Description
Produced alongside Aaron Dessner The National, Sharon Van Etten, Taylor Swift,nbspCollections From The Whiteoutnbspheralds the first time Ben has opened the door to production outside of he and his bands closer confines.The foreboding darkness that coated Benrsquos second record I Forget Where We Were and thinly veiled its follow up Noonday Dream, isnrsquot so evident on Collections.. These are songs written from headlines scanned, or news stories scrolled past. Ben has taken those snippets and let his curiosity take control, creating an aural scrapbook that reverberates with tape loops and guitar FXs.There are sounds akin to Brian Eno, Durutti Column and Steve Reich in there, but also Neil Young and Townes Van Zandt. Itrsquos a million miles away from Benrsquos multiplatinum selling debut, but a path plotted from Benrsquos then to his now isnrsquot so far removed.The door was also left open to some new players too. Yussef Dayes, one of the UKrsquos most innovative young drummerproducerrsquo especially in the field of jazz features, as does Kate Stables from This Is The Kit, James Krivchenia from Big Thief, Kyle Keegan from Hiss Golden Messenger, and the aforementioned Aaron Dessner lent his hand too where needed. Longterm guitarist to Benrsquos band, Mickey Smith, remains a reassuring presence.nbsp Rob Moose, a longstanding arranger of strings for Bon Iver and a collaborator to Laura Marling, Blake Mills, and Phoebe Bridgers is also present, peppering the mix.
