Every Kingdom

Every Kingdom
Every Kingdom cover art
Studio album by
Released30 September 2011
Recorded2011 in Devon
Genre
Length50:05
Label
ProducerChris Bond
Ben Howard chronology
Every Kingdom
(2011)
The Burgh Island E.P.
(2012)
Singles from Every Kingdom
  1. "The Wolves"
    Released: 3 June 2011
  2. "Keep Your Head Up"
    Released: 26 August 2011
  3. "The Fear"
    Released: 12 October 2011
  4. "Only Love"
    Released: 4 May 2012
  5. "Old Pine"
    Released: 20 July 2012
Alternative cover
Every Kingdom physical deluxe edition cover art
Physical deluxe edition cover

Every Kingdom is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter Ben Howard. It was released in the United Kingdom on 30 September 2011 as a digital download, CD, LP, and 200-copy limited edition cassette. It reached a peak chart position of number four in the UK Albums Chart on 24 February 2013 following his success at the Brit Awards that week.[1] The songs on the album were written by Ben Howard and produced by Chris Bond.[2] The cover art was designed by Owen Tozer, based on photography by Mickey Smith and Roddy Bow.[3]

The song "Old Pine" is the music video version of the original found on the Old Pine EP. A remix of the song by Everything Everything was released by Howard as a single on 20 July 2012.[4] The songs "The Wolves" and "These Waters" are re-recordings of the original versions found on the These Waters EP. The song "Keep Your Head Up" is a re-recording of the original version found on the Games in the Dark EP. The song "Black Flies" was released on 21 April 2012 as a 100-copy limited edition LP as part of the 2012 edition of Secret 7", each copy with different cover art.

The song "Black Flies" was featured in the 2017 Square Enix/Deck Nine game Life Is Strange: Before the Storm's fourth, Bonus episode as the ending song of the episode.

The album was nominated for the 2012 Mercury Prize.[5]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Consequence of SoundC+[8]
The Guardian[9]
PopMatters8/10[10]
DIY8/10[11]
  1. ^ "Ben Howard wins best British breakthrough act and best male solo artist at Brit Awards 2013". The Independent. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2013.
  2. ^ Clare Robinson (7 October 2011), "Howard's wave", Plymouth Evening Herald, p. 1, archived from the original on 20 May 2014, retrieved 8 November 2013
  3. ^ Roddy Bow - Every Kingdom Archived 20 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Old Pine (Everything Everything Remix)" at iTunes Store
  5. ^ Mercury Prize - 2012 Albums of the Year Archived 15 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Every Kingdom - Ben Howard". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Ben Howard – Every Kingdom". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  8. ^ Hardy, Tony (9 April 2012). "Ben Howard – Every Kingdom". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  9. ^ Carnwath, Ally (October 2011). "Ben Howard: Every Kingdom – review". The Observer. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  10. ^ Ezell, Brice (2 April 2012). "Ben Howard: Every Kingdom". PopMatters. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  11. ^ "BEN HOWARD - EVERY KINGDOM". 3 October 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2014.

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