Dog Ears, the solo project of Mat Baynton of Special Benny, releases his debut EP in November on Proper Songs. Inspired by artists such as DM Stith, Jason Molina, Bowerbird, the songs were written and recorded at his home in Greenwich with contributions by Mat’s band mates. Ben Gates contributed arrangements for ‘The Howling’ and ‘Like Rain’ and played drums, piano, trumpet, sax and melodica, while Tom Corbett mixed and mastered the EP. The distinctive cutout book sleeve image was created by Rachael Edwards after a conversation struck up on Twitter about ‘The Art of Looking Sideways’. Tracklisting 1. The Howling 2. Like Rain 3. Onwards Onwards 4. Mrs Winchester