In a world oversaturated with polished noise and synthetic perfection, Ben Heyworth arrives not with flash, but with fire — the kind that burns slow and honest. His latest EP, Creatures, isn’t just a folk collection. It’s a statement. A quiet rebellion. A reminder that humanity still lives in the imperfections of a voice, the textures of wood and string, and the silences between words.
From the beating heart of Manchester’s indie scene, Heyworth has always been a seeker. With over a decade immersed in the craft of songwriting, performing, and refining his own artistic compass, Creatures feels less like a debut and more like a return — not just for him, but for all of us who’ve strayed too far from the roots of what music is meant to be.
The EP opens with “Narrowboat”, and from its first pluck, you know you're stepping into something different. The track unfolds like a memory: intimate, detailed, alive. Heyworth’s voice isn’t trying to impress — it’s trying to connect. And it does. His acoustic guitar doesn’t accompany the song — it speaks with it, echoing the emotional weight behind every line. It’s music that listens back.
Each of the three songs in Creatures is its own creature indeed — delicate yet resilient, subtle yet stirring. What ties them together is Heyworth’s masterful ability to balance vulnerability with control, poetry with simplicity, and melody with meaning. It’s rare, almost endangered in today’s landscape.
But make no mistake: this isn’t nostalgia. This isn’t some longing for a past golden age. Creatures lives fully in the now, but it demands presence. It doesn’t beg for attention — it earns it. And if you give it time, it offers something rare: a moment of stillness in a world moving too fast.
Heyworth is not here to follow trends. He’s here to carve truth. There’s something inherently defiant about Creatures — a refusal to be anyone but himself. No pretense, no algorithms, no filter. Just real music, from a real place, by someone who clearly still believes in the sacred act of songwriting.
This EP is also a call to other creators — a signal flare from the edge of the noise: Remember why you started. Remember what it means to make something real. In an age of shortcuts, Creatures is the long way — and it’s worth every step.
If Ben Heyworth ever plays in your city, go. Not just to hear the songs, but to feel the silence around them. To remember what it’s like to be moved — not by spectacle, but by sincerity. Because Creatures isn’t just music. It’s a reminder that the human soul still has something to say.
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