Ben de la Cour
Folklore Sessions Presents; Ben De La Cour + Support 14th April | £12adv The Folklore Rooms | 18+ A natural storyteller, Ben de la Cour's visceral songwriting grabs you by the heart and doesn't let go. Weaving evocative stories of desperate characters with his signature "Americanoir" sound, de la Cour shines a glaring light on the human condition. His latest release, New Roses, received * * * * from MOJO and was named Album of the Month. While Ben's previous album Sweet Anhedonia felt like "the American heartland witnessed through the window of a car going 80mph" (American Songwriter), New Roses feels like being stuffed into the trunk and driven into an imploding star. The record is a singular and personal vision, with de la Cour playing nearly every instrument and delivering his strongest vocal performance yet. The result is a razor-sharp album full of what he calls "night songs"- haunting, impactful songs that feel like the witching hour. In a collection of songs filled with juxtaposition and duality, de la Cour balances doom and optimism, seeking out kernels of hope in the darkness. "A friend took me to see Ben de la Cour at a little hole-in-the-wall in Nashville. […]