with our very own Charlotte Gay to exchange a few words before performing at The Old Firestation in Bournemouth.

Happy Sunday lovely people reading The 405. We hope you're doing well, and have an enjoyable day ahead of you. We've picked 10 tracks from artists we've covered this week, from Death from Above 1979 to Still Corners. We hope you enjoy it. You can listen to our playlist by clicking here . Our Tracks Of The Week Drake ft. Nicki Minaj - 'Make Me Proud' - ( link ) Loney Dear - 'My Heart' (L'Elephant remix) - ( link ) Yalls - 'Deep End' - ( link ) How To Dress Well - 'Suicide Dream 2' (Elite Gymnastics Baptism) - ( link ) Trophy Wife - 'Canopy' (Chad Valley remix) - ( link ) New Music ...

A week or so ago we jumped on a train down to Totnes in Devon to live stream Ben Howard's very personal album launch party from his bedroom. It was a pretty close affair - all tucked in amongst his close friends and primed bottles of champagne for a truly special, intimate and very much one-off gig. Watch below.

With every male singer songwriter there will follow a batch of comparisons to be drawn against the many others that have come before them, their sounds often lending to their predecessors in sometimes subtle, often not so subtle, ways. With Ben Howard , the borrowing of influence seems to lie in the folk pioneers of Tim Buckley and Nick Drake alongside the modern day faces of the genre, with Mumford & Sons and Damien Rice coming to mind. Signed to Island Records, whose artists have included 70’s folk singers Drake and John Martyn, Howard is obviously a man under the influence ...

A study in gorgeously-crafted serenity, Ben Howard’s affecting acoustic pop melodies sweep through Every Kingdom, an effort steeped in slow-building [...]

*Ben Howard* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/benhoward)'s debut album, Every Kingdom, entered the UK charts at number 7. He has now announced a winter tour for later this year and the dates can be found in the replies.

-Matt

Dry The River and Ben Howard are also set to play live to celebrate 200 years of Warner/Chappell