Every Kingdom

Every Kingdom is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter Ben Howard. It was released in the United Kingdom on 30 September 2011 as a digital download, CD, LP, and 200-copy limited edition cassette. It reached a peak chart position of number four in the UK Albums Chart on 24 February 2013 following his success at the Brit Awards that week. The songs on the album were written by Ben Howard and produced by Chris Bond. The cover art was designed by Owen Tozer, based on photography by Mickey Smith and Roddy Bow.

Every Kingdom
Studio album by
Released30 September 2011
Recorded2011 in Devon
Genre
Length50:05
Label
ProducerChris Bond
Ben Howard chronology
Every Kingdom
(2011)
The Burgh Island E.P.
(2012)
Singles from Every Kingdom
  1. "The Wolves"
    Released: 3 June 2011
  2. "Keep Your Head Up"
    Released: 26 August 2011
  3. "The Fear"
    Released: 12 October 2011
  4. "Only Love"
    Released: 4 May 2012
  5. "Old Pine"
    Released: 20 July 2012
Alternative cover
Physical deluxe edition cover

The song "Old Pine" is the music video version of the original found on the Old Pine EP. A remix of the song by Everything Everything was released by Howard as a single on 20 July 2012. The songs "The Wolves" and "These Waters" are re-recordings of the original versions found on the These Waters EP. The song "Keep Your Head Up" is a re-recording of the original version found on the Games in the Dark EP. The song "Black Flies" was released on 21 April 2012 as a 100-copy limited edition LP as part of the 2012 edition of Secret 7", each copy with different cover art.

The song "Black Flies" was featured in the 2017 Square Enix/Deck Nine game Life Is Strange: Before the Storm's fourth, Bonus episode as the ending song of the episode.

The album was nominated for the 2012 Mercury Prize.

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Consequence of SoundC+
The Guardian
PopMatters8/10
DIY8/10
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