Benjamin Francis Leftwich - Some Things Break

‘Some Things Break’ sees a subtle reinvention in Benjamin Francis Leftwich’s sound and the honesty laid bare in the album’s lyrics.

‘Some Things Break’ was written over the course of the past two years at locations across the globe including London, Nashville, Washington and Stockholm. It was produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Jimmy Hogarth, who has also produced for the likes of Amy Winehouse, Sia, Anohni & The Johnsons and more. ‘Some Things Break’ also features collaborations with fellow songwriters including Mikky Ekko, The 1975’s Jamie Squire, Jon Green and more. The album was mixed by Jonathan Gilmore and mastered by Robin Schmidt.

As well as a broader range in Leftwich’s voice, ‘Some Things Break’ features a richer instrumentation as compared to the more stripped-back sound of his earlier work. Benjamin’s unmistakable acoustic guitar playing remains present throughout, but is at times backed with sounds of piano, choirs, subtle drum beats and effects that altogether help create a dense and layered soundscape for his candid, vulnerable lyrics.

Aside from his own material, Benjamin’s songwriting, co-writing and collaboration with other songwriters and artists has grown and evolved hugely over the past few years. Artists he has written with recently include The 1975, Nick Mulvey, Jasmine Jethwa, Rachel Chinouriri, CMAT and Holly Humberstone.

Benjamin Francis Leftwich is a highly-acclaimed York-born singer and songwriter and the first act to be signed by Dirty Hit Records. His first album ‘Last Smoke Before the Snowstorm’ debuted in the UK Top 40 in 2011. It included the hit singles ‘Atlas Hands’ and ‘Shine’ and was praised by fans and critics alike for the new artist’s disarming honesty and his lyrics were lauded for their candidness and vulnerability. His arrival heralded a boom in the UK singer-songwriter scene, and along with a tropical house remix by then-new DJ-producer Kygo, lead to Leftwich being a stalwart on radio stations and festival stages across the country.

Following a 5 year hiatus, Leftwich returned with new album the 2016 album ‘After The Rain’, a critically acclaimed album dubbed “fragile, precious, oddly comforting” by The Guardian in their 4-star review of the album. He followed that with third album ‘Gratitude’ in 2019, which was deemed “graceful and honest” by DIY Magazine, before releasing 2021’s ‘To Carry A Whale’. The record was met with critical praise, with CLASH Magazine declaring Leftwich “a master at sculpting gentle soundscapes that deliver raw reflections”.