aaamusic | On 08, May 2011

“If his debut album matches the quality of the four tracks found in ‘Pictures’, it will be, quite simply, magnificent” – This Is Fake DIY

“Beautiful” – Sunday Times Culture

“Brit-folk’s pretty new voice” – NME

“A rare talent” – Big Issue

Following the critical acclaim of his previous two EPs and a word of mouth buzz, acoustic songsmith Benjamin Francis Leftwich is set to release his debut single ‘Box Of Stones’ on June 5th.

‘Box Of Stones’ bristles with honest and delicate lyrics that blend perfectly with Ben’s melancholic vocals to create a truly poetic track. The single encapsulates the fragile elegance that Ben has made into his trademark sound.

This success follows on from 2010’s ‘A Million Miles Out’ EP which led Jo Whiley to invite Ben to play at her ‘Little Noise Session’ gig at the Union Chapel as well as making the EP’s lead track ‘Atlas Hands’ one of her tracks of 2010. Ben was also invited to perform on Dermot O’Leary’s Live Sessions where Ben’s cover ofArcade Fire’s ‘Rebellion’ has now been downloaded over 30,000 times.  The ‘Pictures’ EP released earlier this year led to backing from Radio 1 and XFM, the title track awarded Zane Lowe’s Hottest Record In The World and Greg James’s ROTW.

After recently supporting Noah & The Whale on their April UK tour Ben is now confirmed to perform at a host of forthcoming festivals including Camden Crawl, Dot-To-Dot, Bestival, Boardmasters, Green Man and Glastonbury along with announcing a new headline UK tour in June.

The single ‘Box Of Stones’ will be released by Dirty Hit Ltd on June 5^th followed by the album ‘Last Smoke Before The Snowstorm‘ on June 20th.

UK HEADLINE TOUR DATES:

June 1^st – LIVERPOOL – Kazimier; June 2^nd – LONDON – The Garage; June 3^rd – BIRMINGHAM – HMV Institute; June 4^th – GLASGOW – Classic Grand (small room); June 5^th – MIDDLESBROUGH – Music Live / Cosmos Stage; June 6^th – MANCHESTER – Deaf Institute