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Games in the Dark
Singer-Songwriter · 2008 · 5 tracks · 25m

Games in the Dark

Ben Howard

Stripped-back acoustic guitar and percussive body-slaps. A sun-drenched, intimate precursor to his later atmospheric soundscapes.

April 1, 2008 · Not On Label (Ben Howard (2) Self-released)

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An earnest and sun-drenched collection of acoustic songs that feel like a warm breeze on a coastal afternoon.

Tracklist · 5 Tracks · 25m
01
Games in the Dark
4:50
02
Are You Ready
5:26
03
Empty Corridors
4:42
04
Wouldn't Be a Lie
4:22
05
Keep Your Head Up
5:42
Moments Worth Listening For
The rhythmic slap of the guitar body providing the only heartbeat for the title track
The early, raw version of Keep Your Head Up featuring a more urgent and less polished vocal delivery
A cello melody that swells unexpectedly during the bridge of Empty Corridors
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Games in the Dark sound next to the rest of Ben Howard's catalogue?

Hopeful+2.7σ

Hopeful saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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