It was Barry-Sean who was first to pick up on Pictures, the fragile and elegant new EP from Benjamin Francis Leftwich. It was released earlier this month through Dirty Hit.

The EP melds a flair for delicate and beautiful songwriting as it glides from the deft finger-picking on the lead track into the refined elegance of Sophie. On See You Soon, Leftwich’s hope strewn lyrics are offset by delicate melodies and as the EP finishes with The Boat, we are left with a lingering reminder of an understated, but considerable talent.

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Alternatively you can watch this equally lovely acoustic version

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You can also see him supporting Noah & The Whale on their forthcoming tour:

Wednesday 30th March, Deaf Institue, Manchester

Thursday 31st March, Brudenell Social Club, Leeds

Saturday 2nd April, Stereo, Glasgow

Sunday 3rd April, Whelans, Dublin

Monday 4th April, Thekla, Bristol

Visit his website here. Buy the EP from Amazon here.

And finally, don’t forget his cover of Arcade Fire’s Rebellion that we posted back at Christmas.

Download Benjamin Francis Leftwich – Rebellion mp3 (Arcade Fire Cover)