I forgot where we were

"There isn't a moment wasted on the record. The more up tempo foot-tapping Rivers In My Mouth ticks along until an atmospheric melody leads to a wistful conclusion whilst the sprawling title track is cast in a cinematic Bruce Springsteen-like mould. With the runaway success of the debut seemingly putting Howard in a position whereby he was always going to be struggling to emulate such an effort, he's not only managed to match it but he's bettered it. I Forget Where We Were is an album to grow into rather than one of instant satisfaction, one that blossoms upon every subsequent listen, one to clutch close to your heart and cherish forever".

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"Ud over at være en ferm producer har Howard styr på sine virkemidler som sangskriver, og særligt In Dreams' nærmest hypnotiske væsen er en dragende størrelse, der gør, at man lettere sluger mere lejrbålsagtige stunder som She Treats Me Well. Vi har ikke at gøre med et album, der ligefrem får én til at glemme, hvor man er, men mindre kan også gøre det. Og på trods af Howards foretrukne guitar-hånd er der bestemt ikke tale om venstrehåndsarbejde".

"Individual tracks take their time to get going (only one song here comes in under four minutes) and numbers such as opener Small Things break after two or three minutes to build back up from a pleasant plod to a sustained fug of sound. The title track is a winner but it's with In Dreams, and its fast folky picking, that the record really takes off. I like the weird atmospherics of Time Is Dancing and the close-miked drums of All Is Now Harmed; the near eight-minute End of the Affair aims to give John Martyn's Rather Be the Devil a run for its money".

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"Efter enorm succes med det mere traditionelt folkede debutalbum i engelsk tradition fra Nick Drake og John Martyn er Howard på opfølgeren dykket ned i den elektriske guitars mange lag effekter. De lidt banale tekster om dårlige dage og ensomhed kommer til live i i guitarens ekkodal, hvor man har hørt The Edge trække toner på en snor før i tiden. Med sonisk nysgerrighed, sin hjemsøgte stemme og solide melodier viser Ben Howard hvor forrygende en modig singer/songwriter anno 2014 kan lyde".

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