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I got the pox, the pox is what I got
Benjamin Shaw
Released: Oct 1, 2009
Label: Audio Anti-Hero
Track Listing
1 Thanks for all the biscuits
2 12,000 Sentinels
3 Chocolate Girl
4 The Carpeteer
5 When I fell over in the city
6 I got the pox, the pox is what I got

Liner Notes

I got the pox, the pox is what I got  is available to buy through Audio Antihero (a great litle label from London town). This album is awesome.

If you don't put much weight in my words, here are what some others are saying:

"A cracked and beautiful voice, with a series of gently electronic infused laments of love, loss and disenchantment. Quite beautiful." - Subba-Cultcha.com

“Benjamin Shaw had a few more surprises tucked away than I first thought. I would definitely love to hear more. CD of the week.” – Nic Dalton, The Lemonheads, Half a Cow.com.au

“Every word is loaded, and every crack in his voice is worth a million monologues - this is the epitome of an ‘intimate' record…He's a wall-of-sound. He's a genius. He's produced one of the best debuts I've ever come across. I'll be looking out for this man. Everywhere I go.” - The Rock Machine

“Benjamin Shaw's vocals are very much his own." – I Shot the Deputy.com

"It comes packaged in a fantastic brown envelope style sleeve." - Rough Trade

“Intense would be the wrong word. It feels almost voyeuristic. Raw talent…it's the deal of the century!” – Audio-Democracy.com

You can click on the album cover below to go to the Audio Antihero site where you can find out more and most importantly, get the album for yourself.

 

I got the pox, the pox is what I got

 

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Reviews

Benjamin Shaw - I Got the Pox, the Pox is what I Got
Resonance
"If you gave a young Johnny Cash a synthesiser, told Damien Rice a good joke, sat them a-top a downy hill with a few salad sandwiches, by the miracle of music, nine months later would arrive the immaculate conception of Benjamin Shaw." [Read More...]
Benjamin Shaw Assorted Reviews
Misc
"I thought I might try and collect together some of the Pox reviews here in one place, just so they don't disappear into the Internether. So, here they be. Some are lovely, and some are not so, but all are a pleasant read. And I'm sure these aren't all there are, so I will no doubt add more in the future." -- Benjamin Shaw [Read More...]
Benjamin Shaw – Under The Influence
Fractions of One
"Benjamin Shaw is an alternative idol in waiting." [Read More...]
EP Review: Benjamin Shaw
The Creative Intersection
"In the simplest of words, ignoring all the expected critic-ness that is sometimes contained in these reviews, this is just a great debut that I am utterly happy to have stumbled upon." [Read More...]
BENJAMIN SHAW - I GOT THE POX, THE POX IS WHAT I GOT
Music Emissions
"Benjamin Shaw is a one-man wall in a dark alleyway of sound, and I'll be looking out for him" [Read More...]
God is in the TV
God is in the TV
"there’s enough appeal in Benjamin Shaw’s DIY debut to suggest that he might be a ‘name’ for 2010" [Read More...]
Benjamin Shaw’s “I Got the Pox, The Pox is what I Got”
We bring the ROCK
"He’s a wall-of-sound. He’s a genius. He’s produced one of the best debuts I’ve ever come across." [Read More...]
BENJAMIN SHAW three songs
Half A Cow
"to my ears you're as good as Bill Smog and that Palace Brothers guy" [Read More...]