This Is Not What You Had Planned

This Is Not What You Had Planned
Studio album by Ben Marwood
Released August 4, 2008
Genre Folk
Length 20:58
Label Broken Tail Records

This Is Not What You Had Planned is the debut mini-album from Reading singer-songwriter Ben Marwood, released on 4 August 2008 via Broken Tail Records.[1] In November 2008, "Five Little Secrets" was selected as Times Online's 'track of the day'.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
The-Mag [3]
Room Thirteen [4]

The album has gathered favourable reviews, with critics praising Marwood's "rare lyrical and musical grace"[5] and "intelligently quirky lyrics".[6]

Track listing

  1. "Question Marks" - 2:12
  2. "Five Little Secrets" - 3:49
  3. "I Know What I Did Last Summer" - 3:10
  4. "Heathens" - 3:33
  5. "Claire" - 3:18
  6. "Fake It" - 2:22
  7. "Like It or Not" 3:14

References

  1. ↑ "Broken Tail Records on MySpace". Retrieved 2009-02-07.
  2. ↑ Anderson, Stuart (2008-11-05). "Five Little Secrets by Ben Marwood". London: Times Online. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
  3. ↑ The-Mag review
  4. ↑ Room Thirteen review
  5. ↑ Anderson, Stuart (2008-11-05). "Five Little Secrets by Ben Marwood". London: Times Online. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
  6. ↑ "Ben Marwood - This Is Not What You Had Planned LP". 2008-08-26. Retrieved 2009-02-07.