I Forget Where We Were

Selling more than a million copies in the U.K. and earning the pensive singer/songwriter a Mercury Prize nomination, Ben Howard\'s 2011 debut was no slouch—but it\'s his sophomore album that brings his talents into sharp focus. From the dub ambience and electric curlicues of the opener, producer Chris Bond judiciously flanks Howard\'s reedy tenor with light percussion and bright guitars. \"Rivers in Your Mouth\" sizzles like Springsteen\'s \"I\'m on Fire,\" and the skipping notes and vocal dips of \"She Treats Me Well\" recall Nick Drake. This is a thoughtful, meditative record, taking its time to create a uniquely melancholy mood. 

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A sensitive and technically more profound outing.

Compared to his contemporary British folk-rock brethren, Ben Howard isn't hidebound to conventional notions of what constitutes folk.

Album review: Ben Howard - I Forget Where We Were. A familiar mesh of earnest words and slow builds…

The Brit award winner returns with an album of slowly building songs that, at their best, could give John Martyn a run for his money, writes <strong>Molloy Woodcraft</strong>

Ben Howard has hitherto seemed to be firmly at the mellow, safe end of indie-folk, but his new album goes to some intriguing new places, writes <strong>Michael Hann</strong>

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Ben Howard - I Forget Where We Were review: Has the world gone mad, or is it me?

It may lack the definition of his debut, but the Brit-winning artist's latest evokes something more ambiguously potent, says Neil McCormick