artist Ben Everyman

Ben Everyman wields the hands of a folk-guitarist, the heart of a whiskey-soaked country balladeer and a razor-sharp tongue. The singer and songwriter based in Vancouver, BC squeezes guitar, foot percussion and a quirky vocal style into a compact package. Equal parts anti-folk and vintage country, Ben writes songs dripping with sardonic wit and simple melodies that stick to the roof of your mouth.

“Whether with his edgy, absurd wit or his melodic, minimalist songs, [Ben Everyman] knows how to provoke a response…”
– Jody McCutcheon, ChartAttack

Ben is an average guy. The kind of guy you’d swear you met before, but can’t remember where. He has been mistaken for countless actors, musicians and distant friends from long-forgotten hometowns. This “Everyman” quality is plain in his music; from somber ballads to foot-stomping barn-burners, music fans of any creed can find something compelling and familiar in the enigmatic sounds of this dwarfish troubadour.

Currently, Ben is recording his second LP Deprecado (to be released summer 2012) between local shows and a rekindled love for street performing. The follow up album promises more of Everyman’s offbeat lyrics and twisted-country-themed roots, this time with full-band support. There are also plans for a western Canadian summer tour in support.

Iconoplastic, the debut album by Ben Everyman brings minimalist folk and cynical lyricism together in an 8 song oddity that touches upon the humorous and the melancholy, often at the same time. While many singer/songwriters muse upon lost loves and wail upon the sea of personal emotion, Ben Everyman prefers to re-imagine the mundane; birds and bees shed their tired metaphors and are transformed back in to the irritating pests they really are. Since its release in Feb 2011, the album received national press and became a college radio favorite charting among the top ten folk albums across western Canada.