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| Released | 14 April 2014 | |||
| Recorded | Berlin and London 2013 | |||
| Genre | Acoustic, downtempo | |||
| Length | 44:10 | |||
| Label | Unmade Road, under exclusive license to Caroline International | |||
| Producer | Ewan Pearson | |||
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| Metacritic | 78/100[1] |
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Hendra is the second studio album released by the English singer, author and multi-instrumentalist Ben Watt on 15 April 2014 through Unmade Road, under exclusive license to Caroline International. The record is a collaboration with Bernard Butler and features a guest-appearance by David Gilmour on slide guitar and backing vocals on "The Levels".[2]
This is Watt's first solo album for three-decades since his 1983's debut, North Marine Drive.
During an interview in 2014, Watt stated the following regarding the album's title:
"My sister died just shortly after finishing my last book and it was a big shock. She’d led a very simple life as a shopkeeper at a simple village store and lived quite a claustrophobic life. Whenever she’d try to get away she went to this little house on the edge of Cornwall called Hendra. When she died I did some research on the name and found that it’s an old Cornish word for home. It had this odd lyrical quality to it. When I found the actual meaning it seemed like the perfect title for the record."[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Ben Watt
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hendra" | 3:22 |
| 2. | "Forget" | 5:13 |
| 3. | "Spring" | 3:55 |
| 4. | "Golden Ratio" | 5:13 |
| 5. | "Matthew Arnold's Field" | 4:31 |
| 6. | "The Gun" | 5:34 |
| 7. | "Nathaniel" | 4:46 |
| 8. | "The Levels" | 3:59 |
| 9. | "Young Man's Game" | 2:52 |
| 10. | "The Heart Is a Mirror" | 4:45 |
Bonus tracks (Deluxe Edition)
All tracks are written by Ben Watt
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 11. | "Hendra" (demo) | |
| 12. | "Spring" (demo) | |
| 13. | "Young Man's Game" (demo) | |
| 14. | "Forget" (live) |
References
- ↑ "Hendra Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ↑ "Bennwatt.com newsitem" Official Website announcement of tracklisting and collaborators.
- ↑ "Interview: Ben Watt on his album and tour with Bernard Butler | Nottingham Post". www.nottinghampost.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2022.