After leaving The Elements, Andy Bennett went onto join his former touring mates Ocean Colour Scene, joining the band onstage during their Royal Albert Hall concert on the 8TH of aril 2004. Bennett then went on to become a key member in the outfit, imprinting his distinct mark on all of their next eight studio albums. One song Bennett co-wrote “Old Pair of Jeans” received particular critical acclaim, with one critic writing “It just gets better with every song a winner. The jaunty ‘Old Pair of Jeans’ is rollicking fun”.
Bennett left Ocean Colour Scene in 2015 to begin a solo career putting out his debut solo single “Hole in the Road” straight off the bat and releasing the follow up single “Drift away” in May 2016. Both singles were followed by Bennett’s debut album “thinking, drinking, singing”. Released in November 2016 the album included old classics like “Old Pair of Jeans” and a plethora of songs Bennett had worked on over the years. The album received strong reviews, including a four out of five stars review from Planet Mosh and a five-star review from Flick of the Finger who said that the track "Fool No More" was the “quintessential track on an album that is full of gems.
Nic Bennett is a solo/acoustic, singer/songwriter from Folkestone, with audiences drawing comparisons to the passion, dynamics and intensity possessed by Ryan Adams and Damien Rice. He has recently opened for Gabrielle Aplin, Suede, Morcheeba (at Paris Bataclan), Everything Everything, Amaral, Temples and The Cribs.
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