Ben Howard News

Last year, Lana Del Rey invited Matt Maeson to the stage at her headline show in Oklahoma City, and they performed a special version of Matt’s Alt Radio #1 “Hallucinogenics” together.

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Matt Maeson has achieved another Alternative Radio #1 hit with “Hallucinogenics,” taken from his 2019 debut album Bank On The Funeral.

Today, singer-songwriter Holly Humberstone has unveiled a brand new acoustic video for her song 'Falling Asleep At The Wheel'.

Lana Del Rey's headline show in Oklahoma City on Sunday night had a surprise guest appearance by singer/songwriter, Matt Maeson. The duo performed a special rendition of Maeson's hit song, “Hallucinogenics.”

Acclaimed singer-songwriter Matt Maeson has unveiled the official video for his emotional single, “Go Easy,” taken from his extraordinary debut album Bank On The Funeral. The video depicts the juxtaposition of Maeson in jail and as a free man, and the emotional distress being incarcerated can bring – an experience Maeson has dealt with first-hand.

New Zealand-native, now L.A.-based artist Eden Iris released her new single “Birthday Baby” on 10/11.

Fast-rising alternative singersongwriter Matt Maeson (Neon GoldAtlantic) made his TV debut last night on Late Night with Seth Meyers performing “Cringe”, his Top 10 Alternative radio single with more than 74 MILLION streams to date. Today he celebrates the breakthrough performance with the release of a grandson remix to “I Just Don't Care That Much”, taken from his debut album Bank On The Funeral.  

Celebrating a Top 20 Alternative radio single with more than 74 MILLION streams to date (“Cringe”) and the wrap of his sold-out first-ever headline run last night in Los Angeles, Matt Maeson (Neon Gold/Atlantic) has announced his forthcoming headline Summer/Fall tour. The more than thirty city trek, presented by Live Nation's Ones To Watch, shows impressive growth from Maeson's recent run, with the majority of the shows tripling in venue size. The tour gets underway August 19th in Indianapolis, IN and then travels through late November, with stops in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Philadelphia, Detroit, and more. Maeson will also perform at a number of festivals and radio-sponsored events. For complete details and ticket information, please visit here!

BBC Music Introducing LIVE is back, returning to London's Tobacco Dock on 31 October - 2 November 2019. Following an inspiring three days of talks, panels, performances, masterclasses and more last year, the event returns for 2019. Early Bird tickets go on sale on Thursday 11 April via www.bbc.com/introducing

Acclaimed U.K.-based band Bear's Den is debuting the video for the lead single “Laurel Wreath” from their highly anticipated third album So that you might hear me, which is set for release on April 26 via Rounder Records; watch  it here. The video was filmed in Berlin by Brazilian directors Jungle and features refugees from Afghanistan and Morocco.

Byron Bay artist Kyle Lionhart has revealed the first taste of his long-awaited debut album in the form of new single, 'So Close' – out everywhere today. 

Acclaimed U.K.-based band Bear's Den premieres their lead single “Laurel Wreath” today; listen/share the track here: https://found.ee/BDWreath. “We're hugely excited to be releasing 'Laurel Wreath' into the world today. It's a song about vulnerability and courage and the need for connection that runs through the whole album,” says Andrew Davie (lead vocals, guitar). The track is taken from their highly anticipated third albumSo that you might hear me, which is set for release on April 26 via Rounder Records.

Acclaimed U.K.-based band Bear's Den debuts an original podcast series, So that you might hear me, featuring members Andrew Davie (lead vocals, guitar) and Kevin Jones(vocals, drums, bass, guitar). The series, hosted by L.A.-based podcaster and the band's former tour manger Danny Carissimi, takes an intimate dive into their new record (of the same name) and includes in-depth conversations about each song, their recording process and what it's like to release an album in 2019. The podcast's episodes will air weekly leading up to the album's release. Fans can listen to the first two episodes and subscribe to the podcast here: https://found.ee/BDStymhmpodcast.

BMG is excited to welcome Jocelyn to the recorded music family! The Omaha-based singer/songwriter unveiled her debut single, “Speak Up,” last week, which is available to stream/download HERE. The official music video is also out today and can be viewed HERE. The uplifting and infectious track was co-written in Los Angeles with producer/composer, Denny White, (The Fray, Tiësto) and chronicles a personal bullying experience she endured and how she worked to overcome it. With its righteous chorus, catchy guitar work, driving bass, and bombastic beat, listeners can hear traces of her major influences – from Shawn Mendes and Gabrielle Aplin, to Ben Howard and Ed Sheeran.

Acclaimed U.K. band, Bear's Den, return with their third album So that you might hear me outApril 26 via Rounder Records. So that you might hear me follows 2016's critically lauded Red Earth & Pouring Rain, which debuted top 10 in the U.K. and received critical acclaim fromNPR's World Café who called it, “a daydreamer's highway anthem,” while BBC Newsfurthered, “There are echoes of eighties stadium rock and Fleetwood Mac and Bruce Springsteen, two acts the pair acknowledge as an influence.” Fans can pre-order So that you might hear me HERE.

Southend on Sea's rising four piece The Collier have announced the release of their new single 'Loose Hearts', out June 15th. Listen to the single HERE.

Following his sold out U.K. European tour, Ben Howard will return stateside confirming a run of headlining North American dates this fall. The tour kicks off on September 20 and includes stops at legendary venues such as Berkeley's Greek Theatre, Denver's Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium, New York's Hammerstein Ballroom, Montreal's Bell Centre as well as DC's new venue Anthem. Fans can pre-order Howard's highly anticipated new album,Noonday Dream, via his official store here https://shop.benhowardmusic.co.uk to gain exclusive pre-sale access to the North American tour. Alternatively, artist pre-sale begins on Monday, April 30 at 10A.M. local time and general on-sale begins on Friday, May 4 at 10A.M. local time. See below for complete tour details.

Australian singer-songwriter Tom West has released a new single, 'Got It Cheap,' and announced the title of his upcoming album: I'm Livin' will be out this summer. Listen to 'Got It Cheap' via Vanyaland and get excited for plenty more to come from West over the next many months.

“Towing The Line,” the second track off Ben Howard's highly anticipated new album,Noonday Dream, premieres today on Zane Lowe's World Record on Beats1. Listen/share the song here: https://BenHoward.lnk.to/towingPR. Noonday Dream is outJune 1 on Republic Records and can be pre-ordered here: https://benhoward.lnk.to/NoondayPR

Noonday Dream, the highly anticipated new album from Ben Howard, is set for release June 1 on Republic Records. “A Boat To An Island On The Wall” is premiering worldwide today. Listen/share the song here:https://benhoward.lnk.to/boatPR. The seven-minute epic is the first piece of new music from Howard since the release of 2014's I Forget Where We Were, which The Telegraph hailed as“An impressive, tantalising work from an artist who has dared to take the path less travelled.” Noonday Dream can be pre-ordered here:https://benhoward.lnk.to/NoondayPR