Portsmouth based musician and poet Morgan Jennings has taken the leap from session musician to solo artist.Having spent the last three years doing live shows with various bands around the UK, Morgan has decided to take on another venture.

Ben’s influences lay deep in old-school grounds. Citing bands like Pink Floyd and The Beatles among his influences, Ben captures a melodic simplicity peppered with 90s Britannia youth, lifted with a Smiths-esque groove that’ll keep your foot tapping throughout the evening.

He’s best-regarded for his sharp hooks and indie-pop melodies, cut with dark heartfelt abandon of love and hope.

With the help of a new Minneapolis-based label, Martin-Guild, Ben came to America and recorded his first full-length album ever: The Motor Car and The Weather Balloon (coming soon!).

To bring his music to life, Martin-Guild engaged some of the finest musicians in the Midwest, including drummer Michael Bland, who, in addition to playing with Prince, has played for Johnny Lang, George Benson, Chaka Khan, The Dixie Chicks, and Soul Asylum.

Also credited on Ben’s record are Greg Inhofer, who played keyboards on Bob Dylan’s album Blood On The Tracks, and Joey Molland from Badfinger, whose rich history includes playing with George Harrison on his award-winning solo album All Things Must Pass.

Two of the album’s videos, for ‘Stories in the Rain’ and ‘The Girl Who Cried Wolf’, were directed by Emmy-winning Dan Huiting.

Blackfoot Circle - Alternative band from Portsmouth, England

After travelling to America to support Catfish & The Bottlemen, and to play their own showcases in Nashville, Atlanta and Alabama, Blackfoot Circle returned home and locked themselves away to begin work on their upcoming EP 'Modern Heartbreak'

The band wanted to take the energy of their live shows and recreate it in the studio. Working with producer Mickey Coles (Little Comets, The 1975) they have recorded a collection of songs that they feel will be the start of something special

"We don't just want people to hear our music, we want people to feel it"
- Blackfoot Circle 

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