Ben Howard

Ben Howard is a mercurial British singer/songwriter who rose to prominence -- alongside contemporaries like Benjamin Francis Leftwich and James Vincent McMorrow -- on the basis of his 2011 LP Every Kingdom. His soulful croon and deft guitar work initially drew inspiration from the 1970s British folk scene, but later works like 2018's Noonday Dream, 2021's Collections from the Whiteout, and 2023's Is It? utilized more contemporary pop and, in turn, became experimental touchstones. Born in London in 1987, Howard grew up in South Devon, where his mother's collection of folk rec...