Ben Howard – ‘Only Love’

Howard seems to finally be capturing some of the attention he deserves with ‘Only Love’, the fourth single from his album Every Kingdom. The influence of such artists as Joni Mitchell are obvious as he combines plucky, folky guitar with his beautifully mellow voice, creating a mature and deeply moving final product. Howard’s lyrics capture hearts in the way fellow singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has, yet Howard’s album is superior to Sheeran’s; it is full of substance, and hopefully this single will serve to highlight a record full of tracks of the same top quality.