Benjamin Francis Leftwich has released his brand new single, ‘Full Full Colour’. It is the latest single taken from his anticipated album ‘To Carry A Whale’, out June 18th via Dirty Hit.
Of the song ‘Full Full Colour’, Benjamin says:
“Full Full Colour is a song about a journey through love whilst in pain – eventually leading to a beautiful horizon made possible by another’s message of hope and surrender”.
The single was written by Leftwich, with Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly (real name Samuel Duckworth) – who also produced the track. Acclaimed writer, producer and musician Eg White also features on synths.
The release of ‘Full Full Colour’ comes following this week’s announcement of Benjamin’s 2022 tour. Comprising 26 dates across the UK and Ireland – tickets and details are available at benjaminfrancisleftwich.com
Forthcoming album ‘To Carry A Whale’ was recorded across a four month period last year in Benjamin Francis Leftwich’s Tottenham home, in Urchin Studios in Hackney, in a hotel room in Niagara, and in a Southend studio owned by Sam Duckworth (Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly) – who produced much of the record, sharing production duties with Eg White (Adele, Florence & The Machine, Sam Smith).
The album is the first by Leftwich written and recorded entirely sober, a state he has maintained since spending 28 days in rehab in January 2018.
Track listing for ‘To Carry A Whale’:
Cherry In Tacoma
Oh My God Please
Canary In A Coalmine
Tired In Niagara
Every Time I See A Bird
Wide Eyed Wandering Child
Sydney 2013
Slipping Through My Fingers
Talk To You Now
Full Full Colour
Benjamin Francis Leftwich was the first artist signed to Dirty Hit Records, whereupon he released his acclaimed debut album ‘Last Smoke Before the Snowstorm’ in 2011. The album hit the top 40 in the UK and included the hit single ‘Shine’ which was remixed by tropical house king Kygo and named by Spotify their “most addictive song of 2014”; the song that was repeat-played most often that year.
He followed his debut album with 2016’s ‘After The Rain’, after a 5 year break, in part due to the death of his father. The record was met with critical acclaim, with The Guardian dubbing it “fragile, precious, oddly comforting” 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 in their 4-star review.
Benjamin Francis Leftwich has sold over 180,000 albums worldwide, with over 500 million streams to date. His new album ‘To Carry A Whale’ will be released on June 18th via Dirty Hit.
