Wednesday 30 May 2012

There is Only Love for Ben Howard

It's already started that the UK is producing a new breed of young, singer-songwriters with the likes of Ed Sheeran and Maverick Sabre already charting phenomenal success. Someone you may not be so familiar with is the Devon born 25 year old Ben Howard, the name Ben seemingly having good luck in this genre with the very talented Benjamin Francis Leftwich already making himself known.

However Howard's rising popularity has nothing to do with luck, his passionate, distinctive vocals always manage to convey the heartfelt message that are within his lyrics, all of which shown in his latest single "Only Love". It's a beautifully, natural, unspoiled tune, with an acoustic instrumental that gets more emphatic as the song progresses. It's natural essence is perfect for it's simple message, a girl who he is deeply, deeply in love with to the extent that she is like a part of him, he is incapable to function without her as he sings, "Give me Shelter, or Show me heart". The video is of a deep in thought Ben, riding through an American City on a bike, perhaps showing the natural but sublime relationship he is a part of. 

It's easy-listening at it's finest, I predict a big future for this guy...