In 2017, singer-songwriter Ben Noble released his heartfelt debut record Whiskey Priest. The album garnered Noble both local and national attention including air time on Minnesota's own 89.3 The Current and features in numerous music blogs. Since the release of Whiskey Priest, Noble hasn't slowed down. He spent 2018 playing gigs and releasing a handful of performance and music videos.
Behind the scenes, Ben has been hard at work on his sophomore record titled Where The Light Comes In and his instrumental side project Lake Union, who has put out two EPs since January. "Night Wakes" the lead single from the forthcoming release marked a fundamental shift in Noble's sound. In a move similar to Bon Iver, he moved away from his folk roots and embraced more synthetic elements.
On Friday, August 9, Ben dropped the second single leading up to the release of Where The Light Comes In. With a grooving bassline and pulsing drum beat, "Turning" is the sparsest of the two singles. Noble uses swirling synth lines and layered vocals to create a sonic world that feels shrouded in mystery. "Turning" builds and becomes more driving as it progresses. The physical bass is taken over by a synth bass that blares like a foghorn, signally home in the murky landscape.
According to Ben's Kickstarter for the album, Where The Light Comes In is slated to be released in October or November of this year but could be pushed back until winter of 2020. He'll be working with Matt Patrick who runs a recording studio called The Library and Huntley Miller of HM Mastering.
You can listen to Ben's new single "Turning" and watch the music video for "Night Wakes" below.
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