My name is Benedict, and I’m a Stoke Newingtonian who specialises in acoustic melancholia and general lamentation. I’ve a penchant for gin, tattoos, bicycles, and general all-round good-timery. I write pretty songs about fictional Roman Catholic saints, carnies, and pirate ships floating up the Thames and taking over all the offices in the city. My album, The Gin Palace, is a collection of all the songs I've written since the breakup of my last band, Miocene. I've a music video for one of my songs, My Life As A Carny, coming out Aug 2012 courtesy of those fine fellows at Black Jay Films. A sneaky preview is available on YouTube. Launch party is at the Resistance Gallery in E1 on Sunday 5th August.