Ben Marwood

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nameBen Marwood
imageBen Marwood.JPG
originReading, Berkshire, England
occupationGuitarist/singer-songwriter
instrumentGuitar, vocals
genreFolk, folk punk
years_active2002-present
labelXtra Mile Recordings, Josaka Music, Broken Tail Records
associated_actsFrank Turner, Oxygen Thief, Jim Lockey & The Solemn Sun
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| name = Ben Marwood | image = Ben Marwood.JPG | image_size = | origin = Reading, Berkshire, England | occupation = Guitarist/singer-songwriter | instrument = Guitar, vocals | genre = Folk, folk punk | years_active = 2002-present | label = Xtra Mile Recordings, Josaka Music, Broken Tail Records | associated_acts = Frank Turner, Oxygen Thief, Jim Lockey & The Solemn Sun | website =

Ben Marwood is an English singer-songwriter from Reading, Berkshire, England. As part of the contemporary London folk scene, Marwood has performed alongside Frank Turner, Chris T-T and Emily Barker amongst others.

Musical career

Playing solo shows from 2002, in 2008 Marwood released his debut mini-album, This Is Not What You Had Planned to some critical acclaim, followed by a three-way split album entitled Exclamation at Asterisk Hash which also featured friends Oxygen Thief and Jim Lockey. Both were released on Broken Tail Records, a small indie label run by Marwood. The debut album Outside There's A Curse was released on London-based Xtra Mile Recordings on 31 January 2011 to further critical acclaim, with Kerrang! awarding it a score of four out of a possible five Ks and Rocksound awarding an eight out of ten. The album release was supported by two national headline tours alongside Oxygen Thief, and a support slot with Frank Turner in May 2011. All undistributed copies of the album were subsequently destroyed in the arson attack on the Sony DADC warehouse during the 2011 England Riots in August 2011. Marwood is a good friend of Turner's and was part of his extended backing band at the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, and also appeared in the video for Turner's single Long Live the Queen.

After unreleased material featured on a couple of compilation appearances towards the end of 2011, BBC News reported that Marwood was working on a second album. It was confirmed in a blog post on 23 December 2012 that the new album would follow in 2013 and was preceded by a five-song EP featuring re-recorded live takes of previous songs entitled Incidents/Accidents, released via Bandcamp on a pay-what-you-like basis.

Following the Bandcamp release, two further digital EPs were released in February 2013 through Josaka Music, Demons and Ben Marwood & Quiet Quiet Band Lay Low, a split with Reading band Quiet Quiet Band which had shortened to Lay Low by the time it reached retailers, after which Rock Sound announced that the new album Back Down would be released on 13 May 2013 through Xtra Mile Recordings. A headline UK tour was subsequently announced which also featured prominent members of the underground UK acoustic scene, as well as a video for the single Under Lock and Key, before heading to the US as opening support for Frank Turner.

Outside of performing, Marwood also hosts a monthly show on a weekly alternative podcast "edit radio".

Discography

Albums

EPs

Split EPs

  • Ben Marwood vs. Heartwear Process (7" vinyl – 2007)
  • Exclamation at Asterisk Hash (w/Oxygen Thief & Jim Lockey and the Solemn Sun – 2009)
  • Lay Low (w/Quiet Quiet Band – 2013)

Compilation appearances

  • Four By Four EP – "More Good Propaganda" (2007)
  • Four By Four More EP – "Question Marks?" (2008)
  • Xtra Mile High Club Vol. 3 – "We Are No Longer Twenty-Five [Mile High Version]" (2011)
  • Lamp Light the Fire – "Horatio Dies" (2011)

References

References

  1. Minard, Jenny. (20 January 2011). "The Session: Why Ben Marwood's dreaming of bed". [[Reading Post]].
  2. (7 July 2011). "Ben Marwood and co at Club Velocity". [[Reading Chronicle]].
  3. (23 December 2009). "Tracks Monkeys With Lasers".
  4. Marwood, Ben. (7 April 2012). "The webstore cometh". Blogger.
  5. Anderson, Stuart. (5 November 2008). "Five Little Secrets by Ben Marwood". [[The Times]].
  6. (28 June 2008). "Ben Marwood – This Is Not What You Had Planned". The Mag.
  7. O'Brien, Connor. "Album review: Ben Marwood – Outside There's A Curse". Alter The Press.
  8. "Ben Marwood – New single 'Singalong' and Frank Turner support tour". Press Counsel PR.
  9. (October 2019). "Ben Marwood To Release Debut Album". Glasswerk.co.uk}}{{Dead link.
  10. Marwood, Ben. "uk tour dates confirmed". Blog: ben marwood smells funny.
  11. Marwood, Ben. "Something for the weekends". Blog: ben marwood smells funny.
  12. Turner, Frank. "Addenda". frankturner.com.
  13. (9 August 2011). "Independent record labels fear ruinous stock loss in London riots fire". The Guardian.
  14. Marwood, Ben. "Things I have done in the past month". Blog: ben marwood smells funny.
  15. (28 July 2012). "Frank Turner opens up about 'weird' experience playing Olympics opening ceremony". NME.com.
  16. (12 September 2008). "Frank Turner – Long Live the Queen".
  17. (1 September 2011). "Xtra Mile High Club Vol. 3: Yanks Vs Limeys (Oh…and 1 Kraut)". Xtra Mile Recordings.
  18. "Lamp Light The Fire: A Compilation Of Quiet(ER) Songs". Engineer Records.
  19. (18 November 2011). "Ben Marwood working on new album". BBC News.
  20. Marwood, Ben. (23 December 2012). "An EP for free". Ben Marwood smells funny (blog).
  21. Marwood, Ben. (5 January 2013). "New Year, New Releases". Ben Marwood smells funny (blog).
  22. "'Demons' Amazon listing". Amazon UK.
  23. "'Lay Low' Amazon listing". Amazon UK.
  24. Marwood, Ben. (1 April 2013). "Back Down 2013: More Show Announcements". Ben Marwood smells funny (blog).
  25. (20 March 2013). "Ben Marwood To Release 'Back Down' In May". Rock Sound.
  26. (29 August 2013). "Ben Marwood USA tour video". The Ruckus.
  27. "[edit] radio website".

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