Wednesday 20 July 2011

The Anti Sheeran


While Ed Sheeran finds a new home on Radio 1 (and fair play to him), singing songs about heartbreak and bags of shit drugs passed around at house parties, Benjamin Francis Leftwich has been dealing with the hangovers and break-ups that Sheeran has yet to encounter.

Sounding like he was bought up on the morbid, no-hope depression of Death Cab, this atmospheric folkie delves into the reality of ambient, soul-crushing truths. 'Atlas Hands', which appeared on his 2010 E.P, 'A Million Miles Out', makes a reappearance on his 2011 debut album, 'Last Smoke Before The Snowstorm'. It's melodic and equally majestic, sweltering beneath the waves of picturesque neo-folk.

Atlas Hands by liiiiily

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