David Ford – Songs for the Road

Track Listing:

1. Go To Hell**
2. Decimate
3. I’m Alright Now**
4. Song For The Road**
5. Train
6. St. Peter**
7. Nobody Tells Me What To Do
8. Requiem
9. … And So You Fell**

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This man feels the music, the likes of which I haven’t seen in a good long while. His music was heart-felt and well composed. Even when he did his song “State of the Union” which was more of a spoken poem and performance art, he obviously felt his music.

As a result, Songs for the Road is a solid album, though I wouldn’t class it as Indie, despite what iTunes tells me. Easy listening is closer to the truth, but I can assure you that the tracks will swing between calm and relaxing to bouncy to depressing with little regard for your personal feelings at the time of listening. As a lot of the music is done by him alone life, the alum is similarly toned down. Many of the tracks have nothing more than a guitar and a piano, though few feature violins and if I’m not mistaken in at least one instance a cello. His voice is enjoyable to listen to and his accent actually penetrates which is rare for English singers. I don’t know why but many English artists tend to lose their accent when they sing.

The album takes a couple listens to really get into, though I picked my favorites fairly quickly. I can appreciate the other tracks – Decimate sounds like it should be at the start or end of a sitcom – more for their lyrics, even when I feel that the music doesn’t suit my personal tastes. All of the tracks have obvious thought put into their message which really elevates them amongst many of the mainstream “heart” songs that are out on the top 40.

The whole album is a little moody, though that falls right in character with David Ford himself. The result is that you will either like where he’s coming from, or think he’s trash. I love him.

7/10