While there are a few too many round-the-campfire gloom-fests on I Forget Where Were, there are also displays of real musical background.
I hitchhiked in Costa Rica for almost two months a couple years ago. While roaming around the country and meeting fellow travelers/Ticos (Costa Rican citizens), music undoubtedly came up often in conversation. I was very surprised to find that, without fail, literally every person I talked to said they were Ben Howard fans. I must've met over 50 travelers and all of them loved this guy. I'd never heard of him.
One day, I woke up around 5 AM from the howler monkeys (customary wake up routine, ... read more
imo this is his best album atm, it achives a intresting atmosphere and has a lot of intresting traks
Standout tracks for me are In Dreams, End of the Affair and Forget where we were
Its genualy a good pice of music and a standout in his discography imo
Loved it
Okay, this is it, chief! This is the one! I believe this to be Ben's best album. I will write a detailed review of this, but hopefully not as long as the first review because geez. I went on a tangent so huge, even I was shocked. What I love about I Forget Where We Were is something that I can't really describe with words. But I'll try. Ben gets a lot more experimental here in terms of the instrumentation and even the song structures. I love the first album for so many reasons but I believe ... read more
1 | Small Things 5:44 | 90 |
2 | Rivers in Your Mouth 5:12 | 91 |
3 | I Forget Where We Were 4:41 | 95 |
4 | In Dreams 3:33 | 89 |
5 | She Treats Me Well 5:18 | 84 |
6 | Time Is Dancing 6:49 | 93 |
7 | Evergreen 4:05 | 86 |
8 | End of the Affair 7:46 | 95 |
9 | Conrad 6:08 | 90 |
10 | All Is Now Harmed 5:02 | 88 |
#15 | / | Digital Spy |
#57 | / | musicOMH |