El Tov - Remember Me (Official Video) The song is based on the story of The Penitent Thief or the Good Thief known in Catholicism as Dismas. He is one of two unnamed thieves in the Biblical book of Luke’s account of the crucifixion of Jesus.  It describes Dismas asking Jesus to “remember him” when Jesus reaches his kingdom. The other, known as the impenitent thief,...

The fastest pop songs arrive like a notification. Ben Lester’s self-titled debut does something more interesting: it lets the listener wait for the message to finish forming. Across 13 tracks for Mayfield Records, the London singer, songwriter, performer and producer turns patience into part of the pleasure. The result is indie pop with an arranger’s discipline, a record built for people who like a chorus but...