Ben Godwin is set to release his full-length debut, SKIN AND BONE for worldwide release on April 17th, which will be accompanied by a US album release tour. A frequent performer in NYC for LIFEbeat's Hearts & Voices program, (which brings live music to people living with HIV, ) Godwin will donate $1 from the sale of each copy of SKIN AND BONE to LIFEbeat's programs to fight AIDS. A recent transplant to New York, Ben Godwin has performed at legendary London venues like the Troubadour, the Metro Club and the Kashmir Klub. From his roots in the underground rock scene in Glasgow in the late '90s, through Kinks and Jeff Buckley-influenced acoustic pop in the early '00s, his time in New York has transformed Godwin's sound into something raw, passionate and hypnotic, resembling the gravelly, fractured style of Tom Waits or the apocalyptic blues of Nick Cave- 'soaked in the gasoline, dirt, and restaurant grease of the sidewalks and subway platforms of his new home. Godwin is part of the new generation of independent artists, getting their work out to audiences on their own terms. His previous recordings– the EPs SHINYSHINY and LIGHTER THAN THE ATOM - have received glowing reviews from the online world, with over 40,000 downloads served, and with SKIN AND BONE he's breaking cover to bring his material to mainstream print & radio, as well as many new ears.