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Noonday Dream

Ben Howard

2018 · Rock, Pop

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Noonday Dream by Ben Howard

Noonday Dream is a Folk album by Ben Howard, originally released in 2018. On Gatefold: 10 pressings tracked, owned by 5 collectors.

About

BRIT Award-winning folk-rocker Ben Howard spent time in southwest France and Cornwall, England, creating <i>Noonday Dream</i>; the result is some of Howard’s most impressive and immersive songs yet. Where his debut <i>Every Kingdom</i> favored catchy hooks and rhythms and <i>I Forget Where We Were</i> introduced meditative darkness, <i>Noonday Dream</i> is, as the album title suggests, a series of unpredictable yet brilliant scenes that disappear too quickly. Ambitious tracks “Nica Libres at Dusk” and “A Boat to an Island, Pt. 2 / Agatha’s Song” move like short films, with Howard’s low voice providing poetic narration. “Murmurations” closes the album with a moving sentiment: Ignore the outside noise and be present for what matters.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Nica Libres At Dusk6:34
  2. A2Towing The Line3:55
  3. A3A Boat To An Island On The Wall7:00

Side B

  1. B1What The Moon Does5:20
  2. B2Someone In The Doorway4:56

Side C

  1. C1All Down The Mines (interlude)0:46
  2. C2The Defeat5:53
  3. C3A Boat To An Island, Part II / Agatha's Song4:53

Side D

  1. D1There's Your Man4:38
  2. D2Murmurations6:15

Sound DNA

  • Folk
  • Singer-Songwriter
  • lush
  • meditative
  • pastoral

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Gatefold sleeve and pictured inner sleeves. Includes full album download code for downloading the album in MP3, 320 kbps.
Sealed copies have a sticker on the front:
BEN HOWARD 'NOONDAY DREAM'
2x heavyweight 180g vinyl
Includes download code
67489
Three catalogue numbers:
678941 on cover spine.
678942 on side A&B label and corresponding inner sleeve.
678943 on side C&D label and corresponding inner sleeve.
All runouts are etched except the MPO ** ***** stamp.
SIDE A
1. NICA LIBRES AT DUSK (6:34)
Recorded at Le Manoir de Leon, France & Life on the Hillside, Devon
2. TOWING THE LINE (3:55)
Recorded at Black Rock, Cornwall
3. A BOAT TO AN ISLAND ON THE WALL (7:10)
Recorded at Middle Farm, Devon & Black Rock, Cornwall
SIDE B
4. WHAT THE MOON DOES (5:20)
Recorded at Black Rock, Cornwall
5. SOMEONE IN THE DOORWAY (4:56)
Recorded at Le Manoir de Leon, France. Life on the Hillside, Devon & Black Rock, Cornwall
SIDE C
6. ALL DOWN THE MINDES (INTERLUDE) (0:46)
Recorded at John Cornfield's & Black Rock, Cornwall
7. THE DEFEAT (5:53)
Recorded at Sawmills, Cornwall & Le Manoir de Leon, France
8. A BOAT TO AN ISLAND, PART II / AGATHA'S SONG (4:53)
Recorded at Middle Farm, Devon
SIDE D
9. THERE'S YOUR MAN (4:38)
Recorded at Middle Farm, Devon & Black Rock, Cornwall
10. MURMURATIONS (6:15)
Recorded at Le Manoir de Leon, France, John Cornfield's & Black Rock, Cornwall
Written and performed by BEN HOWARD
Escept track seven, written by BEN HOWARD, MICKEY SMITH, KYLE KEEGAN, RICHARD THOMAS, NAT WASON & INDIA BOURNE
Produced by BEN HOWARD & MICKEY SMITH
Engineered by JOHN CORNFIELD at Sawmills, Cornwall; Le Manoir de Leon, France; Middle Farm Studios, Devon; Life on the Hillside, Devon & Black Rock, Cornwall
Studio technicians THIBAULT & GUILLAUME (Le Manoir), PETE & JAMES (Middle Farm) & STEVE GRAY on all thing guitar
Mixed by CHRIS ELMS at Westwood Studios, Stockholm
Mastered by HUNTLEY MILLER at HM Mastering, Minneapolis
Artwork by RODDY BOW
Drawing by DANNY FOX
Www.island records.co.uk
Www.benhowardmusic.co.uk

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Ben HowardWRITTEN-BY, PERFORMER ACOUSTIC GUITAR, ELECTRIC GUITAR, VOCALS, VOCODER VOCALS, ACOUSTIC GUITAR
  • Agatha LintottVOCALS
  • Gillian MaguireVIOLA
  • India BourneCELLO ELECTRIC GUITAR PIANO
  • Kyle KeeganDRUMS, PERCUSSION
  • Mickey SmithACOUSTIC GUITAR, BASS GUITAR, SYNTH, HARMONIUM, VOCALS BASS GUITAR BASS GUITAR, SYNTH
  • Nat WasonELECTRIC GUITAR
  • Owain DaviesVOCALS
  • Richard ThomasELECTRIC GUITAR ELECTRIC GUITAR, SYNTH ELECTRIC PIANO

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