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Benjamin John "Ben" Howard Born 24 April 1987 Is An English Singer-Songwriter. He Self-Released His Debut EP Games In The Dark 2008 Followed By Two More EPs These Waters 2009 And Old Pine 2010 . He Is Currently Signed To Island And Communion. His Major Debut Studio Album Came In 2011 Titled Every Kingdom Followed By Two More EP Releases Ben Howard Live 2011 And The Burgh Island E.P. 2012 . He Performed At 2013 Glastonbury Festival On The Pyramid Stage On Saturday 29 June. He Released His Second Studio Album I Forget Where We Were In October 2014 He Was Born In Middlesex London In 1987 And Moved Near Totnes Devon When He Was About Eight. He Was Raised By Musical Parents Who Exposed Him To Their Favourite Records From Singer-Songwriter Artists From The 1960s And 1970s At An Early Age Such As John Martyn Van Morrison Joni Mitchell And Simon & Garfunkel By Whom He Was Strongly Influenced. Howard Began Writing Songs When He Was Eleven.In An Interview With American Songwriter He Stated That When He Was A Kid He Started Playing Guitar Because He Liked To Put Words Together And Make Stuff Up. "I Was Quite An Imaginative Little Kid I Guess. So Your Standard Little Love Songs Turned Into Your Standard Adolescent Love Songs. I Think You Start Getting Your Own Take On Things When You’re A Late Teen. That’s When Everything Changes." Besides Playing The Guitar Howard Also Played Other Instruments As A Kid. He Easily Picked Up The Drums And Contrabass But After Some Time He Decided To Focus On The Guitar. After Attending King Edward VI Community College And Torquay Boys' Grammar School He Began Studying Journalism At University College Falmouth Cornwall. Six Months Prior To Completion Of His Course Howard Decided To Focus On Making Music Full-Time Making Melodic Rootsy Folk Music With Progressively Darker Lyrics. His Reputation Grew Around Cornwall And Devon And Soon Spread To Other Areas Of The UK. After A Month Of Sold-Out Dates Across Europe And The UK Howard Was Eventually Asked To Sign For Island Records. Before Signing To A Record Label Howard Had Already Released Some Material. In 2008 He Self-Released His Debut EP Games In The Dark. His First Major Release Was These Waters An EP Featuring Six Tracks Including "The Wolves". In 2010 Ben Howard Released The Old Pine EP Followed By A Number Of Singles Such As "The Fear" And "Keep Your Head Up". Howard Now Had Enough Material To Release An Album Every Kingdom Which Would Feature A Number Of His Previous Singles. Howard Signed To Island Records In 2011 Due To The Label's History Of UK Folk Singers Including Nick Drake And John Martyn. After Singles "Old Pine" And "The Wolves" Were Released In 2011 Howard Recorded His Debut Album Entitled Every Kingdom Which Was Released On 3 October 2011. He Was Nominated For The 2012 Mercury Prize. Howard Worked Alongside India Bourne And Chris Bond To Make Every Kingdom With Bourne Playing Cello Keyboards Ukulele Bass And Contributing Vocals And Percussion And Bond Playing Guitars Bass Double Bass Drums Percussion Keyboards Accordion Contributing To Vocals And Also Producing The Record. He Also Toured With Bourne And Bond On His 2012 Every Kingdom Tour With Support From Willy Mason. In 2012 Howard Launched His Music In America With Every Kingdom Being Released On 3 April 2012 And Appearances At South By Southwest SXSW In Texas And A US Tour Confirmed. His Song "Promise" Was Featured At The End Of Season 8 Episode 12 Of TV Show House. In May 2012 Howard Performed "The Wolves" On Later... With Jools Holland. He Played At Pinkpop In The Netherlands On 26 May And Radio 1's Big Weekend In Hackney On 24 June 2012. He Also Played At The 2012 Bonnaroo Music Festival In Manchester Tennessee The 2012 T In The Park Music Festival In Scotland As Well As Beach Break Live 2012 In South Wales Bestival 2012 And Splendour In The Grass 2012. Howard Also Played A Slot At The Austin City Limits Music Festival In October 2012. In November 2012 Howard Released The Burgh Island EP Produced By Chris Bond Which Featured Four New Tracks. Once Again Released To Critical Acclaim By Whom? The EP Had A Darker More Menacing Tone Than Most Of Howard's Previous Work With Howard Also Playing Electric Guitar Rather Than His Traditional Acoustic. The Second Track From The EP "Oats In The Water" Was Featured In Internment The 5th Episode In Season 4 Of AMC's The Walking Dead. In 2014 The Song "Promise" From The Album "Every Kingdom" Featured In The USA Network Drama Suits Season 3 Episode 11 "Buried Secrets". Ben Howard Played On The Main Pyramid Stage At Glastonbury Festival 2013 On Saturday 29 June 2013 In Which He Played Five Tracks From Every Kingdom. In 2014 Howard Headlined The Inaugural Somersault Festival Based In North Devon With Other Artists Such As Jack Johnson. On 5 August 2014 Howard's First Single "End Of The Affair" From His Second Album Was Played On Zane Lowe's Radio 1 And Danielle Perry's XFM Show. On 18 August 2014 Ben Announced The Title Of His Second Album I Forget Where We Were On Zane Lowe's Show On Radio 1 Whilst Releasing The Title Track From The Record At The Same Time. On The 26th Of October I Forget Where We Were Became Number 26 In The UK Official Albums Chart read less