News — In Full

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  3 January 2020

  Figures in the Landscape - New Single and Video

  Figures in the Landscape is the 4th upfront track from my imminent album Storm Damage. Stream or download audio and watch the video. 

  The lyrics are a call to action in response to feelings of powerlessness. I wrote it in a period of personal crisis and political upheaval. The random nature of both can leave you feeling insignificant, lacking agency in the world, but in the end I guess you have a simple choice: to get up and celebrate what you have, or get out and take issue with it.

  The song is accompanied by another powerful half-lit performance video directed by photographer- film-maker Edward Bishop, and shot at RAK Studios in London, where the album was recorded in April 2019.

  Artwork is by John Gilsenan at iwantdesign.

  Hope you get into it. Happy new year, folks.

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  20 November 2019

  New video and single, Balanced on a Wire

  'Balanced on a Wire' is the latest track to be shared from my upcoming album 'Storm Damage'.

  Premiered this morning on Lauren Laverne's BBC 6 Music morning show, it is accompanied by a performance video filmed in RAK Studio 2 in London where the album was recorded.

  My kids were teenagers leaving home for the first time when I wrote this song. I was moved by their mixture of anxiety and determination. It reminded me of being nineteen myself, standing on the edge of something new, how you cope, how you need to open up when the other half of you is screaming 'no'. Perhaps that feeling never really leaves us.

  The video - first shown earlier today on New York music and culture website Black Book - is directed by photographer and film maker, Edward Bishop, who has documented much of my work since 2014. 

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  11 November 2019

  Japanese Tour 2020

  I'm excited to return to Japan in April. The perfect time for cherry blossom, of course. Two shows in Tokyo and Osaka. I really cherish the support from my Japanese friends, ever since the affection they bestowed on North Marine Drive. Tickets on sale on Nov 16. Thanks, all.

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  29 October 2019

  Win Tickets To Exclusive Live Event

  On Tuesday November 19 I will be performing a special invitation-only live show at a small low-key venue in London - Servant Jazz Quarters in Dalston - for just friends and fans. I'll be showcasing songs from my upcoming new album, Storm Damage with musicians from the recording session and probably throwing in a few older songs too. The venue has a bar at street level and a cosy basement live room.

  You can win a pair of tickets for this event. Invitation only. No tickets on sale to general public. 

  Sorry, this offer is now closed.

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  23 October 2019

  Low's Alan Sparhawk Q&A with Ben Watt

  In the wake of his guest appearance on my new single, Irene (out yesterday, and premiered by Stereogum) old friend Alan Sparhawk puts a bunch of questions to me he always meant to ask. The result was published by American culture and music web magazine, Flood, today in an exclusive feature.