For Those I Love returns with emotional single about life in Dublin ‘Of The Sorrows’

For Those I Love has shared his emotional comeback single about life in Dublin, ‘Of The Sorrows’ – check it out below.

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It is the artist –  real name David Balfe’s first material since the release of his 2021 self-titled debut album.

“When I wrote ‘Of The Sorrows’, it felt like I was bargaining with myself. It was one of the first songs I’d written to myself, for myself, while still trying to embody the feelings and thoughts of my closest peers,” he said. “At its heart, ‘Of The Sorrows’ is about a city rapidly boxing you out, and the choices you make in order to stay.”

According to a press release ‘Of The Sorrows’ carries “similar gravitas, featuring the considered, direct wordplay that has made Balfe’s name already” on his debut album.

“I don’t know if it’s possible to stay and live a life in Dublin where there is even a modicum of comfort, without actively making the city more difficult to live in over the long run,” he added.

He also went to explain why it has taken so long for him to release new music.

“There was a time I did feel like I didn’t have anything to say as I have no interest in populating space for the sake of it,” Balfe said. “Then one day it all just started to come out.”

The record is more personal after his debut focused on Balfe’s best friend since childhood and musical partner Paul Curran, who took his own life in 2018.

“If he were to commit to a follow-up, Balfe couldn’t face revisiting the same topics: re-traumatising himself was not an option,” for his second album, a press release states, adding: “After realising that a second album was an artistic necessity, he patiently turned these scrawls into verses and, in his cramped home studio, produced instrumentals to make musical sense of how he was feeling.”

Further music from his forthcoming as-yet-untitled record will be released in the coming months.

His debut was awarded four stars by NME and was described as an “immaculate debut” that “turns loss into hope”.

It added: “The Dublin artist and producer takes the loss of his best friend, teenage memories and ravey sounds to celebrate love, light and togetherness.” The record also came in at Number 11 in NME’s 50 best albums of 2021.

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