Ben Barnes

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Ben Barnes is known to many for portraying fantasy heroes and comic-book villains, characters from history and classic novels and the occasional romantic street busker or wannabe rock-star. 

‘Where The Light Gets In’ will be Ben’s debut album: the title reflects the hopefulness found in the songs, the perspective earned through lived experience. His personal hope for these songs is that they encourage finding clarity when life feels sombre, feeling powerful when pain tells you you’re vulnerable and lovable when the world tries to tell you that you’re not enough. Inspired by the soul and pop music he loves so much, the album is about the different stages of a relationship; beginnings, tension, sorrow, sex, love, endings... nostalgia. It’s about how our history and our scars configure to make us who we are in this moment. If a part of us has ever felt broken, we can mend... transforming ourselves into something more precious than we were before....

‘the cracks are where the light gets in’.

Top tracks

01
Beloved
Ben Barnes
Where The Light Gets In
03:19
Writer: Ben Barnes - Nathan Fertig / Composers: Kevin Burke
05
Take Me To The Moon
Ben Barnes
Where The Light Gets In
03:55
Writer: Ben Barnes - Kevin Burke - Doug Shadt / Composers: Ben Barnes - Kevin Burke - Doug Shadt
03
Ritual
Ben Barnes
Where The Light Gets In
03:27
Writer: Ben Barnes - Kevin Burke - Stephen Conley / Composers: Ben Barnes - Kevin Burke - Stephen Conley
08
Sledgehammer
Scary Pockets
Magic Hour
03:06
Writer: Peter Gabriel / Composers: Peter Gabriel
01
11:11
Ben Barnes
Songs For You
03:36
Writer: Ben Barnes / Composers: Ben Barnes
02
Rise Up
Ben Barnes
Songs For You
04:30
Writer: Ben Barnes / Composers: Ben Barnes
06
Slow It Down
Ben Barnes
Where The Light Gets In
02:52
Writer: Kevin Burke - Nathan Fertig / Composers: Ben Barnes - Kevin Burke - Nathan Fertig
04
Nevermind
Ben Barnes
Where The Light Gets In
03:34
Writer: Ben Barnes - Kevin Burke - Nathan Fertig - Griffin Emerson / Composers: Kevin Burke - Nathan Fertig - Griffin Emerson
01
River
Scary Pockets
River
03:14
Writer: Mark Jackson - Sarah McLaughlin - Ian Scott / Composers: Mark Jackson - Sarah McLaughlin - Ian Scott
09
The In Between
Ben Barnes
Where The Light Gets In
03:12
Writer: Ben Barnes / Composers: Ben Barnes
02
Where The Light Gets In
Ben Barnes
Where The Light Gets In
03:49
Writer: Ben Barnes - Sam Farrar - Kevin Burke - James Valentine / Composers: Sam Farrar - James Valentine
08
Three New Hearts
Ben Barnes
Where The Light Gets In
04:17
Writer: Kevin Burke - Griffin Emerson / Composers: Ben Barnes - Kevin Burke - Griffin Emerson
10
Stolen Time
Ben Barnes
Where The Light Gets In
03:37
Writer: Kevin Burke / Composers: Ben Barnes - Kevin Burke
11
Someday
Ben Barnes
Where The Light Gets In
05:06
Writer: Kevin Burke - Griffin Emerson - Nathan Fertig - Calahan Skogman - Dylan Thomas / Composers: Ben Barnes - Kevin Burke - Griffin Emerson - Nathan Fertig - Calahan Skogman - Dylan Thomas
07
One Minute More
Ben Barnes
Where The Light Gets In
03:21
Writer: Ben Barnes - Kevin Burke - Griffin Emerson / Composers: Ben Barnes - Kevin Burke - Griffin Emerson
05
While I Was Driving Home Tonight
Ben Barnes
Low Hanging Star
05:42
12
Far Too Soon
Ben Barnes
Where The Light Gets In
02:54
Writer: Ben Barnes - Kevin Burke / Composers: Ben Barnes - Kevin Burke
05
Ordinary Day
Ben Barnes
Songs For You
03:44
Writer: Ben Barnes / Composers: Ben Barnes

