Ben Marwood
Background information
Origin	Reading, Berkshire, England
Genres	Folk, folk punk
Occupation(s)	Guitarist/singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Guitar, vocals
Years active	2002-present
Labels	Xtra Mile Recordings, Josaka Music, Broken Tail Records

Ben Marwood is an English singer-songwriter from Reading, Berkshire, England. ^{[1] [2]} As part of the contemporary London folk scene, Marwood has performed alongside Frank Turner, Chris T-T and Emily Barker amongst others. ^[3]

Musical career

Playing solo shows from 2002, ^[4] in 2008 Marwood released his debut mini-album, This Is Not What You Had Planned to some critical acclaim, ^{[5] [6]} followed by a three-way split album entitled Exclamation at Asterisk Hash which also featured friends Oxygen Thief and Jim Lockey. Both were released on Broken Tail Records, a small indie label run by Marwood. ^[7] The debut album Outside There's A Curse was released on London-based Xtra Mile Recordings on 31 January 2011 to further critical acclaim, with Kerrang! awarding it a score of four out of a possible five Ks and Rocksound awarding an eight out of ten. ^[8] The album release was supported by two national headline tours alongside Oxygen Thief, ^{[9] [10] [11]} and a support slot with Frank Turner in May 2011. ^[12] All undistributed copies of the album were subsequently destroyed in the arson attack on the Sony DADC warehouse during the 2011 England Riots in August 2011. ^{[13] [14]} Marwood is a good friend of Turner's and was part of his extended backing band at the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony, ^[15] and also appeared in the video for Turner's single Long Live the Queen. ^[16]

After unreleased material featured on a couple of compilation appearances towards the end of 2011, BBC News reported that Marwood was working on a second album. ^{[17] [18] [19]} It was confirmed in a blog post on 23 December 2012 that the new album would follow in 2013 and was preceded by a five-song EP featuring re-recorded live takes of previous songs entitled Incidents/Accidents, released via Bandcamp on a pay-what-you-like basis. ^[20]

Following the Bandcamp release, two further digital EPs were released in February 2013 through Josaka Music, Demons and Ben Marwood & Quiet Quiet Band Lay Low, a split with Reading band Quiet Quiet Band which had shortened to Lay Low by the time it reached retailers, ^{[21] [22] [23]} after which Rock Sound announced that the new album Back Down would be released on 13 May 2013 through Xtra Mile Recordings. A headline UK tour was subsequently announced which also featured prominent members of the underground UK acoustic scene, as well as a video for the single Under Lock and Key, ^{[24] [25]} before heading to the US as opening support for Frank Turner. ^[26]

Outside of performing, Marwood also hosts a monthly show on a weekly alternative podcast "edit radio". ^[27]

Discography

Albums

• Outside There's a Curse (2011)
• Back Down (2013)
• Get Found (2017)

EPs

• goodPROPAGANDA (2003)
• Give Up.. just once, give up (2005)
• This Is Not What You Had Planned (2008)
• Incidents/Accidents (2012)
• Demons (2013)

Split EPs

• Ben Marwood vs. Heartwear Process (7" vinyl – 2007)
• Exclamation at Asterisk Hash (w/Oxygen Thief & Jim Lockey and the Solemn Sun – 2009)
• Lay Low (w/Quiet Quiet Band – 2013)

Compilation appearances

• Four By Four EP – "More Good Propaganda" (2007)
• Four By Four More EP – "Question Marks?" (2008)
• Xtra Mile High Club Vol. 3 – "We Are No Longer Twenty-Five [Mile High Version]" (2011)
• Lamp Light the Fire – "Horatio Dies" (2011)

References

External links

• Official site
• Ben Marwood on Myspace
• Broken Tail Records on MySpace