Ben Howard's Playlist

The Shins- New Slang
New Slang just spells summer for me, any road trip, any time any place. There aren't many perfect songs in the world, but this is definitely one of the them. In was on an old surf video called Shelter. I'm pretty sure I could have filled ten tracks here from that soundtrack.

Wolfmother - Woman
This song gets you into your wetsuit in the freezing cold. It was a toss up between this and Queens of the Stone Age, but Wolfmother squeaks it for me.

Modest Mouse - Float On
Float On always makes me smile and it makes me think of sunshine. I've always wanted to see this one live.

Black Keys - Set you free
This tune reminds me of a France trip with two deaf friends. I wrangled control on the music front and would have this absolutely cranked wherever we went. I can happily say I was obsessed with this tune.

Grouper- Heavy Water
I got played this song by a friend when we were up in the early hours recording the album, we were all slightly tripped out anyway but this song just put us down and melted us. I listen to it on the way back from a surf quite a lot nowadays.

Oumou Sangari- Seya
Every tour we go on, this is the feel good anthem of the trip. In fact, if this song doesn't make you smile then you have no soul. Go and listen to it, it is unbelievable.

Foals - French Open
Again this one goes in the pre surf amp section, and reminds of Red Bull and the Foals in February frost. We listened to this a lot when I lived in Cornwall. One year it rained non-stop all winter and we had this on every time we drove to the beach.

The Doors - Riders on the Storm
A friend had this on tape for years, it was magic and will always remind me of being a teenager, stoned, trying to find the sea in the middle of winter.

Bon Iver- Blindsided
I've listened to this record more than any other I think. My favourite album of the last five years.

Willy Mason- Oxygen
I've had this song in my head so many times in the sea and I never get tired of it. That monotonous rhythm guitar could accompany me anywhere. I always think of where a track would be cool to listen to, but this one breaks the mould: you could be sat in a field on a sunny day or you could be in New York in a hailstorm and it would work fine for both.

Analog Coffee and Donut Morning 17/811

What are you doing tomorrow? Would you like some coffee and donuts? Or maybe you just fancy meeting Andrew Cotton and the sexy Alex Baker. If so, head down to Croyde Bay, go to the Ruda side of the beach and you'll see them there. If you don't go there you will miss out on a unique opportunity to meet a pair of legends and get some free food and drink.

It starts from 7.30 and finishes at 10am. Don't miss it.

A Role Model

Did you enjoy the Analog coffee and doughnut morning today? More importantly, did you meet Andrew Cotton? If so, was he sober? I only ask because this photo was taken on the weekend shortly after the opening ceremony of the Atlantic Watersport Sports Games. Photographer Rob Tibbles said he was found passed out like this by the Devon surf team who rightly posed to have their picture taken with their role model.

I wonder if this had anything to do with the random answerphone message Cotty left me on Sunday night which said 'Selway, it's Cotton. I'm in...in...in a strange place right now.'

Image copyright Rob Tibbles 2011 -

Coffee and Doughnuts!

We all love drinking coffee and we all like eating doughnuts. We also all love surfing, Analog Clothing and meeting Andrew Cotton. Thankfully, on the 3rd of August (tomorrow) you will be able to indulge in all of these things. All you have to do is head to Croyde Bay, go to the Ruda end from 7.30am onwards and you will be able to pick up a coffee & donut from Analog surfer Andrew Cotton! This is the first of many so stay tuned for more dates.

Lots of love

Selway x

Greg is stressed

Hi! Good weekend? Get up to much? F.Y.I, we are all hard at work putting together our 30th birthday issue. I’ve no doubt you are probably wondering what I was doing in August 1981, but I don’t remember, silly! I was merely a beautiful bouncing 3 year old who’s only cares in the world were food and clean nappies. I think my earliest memory was putting our dead goldfish on the train tracks on my model railway. Mum was concerned about me and wondered if I she should take me to the doctors, while Dad was so furious with me, he kicked the bed!

Anyway, must dash, Greg is looking very stressed and needs a good massage, which I will gleefully provide.

PS – This was the last time I photographed a barreling wave. Damien Chaudoy, Indo. Photo by me....obviuously

A cool little vid of Tom Lowe for you

Hallo!

I just spotted this little video of Lowey and it reminded of me of what waves actually look like. Haven't seen one in years.

Enjoy.

P.S I love you. x

Last Summer from Tom Lowe on Vimeo.

Oooh........

Tim Nunn has been watching clips of young girls wearing bikinis and he felt compelled to show me, too!

It turns out it wasn't what I expected. Here's that link: http://tinyurl.com/6cb4al6

But really all of you fellas, I really think you ought to check this out - especially all of the doubters and misogynists!

(Apologies for the poor quality image, this is a frame grab from the clip. The timing was poor and it clearly isn't good enough to be used as a photo in the magazine or here on the website. You never know until you try.)