I Forget Where We Were

Ben Howard - I Forget Where We Were
Critic Score
Based on 18 reviews
2014 Ratings: #291 / 1042
User Score
Based on 281 ratings
2014 Rank: #49
Liked by 38 people
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CRITIC REVIEWS

80
DIY
A sensitive and technically more profound outing.
80
Q Magazine
Musically adventurous, sonically daring and really rather stunning.
80
Mojo
A challenging move from such a young artist who deserves to have his fans take a leap of faith.
70
Uncut

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.

MarkCooper
87

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

Felix_96
50

5/10

meh

Fav track: In Dreams

ZeroTaste
85

Good.

billygeorgedyer
89

End Of The Affair might be the best song of all time...

88

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

100

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

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Added on: October 14, 2014