“There’s a line in LCD Soundsystem’s ‘All My Friends’, a timeless ode to togetherness, that cuts straight to its sentimental core: “it’s the memory of our betters”, says frontman James Murphy, that is ultimately “keeping us on our feet”. It’s one of those knee-buckling lyrics that shows how absence is a presence when it comes to those who matter, but in doing so reminds you that life is for living.”
“Oftentimes when I listen to music I am transported to another time in my life. I might remember something I felt years ago, or I might have some sort of crazy epiphany, or the long-coming solution to something nagging me in the back of my mind might finally come out of the shadows. I love this about music – that it can take me back to moments that may have seemed insignificant when they happened, ”
“All first albums come with some kind of backstory, but the backstory of the eponymous debut by For Those I Love – the pseudonym of Dublin-based songwriter/producer/vocalist David Balfe – is more harrowing than most. Recording was under way when Paul Curran, his best friend and fellow member of Burnt Out – an artistically ambitious punk collective who attracted attention in Ireland for their viscer”
