“‘Walking Backwards’ is a song to remind ourselves you are doing just fine,” he says. “A small, personal resistance to the growing pressure to conform”.

Ben Howard has shared a brand new song called ‘Walking Backwards’ – listen below.

The song is the second preview of the singer’s fifth album ‘Is It?’, which lands this summer and was announced recently with first single ‘Couldn’t Make It Up’.Set for release on June 16 via Island, ‘Is It?’ follows Howard’s 2021 release ‘Collections From The Whiteout’.Of the new track, Howard said in a statement: “‘Walking Backwards’ is a song to remind ourselves you are doing just fine. A small, personal resistance to the growing pressure to conform.“To let go of the constant expectation that we should be striving for more and ploughing forever forwards.. You are doing great, keep up the good work.”