Benjamin Shaw

Benjamin Shaw
Genres	Indie, Alternative, Singer songwriter, folk, experimental, lo-fi
Occupations	Musician, Artist
Labels	Audio Antihero
Associated acts	Jack Hayter, Broken Shoulder, Nosferatu D2, Fighting Kites

Benjamin Shaw is an English a musician and artist based in London.

He released his debut EP "I Got the Pox, the Pox is What I Got" in October 2009 on Audio Antihero which saw airplay from BBC 6 Music on the Tom Ravenscroft,^[1] Gideon Coe,^[2] Steve Lamacq,^[3] Jon Holmes ^[4] and Tom Robinson ^[5] shows and positive reviews from publications such as The Skinny,^[6] The 405,^[7] The Music Fix, This Is Fake DIY,^[8] CLASH ^[9] and The Line Of Best Fit who remarked "If you think you've heard the lines of Benjamin Shaw before, think again. TLOBF recommended.".^[10]

Shaw has played around the UK, Europe and Australia with artists such as Darren Hayman, Tom Paley, Jack Hayter (Ex-Hefner), Neil Pennycook (Meursault), Extradition Order, Paul Hawkins & The Awkward Silences, Little Red and The Owl Service.^[11] and seen endorsements from Nic Dalton (of The Lemonheads),^[12]

In October 2011 it was announced on sites like Drowned In Sound,^[13] Bearded ^[14] and This Is Fake DIY^[15] that he would be releasing first full length album, "There's Always Hope, There's Always Cabernet". It was announced through his twitter that he would be promoting the album with a series of session for the likes of The Fly, This Is Fake DIY, Triple R, Dandelion Radio and Resonance FM.^[16]

The debut LP "There's Always Hope, There's Always Cabernet" was released on November 21st to a positive critical reception. Drowned in Sound called it "superb" ^[17], CLASH Music remarked that Shaw was "an outcast, a loner, a maverick and a freak. All of these are compliments." ^[18], The Line Of Best Fit claimed "you wouldn't want everyone (or anyone else) to sound to like Benjamin Shaw but I'm delighted someone does" ^[19], Is This Music? awarded it 4/5 and called it "one of the better records of the year" ^[20] and MusicOMH gave it 4/5 and hailed it as a "truly special album". Album tracks "Interview", "Somewhere Over the M6" and "The Birds Chirp & The Sun Shines" were played on the Tom Ravenscroft and Gideon Coe BBC 6 Music shows.

Contents 1 Discography 1.1 Albums 1.2 EPs/Mini-Albums/Sessions 1.3 Singles 1.4 Compilations 1.5 Other Appearances/Credits 2 References

Discography

Albums

• There's Always Hope, There's Always Cabernet (Audio Antihero, 2011)

EPs/Mini-Albums/Sessions

• I Got the Pox, the Pox is What I Got - EP (Audio Antihero, 2009)
• Rumfucker (Self Released/BarelyOut Recordings, 2010)
• WVUM Sessions - Split with Broken Shoulder (BarelyOut Recordings, 2011)
• Dandelion Sessions (BarelyOut Recordings, 2011)

Singles

• When I Fell Over In The City / The Carpeteer (Audio Antihero, 2011)
• Somewhere Over the M6 (Audio Antihero, 2011)
• This Christmas (I Just Want to be Left Alone) with Fighting KItes (Fika Recordings, 2011)

Compilations

• Various Artists - Cigarettes & Eggnog (HI54LOFI, 2009) - contributes "It's Christmas Time (For God's Sake)" (Nosferatu D2 cover) and hidden track
• Various Artists - Show Me A Word That Rhymes With Pavement (Filthy Little Angels, 2010) - contributes "Starlings Of The Slipstream" (Pavement cover)
• Various Artists - Bob Hope would. (Audio Antihero, 2011) - contributes "Kick The Dog" / "When I Fell Over In The City" (Alt. Mix) and "Pig" + Artwork

Other Appearances/Credits

• Jack Hayter - Sucky Tart (Audio Antihero, 2011) - Artwork
• Broken Shoulder - Broken Shoulderrr (Audio Antihero, 2011) - Mastering
• Wartgore Hellsnicker - Moderate Rock (Audio Antihero, 2011) - Artwork
• Paul Hawkins & The Awkward Silences - The Wrong Life (Audio Antihero, 2011) - Artwork
• Fighting Kites & Broken Shoulder - Split (Audio Antihero, 2011) - Mastering
• Paul Hawkins & The Awkward Silences - You Can't Make Somebody Love You / Of Course I Stole The Train (Audio Antihero, 2011) - Artwork

References