Benjamin Francis Leftwich is a highly-acclaimed York-born singer and songwriter and the first act to be signed by Dirty Hit Records. His first album ‘Last Smoke Before the Snowstorm’ debuted in the UK Top 40 in 2011.

It included the hit singles ‘Atlas Hands’ and ‘Shine’ and was praised by fans and critics alike for the new artist’s disarming honesty and his lyrics were lauded for their candidness and vulnerability. His arrival heralded a boom in the UK singer-songwriter scene, and along with a tropical house remix by then-new DJ-producer Kygo, lead to Leftwich being a stalwart on radio stations and festival stages across the country.

Following a 5 year hiatus, Leftwich returned with new album the 2016 album ‘After The Rain’, a critically acclaimed album dubbed “fragile, precious, oddly comforting” by The Guardian in their 4-star review of the album. He followed that with third album ‘Gratitude’ in 2019, which was deemed “graceful and honest” by DIY Magazine, before releasing 2021’s ‘To Carry A Whale’. The record was met with critical praise, with CLASH Magazine declaring Leftwich “a master at sculpting gentle soundscapes that deliver raw reflections”.

Benjamin Francis Leftwich’s new album ‘Some Things Break’ will be released Friday 9th February via Dirty Hit. New single ‘Moon Landing Hoax’ is out now.