Photo: Kaley Nelson
British singer-songwriter Ben Howard wowed us at the El Rey Theatre last month at his sold-out gig. He’s now taken that one step further by blowing us away with his latest music video.
From the recently-released album “I Forget Where We Were”, Howard has released the video for the title track from the album. It is also Howard’s directorial debut.
Howard seems to be taking a page from Irish singer Damien Rice’s book, both in songwriting and in music-video metaphors. The video for the melancholy “I Forget Where We Were” is reminiscent of Rice’s “9 Crimes” and is very well executed.
The video features a couple on a beautiful beach that seems unwilling to interact with each other or look each other in the eye, even as they slowdance.
Ben Howard recently performed a sold-out at the El Rey last month (photos and review here). He’s announced a good amount of 2015 tour dates with a headlining Los Angeles performance schedule at the Shrine Expo Hall of February 2. Purchase your tickets before they sell out again.
Watch the music video below:
BEN HOWARD TOUR DATES:
10/27/14 – Los Angeles, CA @ The El Rey Theatre SOLD OUT
10/29/14 – New York, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg SOLD OUT
1/15/2015 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
1/16/2015 – Austin, TX – Austin Music Hall
1/17/2015 – New Orleans, LA – Civic Theatre
1/19/2015 – Miami Beach, FL – Fillmore Miami Beach at Jackie Gleason Theatre
1/20/2015 – St. Petersburg, FL – Jannus Live
1/21/2015 – Atlanta, GA – The Tabernacle
1/22/2015 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
1/24/2015 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer
1/25/2015 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club
1/27/2015 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
1/30/2015 – New York, NY – Hammerstein Ballroom
1/31/2015 – Montreal, QC – Metropolis
2/2/2015 – Toronto, ONT – Massey Hall
2/4/2015 – Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre
2/6/2015 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
2/7/2015 – Denver, CO – The Fillmore
2/10/2015 – Los Angeles, CA – Shrine Expo Hall
2/11/2015 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater
2/13/2015 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre
2/14/2015 – Vancouver, BC – U.B.C. Thunderbird Stadium
2/15/2015 – Portland, OR – Roseland Theatre
Ben Howard spreads magic at sold-out El Rey Theatre performance
Damien Rice breaks hearts, surprises with laughter at Cathedral Sanctuary
Lorde shows tremendous growth at Greek Theatre delivering spectacular performance
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