E: 12/12/2007 - David Ford new album

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DAVID FORD
NEW ALBUM - SONGS FOR THE ROAD
RELEASED ON OCTOBER 15TH ON INDEPENDIENTE

Strident, resistant and ceaselessly melodic, Songs For The Road is the second album from David Ford, released on Independiente on October 15th.

If his critically acclaimed debut was born of reflection in his basement bound home studio, the triumphant swell of Songs For The Road is cut from the breadth of his encounters on the subsequent tour.

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Hung around the heartfelt embrace of the title track sat at the apex of the album, David Ford moves on from the self-recrimination of his debut, into the narrative and characterisation of a year on the road. Railing against a deep south fanatic on St Peter, adopting the affable yet doomed persona of a bar pushing drunk on Nobody Tells Me What To Do and at the album''s close, a troubadour's message of troubled understanding to a friend who chose to end it all...And So You Fell.

As before Ford never dodges his own bullets; opener Go To Hell is a crushing opus that would be spiteful if directed at anyone but himself, and while Requiem has our protagonist at his most politically disaffected, its conscience is willing to share the blame.

Amid these compromised characters and bouts of self-flagellation is new warmth to Ford's music. On the Motown romp of Decimate, slow burner I''m Alright Now and amongst the album's sweeping strings, is a greater confidence and appeal.

Ford initially worked alone - as he had on his debut - but sensing some tracks needed more than his DIY magic he brought in James Brown (Nine Inch Nails, The Killers, Ash) to co-produce five of the tracks alongside him. After James went back to the States, the production team of Kevin Bacon and Jonathan Quarmby (Plan B, Get Cape, Ian Brown) were recruited to bring their mixing skills to the final four tracks.

"My first album was basically bedroom demos with ideas way above their station," Ford says. "This one sounds more like a record."
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David Ford is utterly incredible. my girlfriend was reduced to tears the first time she saw him live. Have a look at all his performances at www.davidfordfans.com