Benjamin Francis Leftwich Announces New Single 'Atlas Hands'
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Wednesday, 20 July 2011 |
Written by Jon Stickler
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Benjamin Francis Leftwich will release his second single 'Atlas Hands' on September 4th. The single follows on from Ben's debut album hitting the Top Ten on the iTunes chart and last night the Mike Skinner re-mix was made Zane Lowe's Hottest Record In The World!
A track filled with wistful beauty and poetic elegance, 'Atlas Hands' builds on the excitement already surrounding Ben as one of the most compelling new prospects of the year. Ben’s haunting vocals and intricate guitar provide the narration for a track driven by a fragile tale of escape and hope.
You can check out Mike Skinner's remix of the track HERE.
Ben’s debut album ‘Last Smoke Before The Snowstorm’ was recently Album of the Week on Radio 1 and XFM as well as Album of the Day on BBC 6 Music. His debut single ‘Box Of Stones’ was also awarded the coveted Zane Lowe’s Hottest Record In The World, adding to a list of honours including multiple Radio 1 Record Of The Weeks and a Maida Vale session with Fleet Foxes. Ben’s cover of Arcade Fire’s ‘Rebellion’ from the Dermot O’Leary Sessions for Radio 2 has been downloaded over 45,000 times, with 'Atlas Hands' from the 'Million Miles Out' EP being chosen as one of Jo Whiley’s tracks of 2010.
In the coming weeks Ben will be playing at some big festivals including Reading & Leeds, Green Man, iTunes Festival and Bestival, before embarking upon a huge 25-date UK headline tour including a London show at the legendary Union Chapel.
Atlas Hands will be released by Dirty Hit on September 4th with Ben’s headline UK tour starting at the end of September.
Benjamin Francis Leftwich UK Tour Dates are as follows:
Sept 30th - Stockton The Georgian Theatre
Oct 1st - Sheffield Leadmill
Oct 2nd - Lincoln Tokyo
Oct 3rd - Norwich Arts Centre
Oct 4th - Nottingham Glee Club
Oct 5th - Hull Adelphi
Oct 7th - Newcastle Riverside
Oct 8th - Aberdeen The Tunnels
Oct 9th - Glasgow Oran Mor
Oct 10th - Edinburgh Cabaret Voltaire
Oct 14th - Leeds Brudenell
Oct 15th - Manchester The Ruby Lounge
Oct 16th - Leicester Musician
Oct 17th - Cambridge University - ARU
Oct 18th - Oxford O2 Academy2
Oct 20th - UK Bristol Fleece
Oct 21st - Exeter The Cavern
Oct 22nd - Cardiff Chapter Arts Centre - SWN
Oct 23rd - Southampton Talking Heads
Oct 24th - Brighton Komedia studio room
Oct 26th - London Union Chapel
Oct 27th - Birmingham Library
Oct 28th - Preston 53 Degrees
Oct 29th - York National Centre For Early Music
Oct 30th - UK Lancaster Library
Benjamin Francis Leftwich Tickets are onsale now.
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