(Title track) The centerpiece. Built on a single, hypnotic electric guitar figure (in open C tuning), the song slowly accretes layers: tremolo guitar, thunderous drums, Howard’s multi-tracked vocals. Lyrically, it’s about disorientation, loss of memory, and emotional drowning (“I forget where we were / I forget where we were / In the water”). The final two minutes are a crescendo of feedback and crashing cymbals—a cathartic collapse.
The most Every Kingdom -like track, but darker. Fingerpicked acoustic, brushed snare, and ethereal backing vocals. A meditation on escapism and longing: “In dreams, I’ve known her / In dreams, she’s beautiful.” Ben Howard - I Forget Where We Were -Album 2014 HQ- Zip
A driving, almost post-punk bassline (Chris Bond) underpins bitter reflections on a fractured relationship. “What a waste of a perfectly good clear wrist” is one of his most cutting lines. The chorus guitar riff sounds both triumphant and corrosive. (Title track) The centerpiece