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  • Discography
Albums
℗ 2025 Ben Barnes
10-01-2025
Where The Light Gets In
01
Beloved
Ben Barnes
Where The Light Gets In
03:19
Writer: Ben Barnes - Nathan Fertig / Composers: Kevin Burke
02
Where The Light Gets In
Ben Barnes
Where The Light Gets In
03:49
Writer: Ben Barnes - Sam Farrar - Kevin Burke - James Valentine / Composers: Sam Farrar - James Valentine
03
Ritual
Ben Barnes
Where The Light Gets In
03:27
Writer: Ben Barnes - Kevin Burke - Stephen Conley / Composers: Ben Barnes - Kevin Burke - Stephen Conley
04
Nevermind
Ben Barnes
Where The Light Gets In
03:34
Writer: Ben Barnes - Kevin Burke - Nathan Fertig - Griffin Emerson / Composers: Kevin Burke - Nathan Fertig - Griffin Emerson
05
Take Me To The Moon
Ben Barnes
Where The Light Gets In
03:55
Writer: Ben Barnes - Kevin Burke - Doug Shadt / Composers: Ben Barnes - Kevin Burke - Doug Shadt
06
Slow It Down
Ben Barnes
Where The Light Gets In
02:52
Writer: Kevin Burke - Nathan Fertig / Composers: Ben Barnes - Kevin Burke - Nathan Fertig
07
One Minute More
Ben Barnes
Where The Light Gets In
03:21
Writer: Ben Barnes - Kevin Burke - Griffin Emerson / Composers: Ben Barnes - Kevin Burke - Griffin Emerson
Access the complete album info (12 songs)
EPs
℗ 2021 Ben Barnes distributed by Kartel Music Group
15-10-2021
Songs For You
01
11:11
Ben Barnes
Songs For You
03:36
Writer: Ben Barnes / Composers: Ben Barnes
02
Rise Up
Ben Barnes
Songs For You
04:30
Writer: Ben Barnes / Composers: Ben Barnes
03
Not the End
Ben Barnes
Songs For You
02:55
Writer: Ben Barnes / Composers: Ben Barnes
04
Pirate Song
Ben Barnes
Songs For You
03:05
Writer: Ben Barnes / Composers: Ben Barnes
05
Ordinary Day
Ben Barnes
Songs For You
03:44
Writer: Ben Barnes / Composers: Ben Barnes
2016 Ben Barnes
23-09-2016
Low Hanging Star
01
High
Ben Barnes
Low Hanging Star
04:51
02
The Things We Do
Ben Barnes
Low Hanging Star
03:40
03
Nobody Knew You When
Ben Barnes
Low Hanging Star
04:23
04
Low Hanging Star
Ben Barnes
Low Hanging Star
03:33
05
While I Was Driving Home Tonight
Ben Barnes
Low Hanging Star
05:42
Singles
℗ 2025 Ben Barnes
06-12-2024
Nevermind
01
Nevermind
Ben Barnes
Nevermind
03:34
Writer: Ben Barnes - Kevin Burke - Nathan Fertig - Griffin Emerson / Composers: Kevin Burke - Nathan Fertig - Griffin Emerson
℗ 2025 Ben Barnes
01-11-2024
Beloved
01
Beloved
Ben Barnes
Beloved
03:19
Composers: Ben Barnes - Nathan Fertig - Kevin Burke
Pockets, Inc.
20-06-2022
Sledgehammer
01
Sledgehammer
Scary Pockets
Sledgehammer
03:06
Writer: Peter Gabriel / Composers: Peter Gabriel
℗ 2021 Ben Barnes
17-09-2021
11:11
01
11:11
Ben Barnes
11:11
03:35
Writer: Ben Barnes / Composers: Ben Barnes
2016 Ben Barnes
08-08-2016
Low Hanging Star
01
Low Hanging Star
Ben Barnes
Low Hanging Star
03:33
2015 Ben Barnes
14-09-2015
The Things We Do
01
The Things We Do
Ben Barnes
The Things We Do
03:40
2014 Ben Barnes
01-01-2014
The Things We Do
01
The Things We Do
Ben Barnes
The Things We Do
03:38
2013 Ben Barnes
27-11-2013
The Things We Do
01
The Things We Do
Ben Barnes
The Things We Do
03:39
2012 Ben Barnes
01-01-2012
Nobody Knew You When
01
Nobody Knew You When
Ben Barnes
Nobody Knew You When
04:19
2012 Ben Barnes
01-01-2012
While I Was Driving Home Tonight
01
While I Was Driving Home Tonight
Ben Barnes
While I Was Driving Home Tonight
05:42
2012 Ben Barnes
01-01-2012
High
01
High
Ben Barnes
High
04:52
Featured in
Pockets, Inc.
02-09-2022
Magic Hour
01
You Make My Dreams (Come True)
Scary Pockets
Magic Hour
03:04
Writer: Sara Allen - Daryl Hall And John Oates / Composers: Sara Allen - Daryl Hall And John Oates
02
Saturday in the Park
Scary Pockets
Magic Hour
03:34
Writer: Robert Lamm / Composers: Robert Lamm
03
Thinkin Bout You
Scary Pockets
Magic Hour
03:15
Writer: Christopher Breaux and Robert Shea Taylor / Composers: Christopher Breaux and Robert Shea Taylor
04
Easy On Me
Scary Pockets
Magic Hour
03:50
Writer: Adele Adkins and Greg Kurstin / Composers: Adele Adkins and Greg Kurstin
05
Such Great Heights
Scary Pockets
Magic Hour
02:52
Writer: Ben Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello / Composers: Ben Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello
06
breadwinner
Scary Pockets
Magic Hour
03:33
Writer: Brandon Burton - Ian Fitchuk - Ilsey Juber - Kacey Musgraves / Composers: Brandon Burton - Ian Fitchuk - Ilsey Juber - Kacey Musgraves
07
It's Gonna Be Me
Scary Pockets
Magic Hour
03:03
Writer: Max Martin - Andreas Carlsson - Rami Yacoub / Composers: Max Martin - Andreas Carlsson - Rami Yacoub
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