Benjamin Shaw is an English a musician

Musician

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 and artist based in London.

He released his debut EP "I Got the Pox, the Pox is What I Got" in October 2009 on Audio Antihero

Audio Antihero

Audio Antihero is an independent record label formed in October 2009 and based in South East London. The label gained immediate attention with their first two releases Nosferatu D2's "We're Gonna Walk Around This City With Our Headphones On To Block Out The Noise" and Benjamin Shaw's "I Got the...

 which saw airplay from BBC 6 Music

BBC 6 Music

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 on the Tom Ravenscroft

Tom Ravenscroft

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, Gideon Coe

Gideon Coe

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, Steve Lamacq

Steve Lamacq

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, Jon Holmes

Jon Holmes

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  and Tom Robinson

Tom Robinson

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  shows and positive reviews from publications such as The Skinny

The Skinny

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, The 405, The Music Fix, This Is Fake DIY

This Is Fake DIY

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, CLASH

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  and The Line Of Best Fit who remarked "If you think you've heard the lines of Benjamin Shaw before, think again. TLOBF recommended.".

In addition to endorsements from Nic Dalton

Nic Dalton

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 (of The Lemonheads

The Lemonheads

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), Shaw has played around the UK, Europe and Australia with artists such as Tom Paley

Tom Paley

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, Jack Hayter

Jack Hayter

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 (Ex-Hefner

Hefner (band)

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), Neil Pennycook (Meursault

Meursault (band)

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), Extradition Order

Extradition Order (band)

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, Paul Hawkins & The Awkward Silences

Paul Hawkins (musician)

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, Little Red

Little Red

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 and The Owl Service

The Owl Service (band)

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In October 2011 it was announced on sites like Drowned In Sound

Drowned in Sound

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, Bearded

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  and This Is Fake DIY that he would be releasing new material. His first full length album "There's Always Hope, There's Always Cabernet" was confirmed for release on November 21, 2011 through Audio Antihero. It was announced through his twitter that he would be promoting the album with a series of session for the likes of The Fly

The Fly (magazine)

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, This Is Fake DIY, Triple R, Dandelion Radio

Dandelion Radio

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 and Resonance FM

Resonance FM

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EPs/Mini-Albums

• I Got the Pox, the Pox is What I Got - EP (Audio Antihero, 2009)
• Rumfucker (Self-Released/BarelyOut Recordings - free download, 2010)

Singles

• When I Fell Over In The City / The Carpeteer (Audio Antihero, 2011)
• Somewhere Over the M6 (Audio Antihero, 2011)

Other Appearances/Credits

• Various Artists - Bob Hope would. (Audio Antihero, 2011) - contributes 3 tracks
• Jack Hayter Sucky Tart (Audio Antihero, 2011) - Artwork
• Broken Shoulder - Broken Shoulderrr (Audio Antihero, 2011) - Mastering
• Paul Hawkins & The Awkward Silences - The Wrong Life (Audio Antihero, 2011) - Artwork
• Fighting Kites & Broken Shoulder Split (Audio Antihero, 2011) - Mastering