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Apr 3, 2012Throughout Every Kingdom Howard plays to his strengths, the greatest of which is his skill in crafting hooks.
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UncutJan 25, 2012An unusually poetic songwriter revelling in his proximity to nature. [Jan 2012, p.88]
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Mar 19, 2012Kingdom announces a promising new talent, but now Howard must prove he can work with more than just memory.
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Apr 9, 2012Every Kingdom is quite a self-assured debut, delivered by a guy who could be your best friend and still date your sister.
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Jan 25, 2012It's an impressively timeless debut that suggests Howard should have no problem standing out from the overpopulated nu-folk crowd.
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Jan 25, 2012On the evidence of this impressive debut album, [Howard] is a gifted and immediately involving singer-songwriter.
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MojoJan 25, 2012The shimmering finger-picking and angelic backing vocals of Old Pine build a cosy fireside vibe, but elsewhere the upbeat hoedowns are less impressive. [Nov 2011, p. 92]
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Jan 25, 2012Too easy on the ear to be convincing – more getting deep round the campfire than genuine soul-baring – but highlights "Black Flies" and "Promise" are nice enough studies in soft-focus angst.
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Q MagazineJan 25, 2012It takes a special talent to mine new gold out of acoustic songwriting, and Ben Howard just isn't it. [Nov 2011, p.135]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 32 out of 36
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Mixed: 2 out of 36
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Negative: 2 out of 36
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Jul 13, 2019
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Jun 17, 2014