Mr Ben & the Bens

Mr. Ben & the Bens is a British indie pop outfit based around the songs of Lancaster singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Ben Hall. From his early, lo-fi experiments as Mr. Ben to the more layered pop sound he created with the Bens, Hall's ear for melody and rich imagination fall in the tradition of forebears like Gorky's Zygotic Mynci, Belle and Sebastian, and Bill Ryder-Jones. 2018's Happy Shopper EP was a showcase for Hall's agile melodies and self-executed studio technique, while the group's first full album, 2019's Who Knows Jenny Jones?, reflected a more organic...