This Is Not What You Had Planned

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This Is Not What You Had Planned
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 4, 2008
Genre Folk
Length20:58
Label Broken Tail Records

This Is Not What You Had Planned is the 2nd mini-album from Reading singer-songwriter Ben Marwood, released on 4 August 2008 via Broken Tail Records. [1] In November 2008, "Five Little Secrets" was selected as Times Online's 'track of the day'. [2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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The album has gathered favourable reviews, with critics praising Marwood's "rare lyrical and musical grace" [5] and "intelligently quirky lyrics". [6]

Track listing

  1. "Question Marks" - 2:12
  2. "Five Little Secrets" - 3:49
  3. "I Know What I Did Last Summer" - 3:10
  4. "Heathens" - 3:33
  5. "Claire" - 3:18
  6. "Fake It" - 2:22
  7. "Like It or Not" 3:14

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References

  1. "Broken Tail Records on MySpace" . Retrieved 2009-02-07.
  2. Anderson, Stuart (2008-11-05). "Five Little Secrets by Ben Marwood". London: Times Online. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
  3. The-Mag review
  4. Room Thirteen review
  5. Anderson, Stuart (2008-11-05). "Five Little Secrets by Ben Marwood". London: Times Online. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
  6. "Ben Marwood - This Is Not What You Had Planned LP". 2008-08-26. Archived from the original on 2008-09-14. Retrieved 2009-02-07.